Kristaps Zīle Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:187
Team:HC Litvínov
League:ELH
Former Teams:Dinamo Riga
Örebro HK
Birth Date:1997 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Riga, Latvia
Ntl Team:Latvia
Career Start:2015

Kristaps Roberts Zīle (born 24 December 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).[1]

Playing career

Zīle started his junior career in Latvia and joined Dinamo Riga youth club HK Riga of MHL in 2014. Next season on January 17, 2016 he made his KHL debut in 4:2 win against Admiral Vladivostok.[2] He is signed with Dinamo Riga through 2019.[3]

International play

Zīle represented Latvia on junior level. He was selected by Bob Hartley for 2018 world championships roster.[4] He made his WC debut on opening game against Norway.[5]

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2012–13SK Rīga 17LAT U1820 2 11 13 12
2013–14SK Rīga 18LAT U2019 6 7 13 10
2014–15HS Prizma/Pardaugava LAT U184 3 5 8 4
2014–15HK RīgaMHL43 1 9 10 403 0 0 0 4
2015–16Dinamo RīgaKHL10 0 1 1 0
2015–16HK RīgaMHL37 7 15 22 42
2016–17Dinamo RīgaKHL26 0 2 2 6
2016–17HK RīgaMHL19 6 8 14 32
2017–18Dinamo RīgaKHL50 1 8 9 28
2017–18HK RīgaMHL9 5 3 8 6
2018–19Dinamo RīgaKHL46 3 4 7 19
2019–20Dinamo RīgaKHL21 0 2 2 4
2020–21Dinamo RīgaKHL44 2 5 7 36
2021–22Dinamo RīgaKHL32 3 6 9 8
2021–22Örebro HKSHL12 0 4 4 26 0 0 0 2
KHL totals229 9 28 37 101

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2015LatviaWJC D1A13th50000
2015LatviaWJC189th62134
2016LatviaWJC D1A11th51230
2017LatviaWJC10th60006
2018LatviaWC8th80000
2019LatviaWC10th70000
2021LatviaWC11th50000
2022LatviaOG11th40000
2022LatviaWC10th70002
2023LatviaWC100224
Junior totals2233610
Senior totals410226

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dinamo Riga 2018-19 season roster . eliteprospects . eliteprospects.com . 6 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Game protocol . KHL . khl.ru . Russian . 17 January 2016 . 6 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Player profile . KHL . khl.ru . Russian . 6 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Paziņots Latvijas hokeja izlases kaujas sastāvs pasaules čempionātam . DELFI sports . delfi.lv . Latvian . 2 May 2018 . 6 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Team LAT match stats . iihf . iihf . 5 May 2018 . 6 May 2018 . 7 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180507003818/https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/gamecenter/statistics/1619/6-nor-vs-lat . dead.
  6. Web site: Latvia wins historic bronze in OT . IIHF.com . 28 May 2023 . 28 May 2023.