Gints Meija

Gints Meija
Born	(1987-09-04) 4 September 1987 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Dinamo Riga Black Wings 1992
National team	Latvia
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present

Gints Meija (born September 4, 1987) is a Latvian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	SK Rīga 18	LAT		29	19	17	36	8		3	0	2	2	0
2005–06	SK Rīga 20	LAT			11	10	21	43		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	SK Rīga 20	LAT		39	14	26	40	14		9	4	4	8	8
2007–08	HK Rīga 2000	LAT		39	17	24	41	26		7	0	6	6	0
2008–09	HK Rīga 2000	BLR		28	14	18	32	33		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		18	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HK Rīga 2000	LAT		—	—	—	—	—		8	5	5	10	4
2009–10	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		26	1	2	3	8		9	1	1	2	0
2009–10	HK Dinamo/Juniors	BLR		12	5	12	17	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HK Dinamo/Juniors	LAT		—	—	—	—	—		5	1	5	6	2
2010–11	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		26	1	3	4	2		1	0	0	0	4
2010–11	HK Liepājas Metalurgs	BLR		12	4	9	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		46	3	5	8	12		7	0	0	0	2
2012–13	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		50	4	9	13	24		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		25	3	4	7	8		6	5	0	5	6
2014–15	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		59	9	6	15	16		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		53	5	11	16	29		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		60	7	6	13	22		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		47	0	9	9	22		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		51	5	5	10	32		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		57	7	7	14	23		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		11	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HK Olimp/Venta 2002	LAT		3	3	0	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Steinbach Black Wings 1992	ICEHL		11	3	1	4	11		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		45	5	7	12	29		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC Vita Hästen	Allsv		11	3	2	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				574	50	75	125	231		23	6	1	7	12

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Latvia	WJC18 D1	15th		5	0	1	1	2
2006	Latvia	WJC	9th		6	2	0	2	4
2007	Latvia	WJC D1	13th		5	2	4	6	0
2010	Latvia	OG	12th		4	0	0	0	2
2010	Latvia	WC	11th		6	1	1	2	0
2011	Latvia	WC	13th		6	0	3	3	4
2012	Latvia	WC	10th		7	1	0	1	0
2013	Latvia	OGQ	Q		3	1	2	3	0
2013	Latvia	WC	11th		5	1	2	3	4
2014	Latvia	WC	11th		7	1	1	2	2
2016	Latvia	WC	13th		7	0	0	0	4
2016	Latvia	OGQ	DNQ		3	0	1	1	0
2017	Latvia	WC	10th		7	1	0	1	0
2018	Latvia	WC	8th		8	1	0	1	0
2019	Latvia	WC	10th		7	1	1	2	0
2021	Latvia	WC	11th		2	0	0	0	0
2022	Latvia	OG	11th		4	0	1	1	2
Junior totals					16	4	5	9	6
Senior totals					76	8	12	20	20

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Gints Meija at Olympedia (archive)
• Gints Meija at Olympics.com
• Gints Meija at Olympic.org (archived)
• Gints Meija at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)