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Zemgus Girgensons

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Zemgus Girgensons (born 5 January 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a 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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Zemgus Girgensons is the 730th most popular hockey player (down from 636th in 2024), the 348th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 326th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Latvian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Zemgus Girgensons ranks 730 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, Derian Hatcher, Conor Garland, Oscar Lindberg, and Jani Lajunen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Zemgus Girgensons ranks 1,214. Before him are Joji Ikegami, Tatsuya Hasegawa, Jarell Martin, Alexander Wennberg, Fabian Wiede, and Mike Matheson. After him are Petar Golubović, Haruya Ide, Jennifer Valente, Mohammed Siraj, Gary Harris, and Ryosuke Maeda.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Zemgus Girgensons ranks 348 out of 323. Before him are Līna Mūze (1992), Kārlis Lasmanis (1994), Elīna Babkina (1989), Mārtiņš Bots (1999), Igors Tarasovs (1988), and Tīna Graudiņa (1998). After him are Anžejs Pasečņiks (1995), Andrejs Cigaņiks (1997), Rebeka Koha (1998), Roberts Plūme (2000), Renārs Uščins (2002), and Jevgeņijs Borodavko (1986).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Latvia

Among hockey players born in Latvia, Zemgus Girgensons ranks 16. 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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