Agris Saviels

Agris Saviels (born January 15, 1982 in Jūrmala, Soviet Union) is an Latvian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Danish Metal Ligaen.
==Playing career==
Saviels was drafted 63rd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. Prior to be drafted, Saviels played in his native country Latvia with HK Lido Nafta Rīga before traveling to North America to play Junior with the Notre Dame Hounds and then the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.
Saviels was signed by the Colorado Avalanche on July 23, 2002 but never played a game with the team, playing with their affiliate the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
Since the 2005–06 season, Saviels has played in Europe in the Belarus, Russian, Slovak, Latvian and Danish leagues. 
In the 2008–09 season, Saviels signed a one-year contract and started with Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga, but was soon sent down to the farm club, HK Riga 2000 of the Belarusian Extraleague. In January 2009, Saviels then transferred to fellow Belarusian team Metallurg Zhlobin and re-signed to an additional year to continue playing in the 2009–10 season.
On September 1, 2010, Saviels left for Italy and signed a one-year contract as a free agent with Valpellice in the Serie A. During the following season, Saviels returned for a second stint in Italy to end the 2011–12 season with HC Broncos Sterzing-Vipiteno.
On July 28, 2012, it was announced that Saviels had signed for his first venture into Ukraine with HC Kompanion-Naftogaz of the Professional Hockey League. In 28 games, Saviels registered only 3 assists from the Blueline.
On August 12, 2013, due to a pay dispute between players and Kompanion, Saviels returned to Latvia and signed a contract with HK Kurbads of the LHL.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1996–97 	HK Lido Nafta Rīga 	LAT 		15 	1 	2 	3 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	HK Lido Nafta Rīga 	LAT 		40 	7 	21 	28 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	HK Rīga 2000 	EEL 		8 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Notre Dame Hounds 	SAHA 		18 	6 	9 	15 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Notre Dame Hounds 	SJHL 		30 	6 	13 	19 	?? 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Owen Sound Platers 	OHL 		65 	7 	25 	32 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Owen Sound Attack 	OHL 		68 	14 	37 	51 	46 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2000–01 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Owen Sound Attack 	OHL 		60 	5 	27 	32 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		43 	0 	3 	3 	33 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Reading Royals 	ECHL 		8 	1 	0 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		67 	2 	5 	7 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		47 	0 	5 	5 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HK Rīga 2000 	BEL 		17 	2 	1 	3 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Torpedo-2 Nizhny-Novgorod	RUS-3 		7 	1 	3 	4 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod 	RUS-2 		21 	1 	1 	2 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	MsHK Žilina 	SVK 		52 	3 	5 	8 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	HK Rīga 2000 	LAT 		3 	1 	1 	2 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Herning Blue Fox 	DEN 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Odense Bulldogs 	DEN 		37 	3 	5 	8 	26 		11 	2 	3 	5 	14
2008–09 	Dinamo Riga 	KHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HK Rīga 2000 	BEL 		26 	1 	4 	5 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Metallurg Zhlobin 	BEL 		17 	2 	4 	6 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Metallurg Zhlobin 	BEL 		42 	3 	9 	12 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	HC Valpellice 	ITL 		36 	6 	18 	24 	20 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2011–12 	HC Most 	CZE.1 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	HK SMS Credit 	LHL 		5 	1 	3 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	HC Sterzing-Vipiteno 	ITL 		28 	2 	7 	9 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	HC Kompanion-Naftogaz 	PHL 		28 	0 	3 	3 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	HK Kurbads 	LHL 		21 	2 	4 	6 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Rødovre Mighty Bulls 	DEN 		8 	0 	0 	0 	2 		5 	0 	2 	2 	2
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		158 	2 	13 	15 	113 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
=== International===
Year 	Team 	Event 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	Latvia 	WJC-D1 		6 	1	1	2 	6
2000 	Latvia 	WJC18-D1 		5 	2	1	3 	6
2000 	Latvia 	WJC-D1 		5 	0	1	1 	8
2004 	Latvia 	WC 		7 	0	0	0 	0
2005 	Latvia 	WC 		6 	0	0	0 	2
2006 	Latvia 	OG 		5 	0	0	0 	8
2006 	Latvia 	WC 		6 	0	0	0 	10
2007 	Latvia 	WC 		6 	1	0	1 	2
2008 	Latvia 	WC 		6 	0	0	0 	4
2013 	Latvia 	WC 		5 	1	0	1 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		16	3	3	6 	20
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		41	2	0	2 	28
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Agris Saviel's player profile at TSN.ca
Category:Reading Royals players
Category:Rødovre Mighty Bulls players
Category:Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
Category:HC Valpellice players
Category:Born in 1982
Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks
Category:Dinamo Riga players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Latvian ice hockey players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia
Category:Owen Sound Attack alumni
Category:2006 Olympian
Category:Herning IK player
Category:Odense IK player
Category:HK Lido Nafta Riga player
Category:HK Riga 2000 player
Category:MsHK Žilina player
Category:Member of the Latvian National Team