Krišjānis Rēdlihs
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| Born |
January 15, 1981 Riga, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga HK Liepājas Metalurgs Albany River Rats Fribourg-Gottéron Amur Khabarovsk Linköping HC Hamburg Freezers |
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| National team |
 Latvia
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| NHL Draft | 154th overall, 2002 New Jersey Devils |
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| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
Krišjānis Rēdlihs (born January 15, 1981) is a Latvian ice hockey player who currently plays as defenceman for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Krišjānis Rēdlihs started his playing career by playing for HK Liepājas Metalurgs in the Latvian hockey league and Eastern European Hockey League. In 2002, he unexpectedly made the Latvia men's national ice hockey team for 2002 Ice Hockey World Championships. Following the World Championships, Rēdlihs was drafted in 2002 NHL Entry Draft by New Jersey Devils, in the 5th round, 154th overall. He has played for Albany River Rats, the AHL affiliate of New Jersey Devils since then. In 2006, Rēdlihs was briefly called up from Albany to New Jersey Devils but did not play for Devils. He has played for Latvian national team in three World Championships and 2006 Winter Olympics.
Krišjānis Rēdlihs has three brothers - two of them are also professional hockey players - Jēkabs Rēdlihs and Miķelis Rēdlihs.
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