Ainārs Podziņš

Ainārs Podziņš (Айнарс Гинтович Подзиньш; born 16 March 1992, in Jūrmala, Latvia) is a Latvian and Russian ice hockey forward, currently playing for HC Kramatorsk of the UHL.

For a longer period of time Podziņš, a native of Latvia, carried a Russian passport and even played for the Russian U17 national team. However, in the summer of 2010, after joining Dinamo Riga, Podziņš managed to regain his Latvian citizenship.

In December 2017, Podziņš signed for the Edinburgh Capitals of the UK EIHL. He has since had spells in Australia, France, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.