Artis Ābols

Artis Ābols
Born	(1973-01-03) January 3, 1973 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	HK Pārdaugava Rīga Odense IK HK Metalurgs Liepāja Vojens IK HK Rīga 2000
National team	Latvia
Playing career	1991–2008

Artis Ābols (born January 3, 1973) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward and coach. He is the current head coach of HK Zemgale/LLU of the Latvian Hockey Higher League, as well as an assistant coach of the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. His son, Rodrigo Ābols, is also an ice hockey player and was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	LHL		16	24	12	36	14		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	IHL		36	4	4	8	26		2	0	1	1	5
1992–93	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	LHL		11	11	8	19	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	IHL		32	7	7	14	10		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	IHL		13	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	LHL		12	15	14	29	12		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	LHL		35	40	—	40	—		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Nittorps IK	Division 2		32	26	27	53	—		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Odense Bulldogs	Denmark		49	42	52	94	80		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kokkolan Hermes	Mestis		12	4	5	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kiekko-Pojat	Mestis		26	14	11	25	55		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	HK Liepājas Metalurgs	EEHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	IK Nyköpings NH 90	HockeyAllsvenskan		42	13	23	36	24		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	IK Nyköpings NH 90	HockeyAllsvenskan		38	19	24	43	34		3	1	0	1	0
2001–02	IK Nyköpings NH 90	HockeyAllsvenskan		41	19	23	42	50		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Vojens IK	Denmark		25	11	11	22	38		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	IK Nyköpings NH 90	HockeyAllsvenskan		25	7	9	16	16		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HK Riga 2000	EEHL		15	5	5	10	22		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HK Rīga 2000	LHL		11	3	16	19	10		6	3	6	9	4
2004–05	HK Rīga 2000	BXL		33	8	16	24	22		3	0	2	2	2
2004–05	HK Rīga 2000	LHL		4	1	5	6	2		11	2	12	14	10
2005–06	HK Rīga 2000	BXL		48	15	27	42	72		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HK Rīga 2000	LHL		—	2	1	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HK Rīga 2000	LHL		50	24	40	64	66		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HK Rīga 2000	LHL		40	12	30	42	32		—	—	—	—	—
Career totals				648	326	371	697	617		26	6	21	27	23

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Latvia	WC C		7	10	8	18	6
1993	Latvia	OQ		4	1	0	1	0
1999	Latvia	WC		4	0	0	0	0
2000	Latvia	WC		7	0	0	0	2
2001	Latvia	WC		6	1	3	4	4
2002	Latvia	WC		6	0	0	0	4
Senior Int'l totals				34	12	11	23	16

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database