Ģirts Ankipāns
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Ģirts Ankipāns (born 29 November 1975) is a retired Latvian ice hockey player and coach. Currently he serves as the head coach of Dinamo Riga in KHL.
Career
Playing career
He started his professional ice hockey career in Latvia, where he played for various local teams. During the 1996-97 season, he became the best goal-scorer of the Latvian Hockey League. Next 7 seasons Ankipāns spent playing in German hockey leagues. Before the 2003-04 season, he returned to Latvia and joined HK Riga 2000. He played five seasons with Dinamo Riga in KHL before retiring as player.
International career
He has played for the Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2003, 2005 and 2009 World Championships as well as in 2006 Winter Olympics.
Coaching career
After ending his career as player Ankipāns joined Dinamo coaching staff as assistant coach.[1] On September 28, 2017, he became the interim head coach of the team, replacing Sandis Ozoliņš. On March 29, 2018 Ankipāns was signed as the head coach. [2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | HK Cēsis Vendenieki | LAT | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 22 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 21 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 24 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 29 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | EEHL | 32 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | LAT | 19 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Juniors Essamika Rīga | EEHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Lillehammer IK | NOR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Harzer Wölfe Braunlage | DEU.2 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Harzer Wölfe Braunlage | DEU.2 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Neuwied | DEU.2 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | EC Timmendorfer Strand | DEU.3 | 50 | 51 | 90 | 141 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | EC Timmendorfer Strand | DEU.3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | EV Füssen | DEU.3 | 44 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Landshut Cannibals | DEU.2 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 42 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 41 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006–07 | Dinamo Minsk | BLR | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Dinamo–2 Minsk | BLR.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 26 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||||
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 28 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 51 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 52 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 31 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LAT totals | 202 | 180 | 204 | 384 | 316 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 28 | ||||
| BLR totals | 120 | 26 | 67 | 93 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| KHL totals | 202 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||||
- LAT totals do not include numbers from the 2005–06 season, and 2006–07 playoffs.
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Latvia | EJC C1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Latvia | WJC C1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Senior totals | 40 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | |||
References
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External links
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Dinamo Riga players
- EHC Neuwied players
- EV Füssen players
- EV Landshut players
- HC Dinamo Minsk players
- HK Liepājas Metalurgs players
- HK Riga 2000 players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Latvian ice hockey coaches
- Latvian ice hockey centres
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Lillehammer IK players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia
- Ice hockey people from Riga
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Norway
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Belarus
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany