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| Sandis Vilmanis | |||
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| Born |
23 January 2004 Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Florida Panthers Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft |
157th overall, 2022 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||
Sandis Vilmanis (born 23 January 2004) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit]On 2 March 2024, Vilmanis signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[1]
Vilmanis made his NHL debut on 10 January 2026, in Florida's game against the Ottawa Senators.[2][3] On 27 January 2026, Vilmanis scored his first NHL goal, against Utah Mammoth goaltender Vítek Vaněček in a 3–4 Panthers loss.[4]
International play
[edit]Vilmanis represented the Latvia national team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Luleå HF U16 | U16 Elit | 23 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Luleå HF J18 | J18 Allsvenskan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Riga | MHL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Luleå HF J20 | J20 Nationell | 40 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 62 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 30 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | North Bay Battalion | OHL | 30 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 61 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2025–26 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 48 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 109 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Latvia U18 | WJC-18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia U18 | WJC-18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia U20 | WJC-20 (D1A) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Latvia U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Latvia U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Latvia U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Sandis Vilmanis on a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract | Florida Panthers". www.nhl.com. 2 March 2024.
- ↑ "Panthers' Sandis Vilmanis: Recalled from minors". CBS Sports. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ↑ "NHL Debut: Sandis Vilmanis (January 10, 2026)". OHL. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ↑ "RECAP: Mammoth 4, Panthers 3 | Florida Panthers". www.nhl.com. 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Nosauc Latvijas izlases sastāvu olimpiskajām spēlēm". www.lhf.lv (in Latvian). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Sandis Vilmanis at Milano Cortina 2026
- Sandis Vilmanis at Olympics.com
- Sandis Vilmanis at Olympedia
- Sandis Vilmanis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian)
- Sandis Vilmanis on Instagram
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