Kārlis Zilpaušs

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Kārlis Zilpaušs
Born (1918-05-02)2 May 1918
Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died 27 December 1944(1944-12-27) (aged 26)
Soviet Union
Position Left wing
Played for ASK Riga
Riga City
National team  Latvia
Playing career 1935–1943

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Karlis Zilpauss - Profile". SIHR. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Championnat de Lettonie 1935/36". HockeyArchives (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Karlis Zilpauss at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  4. ^ Zelenkovs, Andris (27 July 2020). "Dzeltenie tīģeri — latviešu hokeja komanda Augsburgā". Santa (in Latvian). Retrieved 21 May 2021.