Mārtiņš Dzierkals


Mārtiņš Dzierkals is a Latvian ice hockey forward currently playing with Jukurit in the Finnish Liiga and the Latvian national team.

Playing career

In the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected 68th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. After two seasons with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, he spent much of the 2017–18 season with the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL, before returning to Latvia to play for the Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.
On trade deadline day of the 2019–20 NHL season, the Maple Leafs traded Dzierkals rights away in a three-team trade to the Vegas Golden Knights via the Chicago Blackhawks, and gained a 5th-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

International play

He represented Latvia at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the 2019 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International