Jēkabs Rēdlihs

Jēkabs Rēdlihs (born March 29, 1982 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR) is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Dinamo Riga in Kontinental Hockey League. 
==Playing career==
Rēdlihs was selected in the fourth round 119th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Drafted from the New York Applecore of the EJHL, Rēdlihs then enrolled with Boston University of the Hockey East and completed a four-collegiate career with the Terriers earning Hockey East All-Rookie honors in his freshman year. 
After his 2005–06 senior season with the Hockey East champions, Rēdlihs made his professional debut when he signed a ATO contract with the Blue Jackets affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL on March 30, 2006. 
Un-signed by Columbus, Rēdlihs was invited to the Blue Jackets training camp for the 2006–07 season but was then re-assigned to play with the Syracuse Crunch and second tier affiliate, the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL. He was again invited to the Blue Jackets 2007–08 training camp on September 10, 2007, but was later released to the Crunch on September 20, 2007.
After spending the majority of the season with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, Rēdlihs left North America when he signed with HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga on January 9, 2008. Helping to strengthen 1929's defense, he was then re-signed to a one-year contract for the 2008–09 season on March 31, 2008. 
On July 17, 2009, Rēdlihs, a free agent, signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga of the KHL. 
==Awards & achievements==
*2002-03 HE All-Rookie Team
==Career statistics== 
 	 	 		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
2000–01 	Metalurgs Liepaja 	LHL 		31 	1 	3 	4 	 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New York Applecore 	EJHL 		86 	12 	26 	38 	69 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Boston University 	HE 		40 	4 	12 	16 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Boston University 	HE 		23 	2 	4 	6 	53 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Boston University 	HE 		40 	1 	0 	1 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Boston University 	HE 		27 	1 	5 	6 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Dayton Bombers 	ECHL 		7 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		46 	3 	9 	12 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	HK Riga 2000 	LHL 		4 	2 	1 	3 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		13 	1 	2 	3 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Elmira Jackals 	ECHL 		21 	0 	4 	4 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	HC Plzeň 	CZE 		13 	1 	2 	3 	14 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2008–09 	HC Plzeň 	CZE 		41 	3 	2 	5 	49 		12 	0 	1 	1 	37
2009–10 	Dinamo Riga 	KHL 		35 	1 	2 	3 	86 		7 	0 	1 	1 	10
2009–10 	Dinamo-Juniors Riga	BLR 		3 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
KHL Totals	KHL Totals 	KHL Totals		35 	1 	2 	3 	86 		7 	0 	1 	1 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000 	Latvia 	WJC18-B 	5 	0	3	3 	16
2002 	Latvia 	WJC-D2 	4 	0	2	2 	0
2008 	Latvia 	WC 	4 	0	0	0 	2
Junior int'l Totals	Junior int'l Totals	Junior int'l Totals	9 	0	5	5 	16
Senior int'l Totals	Senior int'l Totals	Senior int'l Totals	4 	0	0	0 	2
==Personal==
Jēkabs Rēdlihs has three brothers. Two of them, Miķelis Rēdlihs and Krišjānis Rēdlihs, are hockey players. All three brothers have appeared together in Latvia national team.
==References==
==External links==
Category:Born in 1982
Category:Latvian ice hockey players
Category:Boston University Terriers players
Category:Dayton Bombers players
Category:Dinamo Riga players
Category:Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players
Category:HC Plzeň players
Category:HK Riga 2000 players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players