Aigars Cipruss (born 12 January 1972) is a
Latvia
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n professional
ice hockey
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player currently playing for
HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs hockey club. Until then he played for
Dinamo Riga
Dinamo Riga ( lv, Rīgas Dinamo) is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It is a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LLU.
The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League
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, and served as manager for this team and was coach in its farm club.
Playing career
A veteran centre, Cipruss last season played in
Italy
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, regularly represented
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
internationally till 2006th as well. Although he has played in the North American leagues, he has never been drafted by an NHL team.
Cipruss scored first goal in renewed
Latvian national ice hockey team game on 26th second at 7 September 1992 against
Lithuania
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national ice hockey team. After
2006 Winter Olympics
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announced that he retires from Latvia national team. He returned in Latvian national team in 2009.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Aigars Cipruss - player profile and career stats
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International
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1972 births
Atlanta Fire Ants players
Atlanta Knights players
Dinamo Riga players
Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players
Asiago Hockey 1935 players
HC Spartak Moscow players
HIFK (ice hockey) players
Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Jokerit players
Lahti Pelicans players
Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Latvian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Latvian ice hockey centres
Living people
Lukko players
Muskegon Fury players
Nashville Knights players
Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia
Providence Bruins players
Quebec Rafales players
SaiPa players
Soviet ice hockey centres
Ice hockey people from Riga
Latvian expatriate ice hockey people
Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States