2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Biography
Honors & Awards:
NEHC All-Academic (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
Empire 8 President's List (2022-23)
NEHC Third Team All Conference (2021-22)
UCHC All-Academic Honors (2020-21)
AHCA All-Academic Scholar (2021)
2023-24 Season
Appeared in 28 games as a senior for the Soaring Eagles... finished the season with career-highs in goals (18), assists (16), and points (34)... Added two assists in a 3-2 victory to open the season on the road against Nazareth... Netted a game-winning goal along with a power-play goal in a 7-3 victory against Oswego... Notched a pair of goals in a 5-4 overtime victory at home against Norwich (11/4)... Tallied the game-winning goal along with one assist in a 6-2 victory on the road against SUNY Geneseo... Added two goals and one assist in a 6-2 victory against Johnson & Wales (12/1)... Recorded three assists in a 7-0 victory against Brockport (12/9)... Recorded two goals including a power-play goal against Hobart (1/26)... Netted a hat trick in a 6-2 victory on the road against UMass Boston (2/2)... recorded a pair of goals in a 5-2 victory against Endicott in the NCAA Tournament.
2022-23 Season
Skated in 24 games during his junior campaign, notching seven goals and eight assists for 15 points while scoring a career-best, three game-winning goals…started the season by scoring a goal in each of the teams’ first three games, including a power-play and game-winning goal against Southern Maine (Nov. 4)...notched scores in back-to-back games against UMass Boston (Nov. 18) and Johnson & Wales (Nov. 19), including the game winner against the Wildcats…recorded all eight of his assists over the last 12 games of the season, including the last three games of the season…blocked seven shots on the season while winning four faceoffs in the circle.
2021-22 Season
Went on to skate in 27 games for the Soaring Eagles, more than tripling his point total from the season prior after coming up one point shy of the team lead with 28 (15G, 13A)...scored a goal in three of the first four games of the season, recording assists in two of those games (Nazareth on 10/29, USM on 11/6)...recorded multi-point games on seven occasions during the season and scored the game-winning goal against Lebanon Valley for the second consecutive season after a four-point evening…recorded a goal in Elmira’s 4-3 victory over the #1 nationally-ranked Knights from SUNY Geneseo (12/11), while helping Elmira earn its first NCAA Tournament bid in nearly ten seasons…earned New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Third Team honors for his efforts, while also recording a shot percentage of .181.
2020-21 Season
Appeared in 15 games for the Soaring Eagles during the COVID-19 shortened season where Elmira earned its first UCHC title…recorded nine points (5G, 4A) during the season, recording his first career goal in his first collegiate game against Stevenson in Elmira’s 3-1 win (2/19)...would go on to net the game-winning tally against Lebanon Valley (3/14), while recording assists in four of the last five games of the season, including the UCHC Tournament semifinals and finals games against Utica (4/2) and Stevenson (?)...won 48 face offs in the circle during the season.Â
Before Elmira
Finished his junior career in the North American Hockey League (NAHL), as he split the season between the Shreveport Mudbugs and the Jamestown Rebels...Ended 2019-20 with 13 points (7g-6a) in 49 total games...Spent two seasons in the Connecticut Junior Rangers system from 2017-19, which included a 51-point performance (31g-20a) in 2017-18...Represented his native Latvia in the 2019 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships.
Personal
Janis is a Business Administration major.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Forward
6'1"
202 lbs
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2021-22Sophomore
Forward
6'1"
202 lbs
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2022-23Junior
Forward
6'1"
210 lbs
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2023-24Senior
Forward
6'1"
210 lbs