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Zemgus Girgensons

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Zemgus Girgensons (born 5 January 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 14th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. With this selection, Girgensons became the highest-drafted Latvian in NHL history, 16 spots higher than previous highest selection, Sandis Ozoliņš, in 1991. In the previous year, Girgensons was selected in the second round, 28th overall, in the 2011 KHL Junior Draft by CSKA Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zemgus Girgensons is the 636th most popular hockey player (down from 626th in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from Latvia and the 13th most popular Latvian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Zemgus Girgensons ranks 636 out of 676. Before him are Ben Bishop, Artem Anisimov, Sean Couturier, Nikolay Kulemin, Oscar Möller, and Tyler Seguin. After him are Corey Crawford, Jeff Skinner, Jeff Carter, Jacob Trouba, Erik Johnson, and Logan Couture.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Zemgus Girgensons ranks 1,098. Before him are Fausto Desalu, Kenan Pirić, Lily Williams, Joji Ikegami, Tatsuya Hasegawa, and Fabian Wiede. After him are Haruya Ide, Jennifer Valente, Mohammed Siraj, Gary Harris, Ryosuke Maeda, and Giannis Karagiannis.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Zemgus Girgensons ranks 327 out of 323. Before him are Elīza Tīruma (1990), Madara Palameika (1987), Līna Mūze (1992), Kārlis Lasmanis (1994), Igors Tarasovs (1988), and Tīna Graudiņa (1998). After him are Rebeka Koha (1998), Jevgeņijs Borodavko (1986), Anete Sietiņa (1996), Li Jialun (1993), Camille Jedrzejewski (2002), and Aleksejs Rumjancevs (1986).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Latvia

Among hockey players born in Latvia, Zemgus Girgensons ranks 13. Before him are Lauris Dārziņš (1985), Miķelis Rēdlihs (1984), Miks Indrašis (1990), Viktor Tikhonov (1988), Kristaps Sotnieks (1987), and Elvis Merzļikins (1994).

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