Position: | Goaltender |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 187 |
Team: | Lausanne HC |
League: | NL |
Former Teams: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SCL Tigers |
Birth Date: | 30 May 1994 |
Birth Place: | Riga, Latvia |
Ntl Team: | Latvia |
Career Start: | 2013 |
Ivars Punnenovs (born May 30, 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Lausanne HC of the National League (NL).
Punnenovs began his career in 2013–14 as the backup goalie of Rapperswil-Jona Lakers behind David Aebischer. He made his National League A debut on September 27, 2013.[1]
Punnenovs participated at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team.
He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[2] Punnenovs only played in Latvia's match against Canada, allowing two goals before being replaced by Artūrs Šilovs.[3]