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Elvis Merzļikins

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Elvis Merzļikins (Latvian pronunciation: [ɛlːvis mɛrzˈʎikins]; born 13 April 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Merzļikins spent several years playing hockey in Switzerland for HC Lugano, and was awarded the Jacques Plante Trophy as best goaltender in the National League in both 2016 and 2018. Drafted 76th overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Merzļikins moved to North America in 2019 and made his NHL debut that year. Internationally Merzļikins has represented Latvia at the junior and senior level in multiple tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Elvis Merzļikins is the 659th most popular hockey player (down from 533rd in 2024), the 333rd most popular biography from Latvia (down from 317th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Latvian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Elvis Merzļikins ranks 659 out of 676. Before him are John Carlson, Rasmus Dahlin, Dan Boyle, Marko Daňo, Derek Boogaard, and Sean Avery. After him are Ryan Smyth, Felix Schütz, Martin Marinčin, Peter Cehlárik, Bryan Berard, and Mattias Ekholm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Elvis Merzļikins ranks 956. Before him are Nicolás Orsini, Nicola Murru, Marko Daňo, John Jairo Ruiz, Chase Kalisz, and Kasper Junker. After him are Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lisa Buckwitz, Maxime Crépeau, Yu Yangyi, Alfonso González, and Liu Yang.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Elvis Merzļikins ranks 333 out of 323. Before him are Anton Zabolotny (1991), Kaspars Dubra (1990), Jānis Strenga (1988), Roberts Uldriķis (1998), Marats Kasems (1990), and Nauris Miezis (1991). After him are Rolands Freimanis (1988), Kristers Aparjods (1998), Arvis Vilkaste (1989), Elīza Tīruma (1990), Vladislavs Gutkovskis (1995), and Zigismunds Sirmais (1992).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Latvia

Among hockey players born in Latvia, Elvis Merzļikins ranks 15. Before him are Jānis Sprukts (1982), Lauris Dārziņš (1985), Miķelis Rēdlihs (1984), Miks Indrašis (1990), Viktor Tikhonov (1988), and Kristaps Sotnieks (1987). After him are Zemgus Girgensons (1994).

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