Kristiāns Pelšs

Kristiāns Pelšs (9 September 1992 – 11 June 2013) was a Latvian ice hockey player.

Pelšs was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 7th round (181st overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

He made his European Elite debut with DHK Latgale of the Belarusian Extraleague during the 2008-09 season.

On 1 May 2012, it was announced that Pelšs signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.

[1] On 11 June 2013, Pelšs drowned in the Daugava River after leaping from the Stone Bridge in Riga, Latvia.