Uvis Balinskis

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Birth place: Ventspils, Latvia
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)
Birth place: Ventspils, Latvia
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2023 | Team Latvia | World Championship | Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia | |
| 28 | 2025 | Florida Panthers | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Florida Panthers defeated Edmonton Oilers 4‑2 in a best of seven series. | |
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| NHL Stanley Cup Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 24, 2025 | FLA @ NSH | (8-3) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:19 | 14:39 | 1:05 | 0:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 7.354 | 7.354 | 0.000 | 8.191 | 8.191 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 26, 2025 | PHI @ FLA | (4-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:15 | 14:10 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | CGY @ FLA | (5-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:13 | 12:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | TOR @ FLA | (4-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:06 | 13:09 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | NSH @ FLA | (2-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2015‑16 | HK Riga | MHL | 19 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2015‑16 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Team Latvia U20 | | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | HK Riga | MHL | 20 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2016‑17 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 20 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Latvia | | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2017‑18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 21 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Latvia | | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018‑19 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 22 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 2018‑19 | Team Latvia | | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 23 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 2020‑21 | HC Litvinov | ELH | 24 | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| 2020‑21 | Team Latvia | | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021‑22 | HC Litvinov | ELH | 25 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.9 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Latvia | | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Bili Tygri Liberec | ELH | 26 | 50 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12.4 |
| 2022‑23 | Team Latvia | | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 2023‑24 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 27 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2023‑24 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 27 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2024‑25 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 28 | 76 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 27 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Latvia | | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2025‑26 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 29 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Czech ExtraLiga Totals | 140 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 62 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9.3 | |||
| KHL Totals | 135 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 46 | -29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5.7 | |||
| NHL Totals | 119 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 41 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | |||
| MHL Totals | 66 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 48 | -14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | |||
| AHL Totals | 37 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020‑21 | HC Litvinov | Czech ExtraLiga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech ExtraLiga | 26 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2024‑25 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Czech ExtraLiga Totals | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | |||
| NHL Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Latvia - World Championship 2017 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - World Championship 2018 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Team Latvia - World Championship 2019 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - World Championship 2021 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - Olympics ‑ Beijing 2022 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - World Championship 2023 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Olympics Totals | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Latvia - U20 4‑Nations 2015 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - EIHC 4‑Nations 2016 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2017 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Team Latvia - EIHC 4‑Nations 2017 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - Men Exhibition Game 2018 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2018 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2019 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - Men 2‑Nations 2021 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Latvia - 2022 Olympic Qualification 2021 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - Swiss Ice Hockey Challenge 2021 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Latvia - Kaufland Cup 2022 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Team Latvia - 2026 Olympic Qualification 2024 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Men Totals | 37 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |