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2011/12/17

Juris Upītis
Born	June 16, 1991 Riga, LV(age 20)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Center/Right Wing
Catches	Right
KHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Dinamo Riga HK Liepajas Metalurgs (MHL) HK Riga
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2009–present

Juris Upītis (born July 16, 1991 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian ice hockey player, currently playing for HK Liepājas Metalurgs of the Belarusian Extraleague. He is also a part of Latvian national junior team.

On October 30, 2011, due to injury of Jamie Lundmark Upītis was called to Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League. On his debut against Metallurg Magnitogorsk he scored his first KHL goal, a second period equalizer, the regulation ended at 1-1. Dinamo won the game in shootout.

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