Mārtiņš Dzierkals

Mārtiņš Dzierkals (born 4 April 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

Playing career In the 2015 NHL entry draft, he was selected 68th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. After two seasons with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, he spent much of the 2017–18 season with the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL, before returning to Latvia to play for the Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

On trade deadline day of the 2019–20 NHL season, on 25 February 2020, the Maple Leafs traded Dzierkals rights away in a three-team trade to the Vegas Golden Knights via the Chicago Blackhawks, and gained a 5th-round pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft.

After spending the 2019–20 season with Jukurit in the Finnish Liiga, posting 7 goals and 15 points in 39 games, Dzierkals opted to return to his native Latvia by agreeing to a second tenure with Dinamo Riga with a one-year contract on 28 July 2020.

Following two seasons in the Swedish Hockey League with Skellefteå AIK, Dzierkals returned to the Czech Republic in signing a one-year contract with HC Sparta Praha of the ELH, on 29 May 2025.

International play

He represented Latvia at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the 2019 IIHF World Championship.

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two goals and three assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 SK Sāga 18 LAT U18 20 28 31 59 16 — — — — — 2013–14 SK Sāga 18 LAT U20 23 35 33 68 43 — — — — — 2014–15 Ogre/Sāga97 LAT 6 5 5 10 12 — — — — — 2014–15 HK Rīga MHL 32 10 18 28 49 3 1 0 1 2 2015–16 Rouyn–Noranda Huskies QMJHL 59 24 43 67 42 20 7 10 17 12 2016–17 Rouyn–Noranda Huskies QMJHL 47 21 28 49 44 6 0 2 2 10 2017–18 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 51 15 21 36 46 7 1 2 3 19 2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2018–19 Dinamo Rīga KHL 42 5 8 13 22 — — — — — 2018–19 HK Liepāja LAT 4 1 4 5 6 — — — — — 2019–20 Jukurit Liiga 39 7 8 15 16 — — — — — 2020–21 Dinamo Rīga KHL 52 10 14 24 49 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Plzeň ELH 49 10 20 30 34 5 0 2 2 4 2022–23 Motor České Budějovice ELH 52 7 14 21 16 — — — — — 2023–24 Skellefteå AIK SHL 45 2 1 3 20 16 2 1 3 10 2024–25 Skellefteå AIK SHL 52 7 5 12 26 10 1 3 4 6 KHL totals 94 15 22 37 71 — — — — — Liiga totals 39 7 8 15 16 — — — — — ELH totals 101 17 34 51 50 5 0 2 2 4 SHL totals 97 9 6 15 46 26 3 4 7 16

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