Mārtiņš Dzierkals (born 4 April 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward who plays for HC Škoda Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). 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 (KHL). On trade deadline day of the 2019–20 NHL season, on 25 February 2020, 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. After spending the 2019–20 season with Jukurit in the Finnish Liiga, posting 7 goals and 15 points in 39 games, Dzierkals opted to return to his native Latvia by agreeing to a second tenure with Dinamo Riga with a one-year contract on 28 July 2020. 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 References External links 1997 births Living people Dinamo Riga players Latvian expatriate ice hockey people Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Latvian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Latvian ice hockey forwards Mikkelin Jukurit players Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players HC Plzeň players Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players Ice hockey people from Riga Toronto Marlies players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia