Ivanans signs with LA Kings

 

Andris Jansons (HV)

 

The Los Angeles Kings have signed unrestricted free agent Raitis Ivanans to a one year contract. Terms of deal were not disclosed.
Ivanans who had a contract with Montreal Canadiens last season played only four games in NHL, finishing with no points and nine penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut on October 8th against Toronto Maple Leafs. For Ivanans NHL season ended when he suffered broken orbital bone in a fight against Ottawa Senators defenseman Zdeno Chara on October 11th, 2005. Then he spent rest of the season playing for Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL, collecting two points and 120 penalty minutes.
A 6’4”, 263 pounds, 27 years, native of Riga, Latvia, Ivanans has played for a lot of teams in the different levels – AHL (Hamilton, Milwaukee, Hershey), ECHL (Baton Rouge, Toledo, Pensacola), UHL (Rockford, New Haven, Flint) and CHL (Tulsa, Macon).
Ivanans has never been drafted by any NHL team.