Olivier Fined $5,000 for Slashing Balinskis
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier was fined $5,000 for slashing Florida Panthers defenseman Uvis Balinskis between the legs, an incident that earned him a five-minute major and game misconduct. Olivier apologized to his teammates after the loss, while coach Rick Bowness sharply criticized the team’s performance.
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About Uvis Balinskis
Uvis Jānis Balinskis is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He made his NHL debut with Florida in 2023, and won the Stanley Cup with the Panthers in 2025. Prior to the NHL Balinskis played several years in different European leagues, with his first senior professional games coming in 2015. Internationally Balinskis has represented the Latvian national team at several World Championships, and won a bronze medal in 2023.
Everything about Uvis Balinskis →- Occupation
- ice hockey player
- Citizenship
- Latvia
- Born
- August 1, 1996