Kārlis Zilpaušs Explained

Kārlis Zilpaušs
Career Start:1935
Career End:1943
Birth Date:2 May 1918
Birth Place:Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Death Place:Soviet Union
Position:Left wing
Played For:ASK Riga
Riga City
Ntl Team:Latvia

Kārlis Zilpaušs (2 May 1918 – 27 December 1944) was a Latvian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Latvian national ice hockey team.[1] At the age of 17, he played in the Latvian Championship for ASK Riga, and he appeared in the 1938 and 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships. [2]

Personal life

Zilpaušs served in the Latvian Legion during the Second World War and was killed in the Soviet Union on 27 December 1944.[3] [4]

Career statistics

Club career

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1935–43 ASK Riga
1938–40 Riga City LHL 3 0
Club career totals30

International career

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamCompetitionGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1937–39 10 2 1 3 3
International Matches 9 3 1 4
International career totals195273

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karlis Zilpauss - Profile . subscription . 20 July 2020 . SIHR.
  2. Web site: Championnat de Lettonie 1935/36 . 20 July 2020 . HockeyArchives . French.
  3. Web site: Karlis Zilpauss at eliteprospects.com. www.eliteprospects.com.
  4. Web site: Zelenkovs . Andris . 27 July 2020 . Dzeltenie tīģeri — latviešu hokeja komanda Augsburgā . 21 May 2021 . Santa . Latvian.