Jānis Kalniņš (ice hockey) should not be confused with Jānis Kalniņš (composer).
| Jānis Kalniņš | |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Limbaži, Latvia |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 192 |
| Catches: | Left |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Former Teams: | Dinamo Riga Jokerit Växjö Lakers Tappara Amur Khabarovsk |
| Ntl Team: | LVA |
| Career Start: | 2009 |
Jānis Kalniņš (born 13 December 1991) is a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
He formerly played with Dinamo Riga in the KHL before signing as a free agent to a multi-year contract with Jokerit on June 15, 2018.[1]
Kalniņš enjoyed three successful seasons with Jokerit leaving following the 2020–21 season to sign a one-year contract with reigning Swedish champions, Växjö Lakers of the SHL, on 28 June 2021.[2]
Kalniņš also represented Latvian national team at several tournaments, including the 2022 Winter Olympics, but was banned from all national team activities after moving to Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]