No. 23 … SANDIS VILMANIS ... 6'2”, 192 lbs. ... Born: Jan. 23, 2004, in Riga, Latvia … Home Town: Riga, Latvia … 2023-24 … second-year right winger Vilmanis had 38 goals and 29 assists for 67 points in 60 games with the Battalion and Sarnia Sting … 28 goals and 11 assists for 39 points in 30 games with the Troops … four goals Feb. 11 in 9-0 win vs. Kingston … acquired Jan. 6 from Sarnia with twin brothers Jacob and Andrew LeBlanc in exchange for Carter Kostuch, Alex Cajkovic and six OHL Priority Selection picks … 10 goals and 18 assists for 28 points in 30 games with the Sting … two goals and two assists in five games with Latvia at the 2024 World Junior Championship in Sweden … 2022-23 … 20 goals and 25 assists for 45 points in 62 games with Sarnia … Florida Panthers’ 5th-round pick, 157th overall, in 2022 NHL Draft … Sarnia’s 1st-round pick, 12th overall, in 2022 CHL Import Draft … started playing organized hockey when he was five and moved to Sweden when he was 15 and played with Sweden Lulea … father Aigars works in construction in Riga … mother Gunita is a human resources specialist at a bank in Riga … Sandis played in three consecutive World Junior Championships with Latvia