Ralfs Freibergs

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-11
Weight:
191
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Riga, Latvia
Prev School:
Lincoln (USHL)

2013-14 (Sophomore): Played 37 games for the Falcons…missed two games due to playing for Team Latvia in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games…only NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey player to be named to an Olympic roster for the Sochi games…named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (11/26/13)… finished fourth on the team with a career-best 22 points…ranked second on the team with a career-best 19 assists…ranked tied for fourth with two power-play goals…finished the season with 27 blocked shots…registered 30 shots on goal…committed 20 penalties, earning 51 PIM for the year…registered his first point of the year with an assist on the road against No. 16 Union in a 3-3 tie (10/11/13)…recorded two assists and a plus-1 on-ice rating at home in a 7-0 shutout win over Colgate (10/19/13)…tallied two assists in the Falcons’ 6-1 win at home against Alaska-Anchorage (11/1/13)…tallied an assist on the road in a 3-3 tie against No. 14 Ferris State (11/15/13)…recorded an assist and a plus-2 on-ice rating on the road in a 4-4 tie against Michigan Tech (12/14/13)…tallied two points (1g, 1a) on the road against Alabama-Huntsville (1/3/14)…netted a goal at home against Michigan Tech (1/31/14)…found the twine on the road during the Falcons’ 3-2 win over Northern Michigan (3/1/14)…tallied an assist in the opening game of the WCHA First Round against Michigan Tech (3/14/14).

2012-13 (Freshman): Played in just eight games to close out the season…averaged almost a point-a-game, scoring one goal and adding six assists for seven points in 2012-13…finished the season with two blocked shots and a plus-3 on-ice rating…led the team with a .200 shooting percentage, scoring on one of his five shots...committed two penalties, earning four penalty minutes…recorded an assist in the Falcons’ 5-3 win over NMU (2/23/13)...recorded an assist in the Falcons’ 4-3 loss to Notre Dame (3/1/13)...scored his first career goal against Lake Superior in a 7-0 Falcon win, also adding two assists in the game for a career-best three point night (3/10/13).

Prior to BGSU: Ralfs Freibergs (Riga, Latvia) comes to Bowling Green after playing two seasons with the Texas Tornado (2009-11) of the NAHL, and one season with the Lincoln Stars (2011-12) of the United States Hockey League. Over two seasons with Texas, Freibergs recorded 73 points (8G, 65A) in 79 career games, ranking third on the team in points in 2010-11 (7G, 48A). Freibergs led all Lincoln defenseman in scoring last season, recording eight goals and 34 assists in 58 games played. Freibergs finished last season with a +25 on ice rating

Personal: Son of Ralfs and Ina Freibergs...majoring in economics...has one brother, Renars...named captain of the Latvian U-20 and U-18 national team...graduate of Marupes High School.