Artis Ābols (born January 3, 1973) is a Latvian former professional

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and coach. He is the current head coach of

HK Zemgale/LLU HK Zemgale/LLU are a Latvian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Mestis, the second tier of ice hockey in Finland and also Latvian Hockey Higher League. The team is based in Jelgava and play their home games at the Jelgava Ice hall. ...

of the

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, as well as an assistant coach of the

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. His son, Rodrigo Ābols, is also an ice hockey player and was selected by the

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in the

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Regular season and playoffs

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