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Artūrs Kupaks

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Born (1973-07-14) 14 July 1973 (age 51)
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for RASMS Riga
Stars Riga
Greensboro Monarchs
Houston Aeros
Las Vegas Thunder
Detroit Falcons
Toledo Storm
Springfield Falcons
Chesapeake Icebreakers
Lubbock Cotton Kings
Idaho Steelheads
Phoenix Mustangs
New Mexico Scorpions
Austin Ice Bats
Tulsa Oilers
National team  Latvia
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1990–2006

Artūrs Kupaks (born 14 July 1973) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Kupaks started playing in the Soviet League and the International Hockey League for RASMS Riga and Stars Riga, then went on to play eleven additional seasons in the minor leagues of North America for 13 different teams before retiring as a professional player following the 2005–06 season.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 RASMS Riga Soviet3 4 0 0 0 4
1991–92 Stars Riga Soviet 9 0 0 0 2
1991–92 RASMS Riga Soviet3 22 7 5 12 34
1992–93 Pardaugava Riga Russia 41 4 3 7 42 2 1 0 1 0
1992–93 Pardaugava Riga Latvia 5 0 0 0 36
1993–94 Pardaugava Riga Russia 40 0 5 5 28
1994–95 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 63 14 30 44 89 18 5 10 15 24
1995–96 Houston Aeros IHL 2 0 0 0 2
1995–96 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 3 0 0 0 2
1995–96 Detroit Falcons CoHL 67 18 39 57 94 8 0 5 5 20
1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 6 0 0 0 10
1996–97 Toledo Storm ECHL 52 13 30 43 112
1997–98 Springfield Falcons AHL 7 0 1 1 12
1997–98 Chesapeake Icebreakers ECHL 51 17 36 53 72 3 1 3 4 6
1998–99 Chesapeake Icebreakers ECHL 48 16 32 48 61 8 2 2 4 15
1999–00 Lubbock Cotton Kings WPHL 66 16 70 86 113 7 2 4 6 10
2000–01 Idaho Steelheads WCHL 32 5 20 25 39
2000–01 Phoenix Mustangs WCHL 19 6 8 14 22
2001–02 New Mexico Scorpions CHL 47 9 23 32 56
2002–03 New Mexico Scorpions CHL 62 15 41 56 103 4 1 1 2 8
2003–04 New Mexico Scorpions CHL 42 5 19 24 78
2003–04 Austin Ice Bats CHL 23 5 8 13 18
2004–05 Austin Ice Bats CHL 21 7 8 15 18
2005–06 Tulsa Oilers CHL 13 2 3 5 37
ECHL totals 214 60 128 188 334 29 8 15 23 45
CHL totals 208 43 102 145 310 4 1 1 2 8

References

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  • "Arturs Kupaks at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  • "Arturs Kupaks Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  • "Arturs Kupaks profile - Артурс Купакс Профиль - Eurohockey.com". www.eurohockey.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.