Kārlis Zirnis
| Kārlis Zirnis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 November 1977 Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Alabama–Huntsville Colorado Eagles Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Huntsville Havoc | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2010 | ||
Kārlis Zirnis (born 2 November 1977) is Latvian retired ice hockey player and current head coach of the North American Hockey League's Shreveport Mudbugs.
Playing career
Zirnis played junior hockey in Latvia before moving to the United States, where he played for the Gaylord Grizzlies in the North American Hockey League in the 1997–98 season. From 1999 through 2003, he played college hockey for the Alabama–Huntsville Chargers. Zirnis led the team in scoring during his sophomore and junior seasons in Huntsville.[1][2] After graduating, he played 5 seasons in the Central Hockey League with the Amarillo Gorillas, Colorado Eagles, and the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. Zirnis finished his playing career with the Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League, where he was the team's captain in the 2008–09 season, and retired after 1 game of the 2009–10 season.[3]
After retiring from playing, Zirnis was a scout for the NAHL's Amarillo Bulls and an assistant coach for the TPH Thunder midget hockey organization. He was named Ted Nolan's assistant for the Latvian national team[4] before the 2013 IIHF World Championship,[5] and also coached in the 2014 and 2015 World Championships and the 2014 Olympics.[6] From 2013 to 2016, Zirnis was the head coach of the Nashville Junior Predators of the North American 3 Hockey League.[7] In 2016, Zirnis was named the first head coach of the Shreveport Mudbugs in the North American Hockey League, an expansion team using the name of his former CHL team.[8]
References
- ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men – 2000–2001 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2001–2002 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Karlis Zirnis". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ LHF (14 November 2013). "Nolans turpmāk apvienos darbus Latvijas izlasē un Bufalo "Sabres"" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ IIHF (5 May 2013). "TEAM ROSTER" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ McCarter, Mark (22 March 2014). "Ex-UAH and Havoc star Karlis Zirnis back from Olympic coaching job, scores game-winner for Legends". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Zirnis takes over for Howard as head coach in Nashville". NA3HL. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Former Mudbug Zirnis named head coach of new Shreveport Mudbugs NAHL team". Bossier Press-Tribune. 2 June 2016.
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