Artis Ābols Explained

Artis Ābols
Birth Date:3 January 1973
Birth Place:Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:203
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Played For:HK Pārdaugava Rīga
Odense IK
HK Metalurgs Liepāja
Vojens IK
HK Rīga 2000
Ntl Team:LVA
Career Start:1991
Career End:2008

Artis Ābols (born January 3, 1973) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward and coach. He is the current head coach of HK Zemgale/LLU of the Latvian Hockey Higher League, as well as an assistant coach of the Latvia men's national ice hockey team.[1] His son, Rodrigo Ābols, is also an ice hockey player and was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1991–92HK Pārdaugava RīgaLHL1624123614
1992–93HK Pārdaugava RīgaIHL364482620115
1992–93HK Pārdaugava RīgaLHL11118196
1993–94HK Pārdaugava RīgaIHL32771410
1994–95HK Pārdaugava RīgaIHL1300010
1994–95HK Pārdaugava RīgaLHL1215142912
1995–96HK Pārdaugava RīgaLHL354040
1996–97Nittorps IKDivision 232262753
1997–98Odense BulldogsDenmark4942529480
1998–99Kokkolan HermesMestis1245912
1998–99Kiekko-PojatMestis2614112555
1999–00HK Liepājas MetalurgsEEHL20110
1999–00IK Nyköpings NH 90HockeyAllsvenskan4213233624
2000–01IK Nyköpings NH 90HockeyAllsvenskan381924433431010
2001–02IK Nyköpings NH 90HockeyAllsvenskan4119234250
2002–03Vojens IKDenmark2511112238
2003–04IK Nyköpings NH 90HockeyAllsvenskan25791616
2003–04HK Riga 2000EEHL15551022
2003–04HK Rīga 2000LHL11316191063694
2004–05HK Rīga 2000BXL33816242230222
2004–05HK Rīga 2000LHL41562112121410
2005–06HK Rīga 2000BXL4815274272
2005–06HK Rīga 2000LHL2134
2006–07HK Rīga 2000LHL5024406466
2007–08HK Rīga 2000LHL4012304232
Career totals648326371697617266212723

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1993LatviaWC C7108186
1993LatviaOQ41010
1999LatviaWC40000
2000LatviaWC70002
2001LatviaWC61344
2002LatviaWC60004
Senior Int'l totals3412112316

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latvijas izlase nosauc sastāvu PČ.