Vitalijs Pavlovs
| Vitalijs Pavlovs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 17, 1989 Riga, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing/Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga Colorado Eagles | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Vitalijs Pavlovs (born June 17, 1989) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Pavlos signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga on August 9, 2012[1] and made his debut on December 5, 2012, in a loss to Yugra.[2] Pavlovs started the 2012–13 season with Jokipojat in Mestis,[3] he had 6 goals and 8 assists in 19 games which is good for 3rd place in points inside the team.[4]
Pavlovs was sanctioned by the International Olympics Committee for failing an anti-doping test in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He tested positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant found in certain food supplements.[5][6]
On October 1, 2014, Pavlovs left Dinamo as a free agent to sign his first North American contract on a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL.[7]
References
- ↑ "DINAMO paraksta līgumus ar Skvorcovu un Pavlovu". dinamoriga.lv. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "KHL player profile". khl.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "Eliteprospect player profile". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "KHL player profile". khl.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "Two athletes expelled for doping". ESPN. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014: Ukraine's Marina Lisogor fails drugs test". BBC Sport. 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Eagles ink former KHL forward Pavlovs". Colorado Eagles. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.