Andrejs Maticins

Andrejs Maticins (born January 30, 1963) is retired Latvian professional ice hockey player and coach, currently he is assistant coach for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1]

Andrejs Maticins
Born (1963-01-30) January 30, 1963
Cherepovets, Russian SFSR,
USSR
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Dinamo Riga
Ässät
Lycksele SK
Tingsryds AIF
Nyköpings HK
Liepājas Metalurgs
Vilki
National team  Latvia
Playing career 1982–2006

Playing career

Maticins began his career in Dinamo Riga, he was a part of Dinamo Soviet Championship silver medal run in 1987-88 season. Later in his career, he played outside Latvia, mainly in Sweden.

International

During his career Maticins was regular for Latvian national team helping team Latvia in the promotion to World Championships elite division and playing in four world championships. He also represented Latvia in 2002 Winter Olympics.[2] which was his last tournament with team Latvia.

Coaching career

After finishing playing in 2006 Maticins began coaching. He coached Latvian national U20 team in 2009 Championships[3] to 8th-place finish.

In 2013-14 season Maticins accepted job as assistant coach of Severstal Cherepovets.

References
  1. Severstal. "Team personal" (in Russian). severstalclub.ru. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  2. IIHF. "Team Roster". iihf.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  3. IIHF. "Team Roster" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
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