Position Centre National team Latvia Name Girts Ankipans Height 1.86 m Career start 1991 | Shot Left Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 88 kg Current team Dinamo Riga | |
Born November 29, 1975 (age 48)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union ( 1975-11-29 ) Played for EHC Neuwied, EHC Timmendorfer Strand 06, HK Riga 2000, EV Fussen, EV Landshut, HC Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Riga Similar People Aleksandrs Nizivijs, Janis Sprukts, Kristaps Sotnieks | ||
Ankipāns iesit tiesnesim / Ankipāns punches referee
Ģirts Ankipāns (born November 29, 1975) is a retired Latvian ice hockey player and coach. Currently he serves as assistant coach for Dinamo Riga in KHL.
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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.