Aigars Cipruss
Aigars Cipruss (born January 12, 1972) is a Latvian 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.
Aigars Cipruss | |||
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Born |
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | January 12, 1972||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
LHL team | HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
Playing career | 1990–2009 |
Playing career
A veteran centre, Cipruss last season played in Italy, 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.
Career statistics
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1987-88 | Jauniesu izlase | LAT | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
1988-89 | Dinamo Riga | LAT | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
1989-90 | RASMS-Energo | USSR Tier III | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
1989-90 | RASMS | LAT | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
1990-91 | 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 | 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 | AHL | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1996-97 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1996-97 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 41 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1996-97 | Muskegon Fury | CoHL | 23 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1997-98 | Lukko | SM-L | 48 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1998-99 | Lukko | SM-L | 54 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1999-00 | Pelicans | SM-L | 53 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1999-00 | Pelicans | SM-L | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2000-01 | Jokerit | SM-L | 58 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2001-02 | HIFK | SM-L | 51 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2002-03 | SaiPa | SM-L | 52 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2003-04 | Spartak Moscow | 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 | BLR | 51 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2005-06 | HK Riga 2000 | LAT | ?? | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2006-07 | DHK Latgale | LAT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2006-07 | A&O Asiago | ITL | 32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
2007-08 | Esbjerg EfB Ishockey | Oddset Ligaen | 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 Qualification
- 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 Qualification
- 2005 World Championships
- 2006 Winter Olympics
- 2006 World Championships
- 2009 Olympic Qualification
- 2009 World Championships
International statistics
Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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1993 | Latvia | WC | 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 | 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 |
References
External links
- Aigars Cipruss at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database