Aigars Cipruss
| Aigars Cipruss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 12, 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 | 1990–2009 | ||
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.
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
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (archived) (in Latvian)
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1972 births
- Atlanta Fire Ants players
- Atlanta Knights players
- Dinamo Riga players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players
- Asiago Hockey 1935 players
- HC Spartak Moscow players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Jokerit players
- Lahti Pelicans players
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Latvian ice hockey centres
- Living people
- Lukko players
- Muskegon Fury players
- Nashville Knights players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia
- Providence Bruins players
- Quebec Rafales players
- SaiPa players
- Soviet ice hockey centres
- Sportspeople from Riga