Kārlis Zilpaušs (2 May 1918 – 27 December 1944) was a Latvian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Latvian national ice hockey team.[1] At the age of 17, he played in the Latvian Championship for ASK Riga, and he appeared in the 1938 and 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships.[1] [2]
| Kārlis Zilpaušs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 May 1918 Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire | ||
| Died |
27 December 1944 (aged 26) Soviet Union | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Played for |
ASK Riga Riga City | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 1935–1943 | ||
Personal life edit
Zilpaušs served in the Latvian Legion during the Second World War and was killed in the Soviet Union on 27 December 1944.[1][3][4]
Career statistics edit
Club career edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1935–43 | ASK Riga | LHL[1] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1938–40 | Riga City | LHL[1] | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Club career totals | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
International career edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Competition | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1937–39 | Latvia | World Championships[1] | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| International Matches[1] | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| International career totals | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Karlis Zilpauss - Profile". SIHR. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Championnat de Lettonie 1935/36". HockeyArchives (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Karlis Zilpauss at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ Zelenkovs, Andris (27 July 2020). "Dzeltenie tīģeri — latviešu hokeja komanda Augsburgā". Santa (in Latvian). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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