Kristofers Bindulis

Kristofers Bindulis (born September 17, 1995) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga.

Playing career Bindulis first played two seasons in his native Latvia from 2011 to 2013 before opting to develop his game in the United States further. He first played in the North American Hockey League with the Soo Eagles in 2013–14 before splitting the following year between the Eagles and the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League.

In the 2016–17 season, he was recruited to play collegiate hockey with Lake Superior State University of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. As a freshman, he contributed with 1 goal and 12 points in 28 games before opting to conclude his collegiate career by signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals on March 8, 2017.

Bindulis split the tenure of his entry-level contract between the Capitals' affiliate, the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. After his three-year deal, Bindulis left North America as a restricted free agent from the Capitals and signed a one-year contract with German club Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL on 5 August 2020.

International play Bindulis played in two junior tournament with the Latvian national junior team at the 2013 World Under-18 Championships and the Division I 2015 World Junior Championships.

He was later selected and made his senior debut for Latvia at the 2017 IIHF World Championship, appearing in 5 games.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2011–12 SK Riga 17 LHL 35 2 11 13 16 3 0 0 0 0 2012–13 HK Juniors Riga LHL 17 2 6 8 20 — — — — — 2012–13 HK Juniors Riga MHL-B 34 4 6 10 62 3 0 0 0 2 2013–14 Soo Eagles NAHL 52 0 11 11 64 — — — — — 2014–15 Soo Eagles NAHL 28 1 5 6 29 — — — — — 2014–15 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 30 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2015–16 Aston Rebels NAHL 57 10 36 46 75 8 3 2 5 4 2016–17 Lake Superior State University WCHA 28 1 11 12 20 — — — — — 2017–18 Hershey Bears AHL 12 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2017–18 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 34 4 11 15 10 — — — — — 2018–19 Hershey Bears AHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2019–20 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 50 6 17 23 20 — — — — — 2020–21 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 35 2 1 3 12 — — — — — 2021–22 Motor České Budějovice ELH 49 2 3 5 16 1 0 0 0 2 AHL totals 16 0 1 1 8 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2013 Latvia WJC18 10th 6 0 0 0 6 2015 Latvia WJC-D1 15th 5 0 0 0 27 2017 Latvia WC 10th 5 0 0 0 0 2026 Latvia WC 6th 4 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 11 0 0 0 33 Senior totals 9 0 0 0 0