Born	January 1, 1979 (1979-01-01) (age 30), Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, SU
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
DEL team	Augsburger Panther
Ntl. team	Latvia
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro career	2000 – present

Arvīds Reķis (born January 1, 1979 in Jūrmala, Latvia) is a Latvian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany.

He began his career playing junior level in North America, firstly in the United States Hockey League for the Dubuque Fighting Saints and then the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters where he spent four seasons. In 2000, he joined the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League for their playoff campaign in which the Ice went on to win the Ray Miron President's Cup. He signed as a free-agent with the St. Louis Blues and was assigned to the ECHL for the Peoria Rivermen and also had a spell in the American Hockey League with the Worcester IceCats. He moved to the DEL in 2003 with Augsburger and has remained there until the end of the season 2007/2008. In thenext season, he will play for the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg in the DEL.

He has also represented the Latvia national ice hockey team in numerous Ice Hockey World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

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[edit] External links

• Arvīds Reķis's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database