Mantas Armalis
Encyclopedia
Mantas Armalis is a Lithuania
n professional ice hockey
goaltender
, currently playing for the Söderhamn/Ljusne team in Swedish Division 1 C
. He is on loan from Mora
team.
organization where he played for their junior J18 and J20 Mora IK
teams from 2007 till 2011. He started 2011-2012 season continuing to play for Mora IK team, and was temporary loaned to Söderhamn/Ljusne that plays in Division 1 C. He made his debut in Division 1 on 2011-10-05 as a starting goaltender playing against Lindlövens IF team. Söderhamn/Ljusne lost 5 - 3, while Armalis made 30 stops on 35 shots playing full 60:00 minutes.
and moved to Sweden due to popularity of the sport. Mantas was encouraged to join same sport as his parents, but picked up ice hockey instead.
, at 2010 WJC20 d1 and seniorside WJC d1 in 2010.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
, currently playing for the Söderhamn/Ljusne team in Swedish Division 1 C
Swedish Division 1 (ice hockey)
The Swedish Division 1 is the third highest-level ice hockey league in Sweden, consisting of 57 teams. The top teams of the league earn the right to take part in the Kvalserien qualification, where the two top teams are promoted to the HockeyAllsvenskan...
. He is on loan from Mora
Mora
-People:* Alberto J. Mora , General Counsel of the United States Navy * Alfonso Mora , Venezuelan former tennis player* Bruno Mora , Italian football player and coach* Cristian Mora , Ecuadorian football goalkeeper...
team.
Career
Armalis began his career with Djurgården U16 in 2007-2008 season, but moved to MoraMora
-People:* Alberto J. Mora , General Counsel of the United States Navy * Alfonso Mora , Venezuelan former tennis player* Bruno Mora , Italian football player and coach* Cristian Mora , Ecuadorian football goalkeeper...
organization where he played for their junior J18 and J20 Mora IK
Mora IK
Mora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan...
teams from 2007 till 2011. He started 2011-2012 season continuing to play for Mora IK team, and was temporary loaned to Söderhamn/Ljusne that plays in Division 1 C. He made his debut in Division 1 on 2011-10-05 as a starting goaltender playing against Lindlövens IF team. Söderhamn/Ljusne lost 5 - 3, while Armalis made 30 stops on 35 shots playing full 60:00 minutes.
Personal life
Armalis parents moved to Sweden when he was 4 months old. Both his parents were professional orienteersOrienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
and moved to Sweden due to popularity of the sport. Mantas was encouraged to join same sport as his parents, but picked up ice hockey instead.
Career statistics
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Mora IK Mora IK Mora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan... J20 |
SuperElit | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.99 | .878 |
| 2010–11 | Mora IK Mora IK Mora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan... J20 |
SuperElit | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.45 | .897 |
| 2011–12 | Mora IK Mora IK Mora Ishockeyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Mora, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan... J20 |
SuperElit (North) | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 837:44 | 55 | 0 | 3.94 | .8854 |
| 2011–12 | Söderhamn/Ljusne | Division 1 C Swedish Division 1 (ice hockey) The Swedish Division 1 is the third highest-level ice hockey league in Sweden, consisting of 57 teams. The top teams of the league earn the right to take part in the Kvalserien qualification, where the two top teams are promoted to the HockeyAllsvenskan... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .857 |
International career
Since 2008 he is junior member for Lithuania and played for his country at 2008, 2009 WJC18 d1IIHF World U18 Championships
The IIHF World U18 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to Ice Hockey World Championships and World...
, at 2010 WJC20 d1 and seniorside WJC d1 in 2010.