Matīss Kivlenieks
Latvian ice hockey player (1996–2021)
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- Kivlenieks died on 4 July 2021 after being struck by fireworks.
- His father died of natural causes when he was young.
- Kivlenieks had a younger sister.
- He started playing ice hockey at age 3 or 4 after watching his cousin's practices.
- Playing career Latvia As a 15-year-old, Kivlenieks played one game for HK Prizma Riga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL) during the 2011–12 season, posting a 9.
Matīss Edmunds Kivlenieks (26 August 1996 – 4 July 2021) was a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for Prizma Riga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL), the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 2012 and 2021. Kivlenieks died on 4 July 2021 after being struck by fireworks.
Early life
Kivlenieks was born in Riga, Latvia. His father died of natural causes when he was young. His mother and stepfather are restaurateurs. Kivlenieks had a younger sister. He fluently spoke Latvian, Russian, and after playing in the United States, English. He started playing ice hockey at age 3 or 4 after watching his cousin's practices. At age 5, he began playing as a goaltender.
Playing career
Latvia
As a 15-year-old, Kivlenieks played one game for HK Prizma Riga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL) during the 2011–12 season, posting a 9.52 goals against average (GAA).
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