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Gatis Tseplis

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Gatis Tseplis
Born (1971-05-01) May 1, 1971 (age 53)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Stars Riga
Pārdaugava Riga
HC Kometa Brno
KooKoo
Huntsville Channel Cats
San Antonio Iguanas
Nashville Nighthawks
Detroit Vipers
Fort Worth Brahmas
Fort Worth Fire
Corpus Christi IceRays
New Mexico Scorpions
Knoxville Ice Bears
National team  Latvia
Playing career 1987–2003

Gatis Tseplis (born May 1, 1971) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Career

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Gatis Tseplis arrived to the United States from Riga, Latvia, after spending 12 years playing five seasons of professional hockey in Russia and the Czech Republic. From 1996 to 1997 he played for the Huntsville Channel Cats, the Nashville Nighthawks, and the San Antonio Iguanas. During the 1997 to 1998 season, Tseplis played under Bill McDonald and his Fort Worth Brahmas team, scoring 19 goals and 45 assists for 64 points and was ranked 3rd in the league amongst defenseman in scoring. Due to his scoring abilities, he played a two-game call-up against Detroit Vipers.[1]

From 1998 to 1999 Tseplis played with the Fort Worth Fire and the San Antonio Iguanas and in total scored 21 goals and 51 assists for 72 points which ranked him 5th in defenseman scoring for the Central Hockey League.[1]

He participated in a game against New Mexico Scorpions in 2001 which ended with 3-0 loss for Tulsa Oilers.[2] During 2001-2002 season he netted 13 goals and contributed with 29 assists for 42 points in 63 games. By the end of the season he was awarded with the Rick Kozuback Award”.[3]

For the 2002-2003 season, Tseplis initially signed for the Lubbock Cotton Kings of the CHL[1] but ultimately never played for the team. Instead, he spent the season playing for the Knoxville Ice Bears in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, in what was his final season before retiring.

His memorabilia is in Texas Hockey Museum.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 RASMS Riga Soviet3 2 0 0 0 0
1988–89 RASMS-Energo Riga Soviet3 3 0 0 0 2
1989–90 RASMS-Energo Riga Soviet3 64 2 3 5 46
1991–92 Stars Riga Soviet
1991–92 RASMS Riga Soviet3 36 3 1 4 46
1992–93 Pardaugava Riga Russia 32 3 0 3 30 2 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Pardaugava Riga-2 Latvia 13 6 8 14 25
1993–94 Pardaugava Riga Russia 33 7 3 10 26 2 0 0 0 2
1994–95 Pardaugava Riga Russia 36 0 0 0 28
1995–96 HC Kometa Brno Czech 12 0 2 2 0
1995–96 KooKoo I-Divisioona 2 0 0 0 2
1995–96 Alianse Riga Latvia
1996–97 Huntsville Channel Cats CHL 10 1 0 1 4
1996–97 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 21 5 12 17 10
1996–97 Nashville Nighthawks CHL 12 2 4 6 6
1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 2 0 0 0 4
1997–98 Fort Worth Brahmas WPHL 56 19 45 64 24 13 2 8 10 14
1998–99 Fort Worth Fire CHL 52 16 37 53 26
1998–99 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 18 5 14 19 18 8 4 5 9 4
1999–00 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 17 2 10 12 16
1999–00 Fort Worth Brahmas WPHL 44 17 28 45 38
2000–01 Corpus Christi IceRays WPHL 30 8 14 22 26
2000–01 New Mexico Scorpions WPHL 46 9 28 37 36
2001–02 New Mexico Scorpions CHL 63 13 29 42 68
2002–03 Knoxville Ice Bears ACHL 58 14 29 43 54 6 1 0 1 4
CHL totals 193 44 106 150 148 8 4 5 9 4
WPHL totals 176 53 115 168 124 13 2 8 10 14

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kozuback Award Wwinner Tseplis Joins 'Kings". Our Sports Central. October 1, 2002. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Barry Lewis (December 8, 2001). "Oilers save their best game of the season for Scorpions". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Rick Kozuback Award winners". Hockey DB. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Gatis Tseplis". Texas Hockey Museum. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
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Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database