Miks Indrašis

Miks Indrašis (born 30 September 1990) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for HC 21 Prešov of the Slovak Extraliga.

Playing career

Junior Indrašis began playing hockey in Latvian minor and youth leagues. During this period he played for Liepājas Metalurgs youth team and SK LSPA/Riga.

During the 2009–10 season, he played with Dinamo Juniors Riga. When in 2010 HK Rīga a Minor Hockey League affiliate of Dinamo Rīga was founded, the team was assembled mostly from Dinamo Juniors Riga players. Indrašis had a productive 2010–11 season with HK Rīga, scoring 21 goals and 53 points in 56 games.

Professional Indrašis split 2011–12 season between HK Rīga in MHL, HK Liepājas Metalurgs in Belarusian Extraleague and Dinamo Rīga in KHL.

On 2 October 2011, Indrašis received his second recall to Dinamo Riga and made his debut in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 5 October 2011 in a game against HC Spartak Moscow. However his break came when Ted Nolan selected Indrašis for 2012 World Championship roster. He played the tournament on the first line along with Jānis Sprukts and Miķelis Rēdlihs, scoring three goals and 5 points in 7 games.

After the breakthrough in world championships, Indrašis signed a three-year contract with Dinamo Rīga. At the start of the season, Indrašis continued to show his scoring touch, but his production decreased in the middle of the season. At this point, Indrašis was sent affiliate team. Later, he was recalled and spent the rest of the season with Dinamo.

Indrašis went to NHL Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks summer camps in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

After two productive seasons with Dynamo Moscow, Indrašis returned to Dinamo Riga by signing a one-year contract on 28 July 2020. In the 2020–21 season, Indrašis led the club in scoring across all categories with 16 goals, 23 assists and 39 points through 49 regular season games.

Indrašis again left Dinamo as a free agent, remaining in the KHL by agreeing to a contract with HC Vityaz on 18 May 2021.

After splitting the 2021–22 season between Vityaz and Admiral Vladivostok, posting a combined 17 points through 46 games, Indrašis continued his season in moving to the Swiss National League, agreeing to a contract with EHC Biel on 15 February 2022.

On 25 July 2022, Indrašis signed a one-year contract with German club Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL for the 2022–23 season.

In 2023, Indrasis joined Brynäs IF Sweden club to play in HockeyAllsvenskan (the second-highest ice hockey league in Sweden after SHL), where the club won the championship for the 2023–24 season. In the following 2024–25 season, he helped propel the club to finish the regular season on top, a feat achieved for the first time in over 40 years, before losing in the Championship finals.

International play

Indrašis was selected to make his debut for the Latvian national team in the 2012 IIHF World Championship Stockholm Sweden. His debut came on 5 May 2012, and he scored the 1–0 goal in that game (although Latvia went on to lose 2–5 against Russia). He continued to have a successful tournament becoming the top scorer of the tournament for team Latvia. and was selected as one of the best players of team Latvia in the tournament. Indrašis was again selected for 2013 World Championship roster for Latvia, but had a less productive tournament registering only one assist in 7 games.

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two goals and four 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 2005–06 HK Liepājas Metalurgs LAT — 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2006–07 HK Liepājas Metalurgs LAT U18 — 10 16 26 36 — — — — — 2007–08 SK Rīga 18 LAT U18 24 30 25 55 56 — — — — — 2008–09 SK LSPA/Rīga LAT U20 10 5 8 13 12 — — — — — 2008–09 SK LSPA/Rīga LAT 21 14 11 25 35 — — — — — 2008–09 HK Rīga 2000 LAT — — — — — 8 2 1 3 0 2008–09 HK Rīga 2000 BLR 19 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 2009–10 HK Dinamo/Juniors BLR 49 20 19 39 28 — — — — — 2009–10 HK Dinamo/Juniors LAT — — — — — 8 1 3 4 4 2010–11 HK Rīga MHL 56 21 32 53 26 3 1 2 3 0 2011–12 HK Liepājas Metalurgs BLR 27 5 11 16 14 — — — — — 2011–12 Dinamo Rīga KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 HK Rīga MHL 20 12 9 21 30 5 3 3 6 4 2011–12 HK Juniors Rīga LAT — — — — — 2 1 1 2 0 2012–13 Dinamo Rīga KHL 43 14 12 26 15 — — — — — 2012–13 HK Liepājas Metalurgs BLR 2 0 2 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Dinamo Rīga KHL 49 12 19 31 18 — — — — — 2014–15 Dinamo Rīga KHL 59 16 15 31 12 — — — — — 2015–16 Dinamo Rīga KHL 58 14 19 33 26 — — — — — 2016–17 Dinamo Rīga KHL 53 11 12 23 20 — — — — — 2017–18 Dinamo Rīga KHL 56 21 21 42 36 — — — — — 2018–19 Dynamo Moscow KHL 55 16 15 31 18 11 1 4 5 2 2019–20 Dynamo Moscow KHL 41 6 18 24 6 3 0 0 0 0 2020–21 Dinamo Rīga KHL 49 16 23 39 20 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Vityaz KHL 26 4 8 12 4 — — — — — 2021–22 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 20 3 2 5 12 — — — — — 2021–22 EHC Biel NL 8 0 2 2 10 3 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 53 9 20 29 4 — — — — — 2023–24 Brynäs IF Allsv 52 26 32 58 16 13 3 9 12 8 2024–25 Brynäs IF SHL 48 6 23 29 14 17 1 3 4 4 KHL totals 510 133 164 297 173 14 1 4 5 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Latvia U18 D1 13th 5 2 4 6 2 2010 Latvia WJC 9th 6 1 2 3 8 2012 Latvia WC 10th 7 3 2 5 2 2013 Latvia OGQ Q 3 1 1 2 0 2013 Latvia WC 11th 7 0 1 1 0 2014 Latvia OG 8th 5 0 0 0 2 2014 Latvia WC 11th 7 2 2 4 2 2015 Latvia WC 13th 5 0 0 0 0 2016 Latvia WC 13th 7 1 1 2 2 2017 Latvia OGQ DNQ 3 2 3 5 0 2017 Latvia WC 10th 7 2 2 4 4 2018 Latvia WC 8th 8 0 5 5 2 2019 Latvia WC 10th 7 3 4 7 4 2021 Latvia WC 11th 7 2 0 2 6 2021 Latvia OGQ Q 3 3 1 4 0 2022 Latvia OG 11th 3 1 0 1 2 2023 Latvia WC 10 2 4 6 2 2024 Latvia WC 9th 7 0 3 3 2 2024 Latvia OGQ Q 3 1 1 2 0 Junior totals 11 3 6 9 10 Senior totals 99 23 30 53 30