Artūrs Kupaks (born 14 July 1973) is a Latvian former professional

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. Kupaks started playing in the

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and the International Hockey League for RASMS Riga and Stars Riga, then went on to play eleven additional seasons in the minor leagues of North America for 13 different teams before retiring as a professional player following the 2005–06 season.

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