Zemgus Girgensons
| Zemgus Girgensons | |||
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Girgensons with the Buffalo Sabres in 2016 | |||
| Born |
5 January 1994 Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres | ||
| National team | Latvia | ||
| NHL draft |
14th overall, 2012 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Zemgus Girgensons (born 5 January 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 14th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. With this selection, Girgensons became the highest-drafted Latvian in NHL history, 16 spots higher than previous highest selection, Sandis Ozoliņš, in 1991. In the previous year, Girgensons was selected in the second round, 28th overall, in the 2011 KHL Junior Draft by CSKA Moscow. Girgensons was voted to the NHL All-Star Game in 2015.