Mārtiņš Karsums

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Mārtiņš Karsums (born February 26, 1986, in Rīga, Latvian SSR, U.S.S.R.) is a Latvian ice hockey player. He is 5'10"/1.78m tall, weights 190lbs/86kg, shoots right and plays Right Wing. Was selected in the 2nd round, 64th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins.

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[edit] Playing career

Karsums first appeared on the radar of scouts with his appearances at the Division I U18 and 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship tournaments in 2003, representing Latvia. Karsums scored twice in the U18 tournament and showed another side of his game in the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship event when he tallied 35 PIM in just 5 games.

Unhappy with his limited play at the Latvian club team Vilki Rīga, Karsums elected to transfer to the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL. He enjoyed a very good rookie season in Moncton, finishing in the top five of both team and league rookie scoring with 53 points (30 goals, 23 assists), and accumulated 76 penalty minutes on top of that. Karsums also dominated the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I tournament, scoring 7 goals and adding 6 assists making 13 points in five games.

Karsums had problems with injury that limited his play with Moncton for the 2004-05 season, but he still managed to be productive. In 30 games he scored 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) and had 31 penalty minutes.

During 2005-06 season, which is his most successful season so far, Karsums scored 65 points (34 goals, 31 assists) and helped his Moncton Wildcats to win Jean Rougeau Trophy and President's Cup. He also received Guy Lafleur Trophy as playoff most valuable player, scoring 27 points (16 goals, 11 assists) in 22 games and was the first European born player to do so. Eight of his 16 post-season goals have proven game-winning goals, including three of the four game-winners in the championships series vs. Quebec.

He played in the 2006 Memorial Cup and scored 1 goal and had 3 assists in five games.

On May 22, 2006, Karsums signed 3 year contract with Boston Bruins. He currently plays for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League, the top farm team of the Bruins.

On May 11, 2008, Karsums debut in Latvian national ice hockey team against Norway (win 4:1) and earn first point (1 assist).

[edit] Awards

[edit] Career Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003-04 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 60 30 23 53 76 20 8 9 17 14
2004-05 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 30 14 12 26 31 2 0 0 0 0
2005-06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 49 34 31 65 89 22 16 11 27 22
2006-07 Providence Bruins AHL 54 13 22 35 41 12 3 1 4 2
2007-08 Providence Bruins AHL 79 20 43 63 57 10 7 3 10 6
Total: 272 111 131 242 274 66 34 24 58 44

[edit] International play

Played for Latvia in:

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Latvia WJC 5 0 1 1 35
2004 Latvia WJC 5 7 6 13 22
2005 Latvia WJC 5 7 3 10 20
2006 Latvia WJC 6 3 3 6 6
2008 Latvia WC 2 1 2 3 2
Total: 21 17 13 30 103

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