Aigars Cipruss (born 12 January 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 January 1972 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| 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 | 1990–2013 | ||
Playing career
editA 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | RASMS–Energo Rīga | URS.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Dinamo Rīga | URS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | RASMS Rīga | URS.3 | 43 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Stars Rīga | CIS | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | RASMS Rīga | CIS.3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Pārdaugava Rīga | RUS | 42 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Pārdaugava Rīga | LAT | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Pārdaugava Rīga | RUS | 40 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 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 | Québec 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pelicans | SM-l | 53 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-l | 56 | 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.2 | 60 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 56 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Spartak–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 44 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | DHK Latgale | LAT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Asiago | ITA | 32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EfB Ishockey | DEN | 34 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs | LAT | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs | LAT | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs | LAT | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs | LAT | 14 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| ECHL totals | 102 | 52 | 93 | 145 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SM-l totals | 314 | 74 | 114 | 188 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Latvia | WC C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Latvia | OGQ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Latvia | WC B | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1996 | Latvia | OGQ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1997 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | WC Q | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Latvia | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 100 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 24 | |||
References
editExternal links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Aigars Cipruss at Olympedia
- Aigars Cipruss at Olympics.com
- Aigars Cipruss at Olympic.org (archived)
- Aigars Cipruss at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
