Deivids Sarkanis
Born	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30) Riga, Latvia
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NIHL team Former teams	Milton Keynes Lightning Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz Nottingham Panthers HK Kurbads HK Mogo Dinamo Rīga Kalix HC
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2013–present

Deivids Sarkanis (born November 17, 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player currently playing for English NIHL side Milton Keynes Lightning.^[1] Sarkanis previously played for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Sarkanis began his hockey career playing in minor and junior Latvian hockey leagues.^[2] In 2011/2012 season he joined HK Rīga Dinamo Rīga minor league affiliate. In 2013/13 season Sarkanis spent several matches as a healthy stretch for Dinamo Rīga, before he made his KHL debut on October 30 on 2:1 win against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.^[3]

In February 2017, Sarkanis moved to the UK to sign for the Nottingham Panthers until the end of the season.^[4]

He has since had spells back in Latvia with HK Kurbads, HK Mogo and Dinamo Riga. For the 2020-21 season, Sarkanis moved to Sweden to sign for Kalix HC.

Sarkanis participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team.

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
• Deivids Sarkanis profile and statistics at KHL.ru