Edgars Yanovich Masalskis ( Latvian. Edgars Masaļskis ; March 31, 1980 , Riga , Latvian SSR , USSR ) - a former Latvian hockey player , goalkeeper . He is currently an assistant coach in Riga Dynamo , acting in the KHL .
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| Position | goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 176 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grab | left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship |  Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | March 31, 1980 (39 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | not chosen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
He played for the Latvian clubs of Lido Nafta Riga, Laterna, HK Riga , Metalurgs Liepaja and Dinamo Riga , Russian Siberia , Neftyanik Almetyevsk , Yugra and Lada , Swedish Mörrum GoiS ", Czech " Energy "Karlovy Vary ," Dukla "Jihlava and IHK Pisek, Belarusian " Dynamo "Minsk , " Youth " and " Metallurg "Zhlobin , German " Freiburg " and" Duisburg ", Slovak " Poprad " , as well as Swiss " Ambri-Piotta .
A total of 19 teams changed, almost not in one of them did not linger more than a season. The exceptions are Metalurgs (Liepaja) - 5 seasons in a row, Ugra - 3 seasons in a row and Dinamo (Riga) - 2 seasons in a row, also 2 seasons at different times in HK Riga (1997/98 and 2003/04 ).
There were also seasons in his career in which he exchanged 3 teams:
- 2002/03 - Siberia, Metalurgs Liepaja and Mörrum GoiS;
- 2004/05 - “Energy” Karlovy Vary, “Dukla” Jihlava and the IHK Pisek;
- 2006/07 - “Dynamo” Minsk, “Youth” and “Freiburg”.
Performed in the following championships:
- Latvian Hockey League
- East European Hockey League (VECH)
- Ollsvenskan
- Czech Extra League
- Czech Republic First League
- Belarusian extra liga
- Oberliga
- German Hockey League
- In Russian VHL , PHL and KHL
- Slovak extra liga
- Swiss National League
Member of the World Championships 2002-2013, the Winter Olympic Games 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014.
The best goalkeeper of the UHL season 2001/02 in the “Metalurgs” Liepaja.
One of the best seasons Masalskis spent in Almetyevsk "Neftyanike" (2005/06): the reliability coefficient - 1.83 in the regular season and 1.39 - in the playoffs.
In September 2008, in Riga, he was beaten by a group of five to six hooligans, resulting in a broken leg. [1] (unavailable link) [2] (unavailable link)
He is one of the goalkeepers in the KHL, along with Ilya Proskuryakov and Vitaly Yeremeyev, on whose account an abandoned puck was recorded. [3]
He finished his career after the 2016/17 season and joined the coaching staff of Riga Dynamo on October 2, 2017. [four]
Statistics of performances in the Championships of Russia
| Season | Team | League | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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| Games | Psh | Kn | Min | Shtr | Games | Psh | Kn | Min | Shtr | |||||
| 2002/03 | Siberia | PHL | four | 13 | 3.68 | 212,10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005/06 | Oilman A | VHL | 43 | 73 | 1.85 | 2369.34 | four | eight | eleven | 1.39 | 473.21 | 0 | ||
| 2008/09 | Dynamo P | CHL | eight | 18 | 2.66 | 406.40 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009/10 | Dynamo P | CHL | 37 | 91 | 2.84 | 1921.26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.93 | 373.45 | 2 | ||
| 2010/11 | Ugra | CHL | 23 | 67 | 3.25 | 1238,10 | 0 | five | 12 | 2.42 | 297.00 | 0 | ||
| 2011/12 | Ugra | CHL | nineteen | 43 | 2.53 | 1021.39 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.36 | 88.23 | 0 | ||
| 2012/13 | Ugra | CHL | 32 | 91 | 2.94 | 1857.59 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013 | Ugra | Kh | one | 6 | 6.02 | 59.51 | four | |||||||
| 2014/15 | Dynamo P | CHL | 12 | 37 | 3.54 | 626.45 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015/16 | Lada | CHL | 38 | 81 | 2.22 | 2189.07 | four | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016/17 | Lada | CHL | 15 | 43 | 3.62 | 711.46 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| VHL total | 43 | 73 | 1.85 | 2369.34 | four | eight | eleven | 1.39 | 473.21 | 0 | ||||
| Total PHL | four | 13 | 3.68 | 212,10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| KHL total | 184 | 471 | 2.83 | 9971.28 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 2.06 | 758.53 | 2 | ||||
| Total in the Cup of Hope | one | 6 | 6.02 | 59.51 | four | |||||||||
Statistics of performances for the national team of Latvia
| Season | Team | League | |||
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| Games | Psh | Shtr | |||
| 1999 | Latvia U-20 | World Championship . Division II | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Latvia | World Championship | one | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | Latvia | World Championship | 2 | eleven | 0 |
| 2006 | Latvia | Olympic Games | one | four | 0 |
| 2007 | Latvia | World Championship | four | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | Latvia | World Championship | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| 2009 | Latvia | World Championship | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| 2010 | Latvia | Olympic Games | four | 21 | 0 |
| 2010 | Latvia | World Championship | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | Latvia | World Championship | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| 2012 | Latvia | World Championship | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | Latvia | World Championship | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | Latvia | Olympic Games | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | Latvia | World Championship | 3 | eight | 0 |
| 2015 | Latvia | World Championship | 7 | nineteen | 0 |
| 2016 | Latvia | World Championship | 3 | eight | 0 |
Note
1. A criminal case was opened on the incident with Masalskis (inaccessible link)
2. Dinamo Riga goalkeeper was attacked (inaccessible link)
3. Edgar Masalskis: “There seemed to be no point bonus points in my contract”