Ģirts Ankipāns
Ģirts Ankipāns (born November 29, 1975) is a retired Latvian ice hockey player and coach. Currently he serves as the head coach of Dinamo Riga in KHL.
| Ģirts Ankipāns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 29, 1975 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HK Essamika Ogre ESC Harzer Wölfe Braunlage EHC Neuwied EHC Timmendorfer Strand HK Riga 2000 EV Füssen EV Landshut Dinamo-2 Minsk Dinamo Minsk Dinamo Riga | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 1991–2013 | ||
Career
Playing career
He started his professional ice hockey career in Latvia, where he played for various local teams. During the 1996-97 season, he became the best goal-scorer of the Latvian Hockey League. Next 7 seasons Ankipāns spent playing in German hockey leagues. Before the 2003-04 season, he returned to Latvia and joined HK Riga 2000. He played five seasons with Dinamo Riga in KHL before retiring as player.
International career
He has played for the Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2003, 2005 and 2009 World Championships as well as in 2006 Winter Olympics.
Coaching career
After ending his career as player Ankipāns joined Dinamo coaching staff as assistant coach.[1] On September 28, 2017, he became the interim head coach of the team, replacing Sandis Ozoliņš. On March 29, 2018 Ankipāns was signed as the head coach. [2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Vendenieki | LHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992–93 | HK Essamika Ogre | LHL | 22 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1993-94 | HK Essamika Ogre | LHL | 21 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1994-95 | HK Essamika Ogre | LHL | 24 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995 | Team Latvia | WJC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | Juniors Riga | LHL | 19 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | Juniors Riga | EEHL | 32 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Juniors Riga | EEHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Lillehammer IHK | Eliteserien | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Harzer Wölfe Braunlage | 1. Liga Nord | 36 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Harzer Wölfe Braunlage | 1. Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | EHC Neuwied | 1. Bundesliga | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Timmendorfer Strand | Oberliga Nord | 50 | 51 | 90 | 141 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Timmendorfer Strand | Oberliga Nord | 10 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | HK Riga 2000 | EEHL | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | EV Füssen | Oberliga | 44 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | EV Füssen | Regionalliga | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | EV Landshut | 2. Bundesliga | 40 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003 | Team Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | HK Riga 2000 | LHL | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | HK Riga 2000 | EEHL | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2004-05 | HK Riga 2000 | BE | 42 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | HK Riga 2000 | LHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2005 | Team Latvia | OQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005 | Team Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | HK Riga 2000 | BE | 47 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | HK Riga 2000 | LHL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2006 | Team Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006-07 | Dinamo-2 Minsk | BE2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006-07 | Dinamo Minsk | BE | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006-07 | HK Riga 2000 | LHL | 26 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007-08 | HK Riga 2000 | LHL | 36 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007-08 | HK Riga 2000 | BE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008-09 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 51 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2009 | Team Latvia | OQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009 | Team Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Career totals | 689 | 384 | 563 | 947 | 799 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 44 | ||||
References
- Dinamo Rīga (2013-07-01). "Treneru korpusu papildina Ankipāns un Klodāns". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- Dinamo Rīga (2018-03-29). "AS "Dinamo Rīga" padomes sēdē par galveno treneri apstiprina Ģirtu Ankipānu". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ģirts Ankipāns at Dinamo Riga
- Ģirts Ankipāns at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
- Girts Ankipans at the International Olympic Committee
- Ģirts Ankipāns at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)