Aigars Cipruss
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Aigars Cipruss is a Latvia
n professional ice hockey
player currently playing for HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs hockey club. Until then he played for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League
, and served as manager for this team and was coach in its farm club.
, regularly represented Latvia
internationally till 2006th as well. Although he has played in the North American leagues, he has never been drafted by an NHL team.
Cipruss scored first goal in renewed Latvian national ice hockey team
game on 26th second at 7 September 1992 against Lithuania
national ice hockey team. After 2006 Winter Olympics
announced that he retires from Latvia national team. He returned in Latvian national team in 2009.
International statistics
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player currently playing for HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs hockey club. Until then he played for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
, and served as manager for this team and was coach in its farm club.
Playing career
A veteran centre, Cipruss last season played in ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, regularly represented Latvia
Latvian national ice hockey team
The Latvian men's national ice hockey team is currently ranked 12th in the world by IIHF as of 2011. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Its current head coach is Ted Nolan. Their best finishes ever at the World Championships were in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2009 where they...
internationally till 2006th as well. Although he has played in the North American leagues, he has never been drafted by an NHL team.
Cipruss scored first goal in renewed Latvian national ice hockey team
Latvian national ice hockey team
The Latvian men's national ice hockey team is currently ranked 12th in the world by IIHF as of 2011. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Its current head coach is Ted Nolan. Their best finishes ever at the World Championships were in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2009 where they...
game on 26th second at 7 September 1992 against Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
national ice hockey team. After 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
announced that he retires from Latvia national team. He returned in Latvian national team in 2009.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987-88 | Jauniesu izlase | LAT Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
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| 1988-89 | Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga was an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga.-History of Dinamo Riga:... |
LAT | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| 1989-90 | RASMS-Energo | USSR Tier III | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| 1989-90 | RASMS | LAT | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| 1990-91 | Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga was an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga.-History of Dinamo Riga:... |
USSR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990-91 | RASMS-Energo | USSR Tier III | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| 1991-92 | Riga-Stars | RUS | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991-92 | RASMS-Energo | USSR Tier III | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| 1992-93 | HK Pardaugava Riga | RUS | 42 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992-93 | HK Pardaugava Riga | LAT | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | HK Pardaugava Riga | RUS | 40 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | HK Pardaugava Riga | LAT | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ?? | 1 | 4 | 5 | ?? | ||
| 1994-95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Nashville Knights | ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
53 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 49 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Providence Bruins Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Grand Rapids Griffins Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.... |
IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Quebec Rafales Quebec Rafales The Atlanta Knights were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1992 to 1996. The Knights were based in Atlanta, Georgia, and played at the Omni Coliseum. The team became the Quebec Rafales from 1996 to 1998.... |
IHL | 41 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Muskegon Fury Muskegon Fury The Muskegon Fury was a International Hockey League ice hockey team located in Muskegon, Michigan.The Fury were established in 1992 after the original Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League's previous incarnation relocated to Cleveland, Ohio... |
CoHL | 23 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Lukko Lukko Lukko is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga, formed 1936. The full name of the club is Rauman Lukko. They play in Rauma, Finland at the Äijänsuo Arena. They have won the national championship once, in 1963... |
SM-L SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... |
48 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Lukko | SM-L | 54 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Pelicans Pelicans (ice hockey) Pelicans is an ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga, and formed in 1996. They play in the city of Lahti, Finland at Isku Arena. The team is partially owned by retired NHL goaltender Pasi Nurminen.-Notable players:* Sean Avery* Jason Bonsignore... |
SM-L | 53 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Pelicans | SM-L | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Jokerit Jokerit Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships... |
SM-L | 58 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | HIFK HIFK (ice hockey) HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897... |
SM-L | 51 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | SaiPa SaiPa Saimaan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.-History:The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third... |
SM-L | 52 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Spartak Moscow HC Spartak Moscow HC Spartak is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League .-History:One of the sections of the Spartak Moscow sports club, HC Spartak Moscow was established in 1946... |
RUS Tier II | 60 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | Spartak Moscow | RUS | 56 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | HK Riga 2000 HK Riga 2000 HK Riga 2000 was a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Riga, Latvia. The team had played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons the club also iced a team in the Belarusian Hockey League, and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three... |
BLR | 51 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | HK Riga 2000 | LAT | ?? | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | DHK Latgale DHK Latgale DHK Latgale is a Latvian hockey league team based in Daugavpils, Latvia.-Current roster:... |
LAT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | A&O Asiago | ITL Serie A (hockey) Serie A is the name of the top tier of professional ice hockey in Italy, which first began play in 1924. They are conducted under the authority of the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio... |
32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2007-08 | Esbjerg EfB Ishockey | Oddset Ligaen Oddset Ligaen AL-Bank Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The teams are semi-professional with only the best Danish and foreign players being fully professional.- History :The name is a result of a sponsorship deal with a Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank... |
34 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008-09 | Dynamo Riga | KHL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
International play
Played for Latvia in:- 1993 World Championships Div C
- 1993 Olympic Qualification1994 Winter OlympicsThe 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
- 1994 World Championships Div B
- 1997 World Championships
- 1998 World Championships
- 1999 World Championships
- 2000 World Championships
- 2001 World Championships
- 2002 World Championships
- 2003 World Championships
- 2004 World Championships
- 2005 Olympic Qualification2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
- 2005 World Championships2005 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico...
- 2006 Winter Olympics
- 2006 World Championships2006 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 70th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 45 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2007 competition...
- 2009 Olympic Qualification2010 Winter OlympicsThe 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
- 2009 World Championships2009 Men's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 73rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2010 competition...
International statistics
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
WC Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | Latvia | Oly | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1994 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1997 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2000 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Latvia | Oly 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| WCh Totals | 61 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | ||
| Olympic Totals | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| International Totals | 163 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 144 | ||