Roberts Lipsbergs Explained

Roberts Lipsbergs
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:197
Team:Dinamo Riga
League:KHL
Former Teams:Stockton Thunder
Adirondack Thunder
Utah Grizzlies
Tulsa Oilers
Birth Date:29 July 1994
Birth Place:Riga, Latvia
Ntl Team:Latvia
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2014

Roberts Lipsbergs (born July 29, 1994 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Lipsbergs began his career with SK Riga 18 where he spent two seasons in their youth system before spending the 2011–12 season with HK Rīga.

On June 27, 2012, Lipsbergs was selected by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft.[1]

In the 2013–14 season, on October 5, 2013, Lipsbergs became the first WHL player to score and complete a hat trick in the 1st period of a game.

On September 25, 2014, the Stockton Thunder announced they had signed Lipsbergs to a one-year standard player contract.[2] After 15 games with the Thunder, Lipsbergs was returned to major junior with the Thunderbirds.

On July 11, 2015, Lipsbergs returned to the newly relocated Thunder organization, to resume his professional career in signing a one-year contract with Adirondack.[3] On November 27, 2015, he was traded to the Utah Grizzlies. Lipsbergs featured in 37 games with the Grizzlies, contributing with 16 points before he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Tulsa Oilers on March 25, 2016.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2011–12HK RīgaMHL581414285151232
2012–13Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL643028582473470
2013–14Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL683319523792684
2014–15Stockton ThunderECHL1521314
2014–15Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL331620361461121
2015–16Adirondack ThunderECHL20000
2015–16Utah GrizzliesECHL37971610
2015–16Tulsa OilersECHL92460
2016–17Dinamo RigaKHL31 3 4 7 12
2017–18Dinamo RigaKHL40 2 3 5 28
2017–18HK Liepājas MetalurgsLHL3 0 0 0 0
2018–19Dinamo RigaKHL22 0 2 2 8
2018–19HK Liepājas MetalurgsLHL14 4 7 11 32
2019–20Dinamo RigaKHL44 2 8 10 10
2019–20HK Liepājas MetalurgsLHL1 0 0 0 0
KHL totals1377172458

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2011LatviaU18 D-111th44046
2012LatviaU189th64042
2012LatviaWJC9th62132
2013LatviaWJC10th61122
2014LatviaWJC D113th56172
2014LatviaWC11th40002
Junior totals 271732014
Senior totals 40002

Notes and References

  1. Web site: T-Birds Take Two Forwards In 2012 CHL Import Draft. Seattle Thunderbirds. 19 February 2013. 27 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Latvian Lipsbergs Added to Roster. September 25, 2014. stocktonthunder.com. dead. https://archive.today/20140927203442/http://www.stocktonthunder.com/2014/09/25/latvian-lipsbergs-added-to-roster/. September 27, 2014.
  3. Web site: Thunder sign four . . 2015-07-11 . 2015-07-11.
  4. Web site: ECHL transactions for March 25 . . 2016-03-25 . 2016-03-25.