Maris Ziedins
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Māris Ziediņš is a Latvia
n ice hockey forward
currently playing for the Peterborough Phantoms
of the English Premier Ice Hockey League
.
Ziediņš spent four years in St. Norbert College
before turning pro with the Rockford IceHogs
of the United Hockey League
. He then went on to have spells in the ECHL
with the Toledo Storm
, Greenville Grrrowl
and the Stockton Thunder
before returning to the UHL with the Chicago Hounds. In 2007, Ziediņš moved to the United Kingdom
and signed with the Peterborough Phantoms. In 2008-09, he scored 34 goals and 45 assists for 79 points in 54 games for the Phantoms.
Ziediņš represented Latvia in the 2005 World Ice Hockey Championship
and the 2006 Winter Olympics
.
National team statistics
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n ice hockey forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
currently playing for the Peterborough Phantoms
Peterborough Phantoms
The Peterborough Phantoms are a British ice hockey team.The Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey club was founded in 2002. It replaced the former city based team, the Peterborough Pirates, and plays in the same Ice Arena...
of the English Premier Ice Hockey League
English Premier Ice Hockey League
The English Premier Ice Hockey League commonly abbreviated to EPIHL, or simply EPL, is a senior ice hockey league in England, and is run and administered by the English Ice Hockey Association...
.
Ziediņš spent four years in St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the college became coeducational and today enrolls about 2,175...
before turning pro with the Rockford IceHogs
Rockford IceHogs
This article is about the former UHL franchise. For the current American Hockey League franchise, see Rockford IceHogs.The Rockford IceHogs were a professional ice hockey team in Rockford, Illinois USA. They were a member of the United Hockey League from 1999 to 2007. The IceHogs played their home...
of the United Hockey League
United Hockey League
The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...
. He then went on to have spells in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
with the Toledo Storm
Toledo Storm
The Toledo Storm was a minor league professional ice hockey team in the ECHL from 1991 to 2007. The Storm played their home games at the venerable Toledo Sports Arena along the southern banks of the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. The team colors were red and white, similar to the Detroit Red Wings,...
, Greenville Grrrowl
Greenville Grrrowl
The Greenville Grrrowl were an ECHL hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. They played their home games at the BI-LO Center. In the 2001-02 season, they won the Kelly Cup....
and the Stockton Thunder
Stockton Thunder
The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans...
before returning to the UHL with the Chicago Hounds. In 2007, Ziediņš moved to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and signed with the Peterborough Phantoms. In 2008-09, he scored 34 goals and 45 assists for 79 points in 54 games for the Phantoms.
Ziediņš represented Latvia in the 2005 World Ice Hockey Championship
2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico...
and the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
.
Career statistics
Club statistics| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992-93 | THK Talsi | Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Green Bay Gamblers Green Bay Gamblers The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team in the East Division of the United States Hockey League. They play in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center.-History:... |
USHL United States Hockey League The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger... |
49 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1999-00 | St. Norbert College St. Norbert College St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the college became coeducational and today enrolls about 2,175... |
NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States... |
12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ?? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | St. Norbert College | NCAA | 28 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | St. Norbert College | NCAA | 29 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | St. Norbert College | NCAA | 31 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Rockford IceHogs Rockford IceHogs This article is about the former UHL franchise. For the current American Hockey League franchise, see Rockford IceHogs.The Rockford IceHogs were a professional ice hockey team in Rockford, Illinois USA. They were a member of the United Hockey League from 1999 to 2007. The IceHogs played their home... |
UHL United Hockey League The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 73 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Toledo Storm Toledo Storm The Toledo Storm was a minor league professional ice hockey team in the ECHL from 1991 to 2007. The Storm played their home games at the venerable Toledo Sports Arena along the southern banks of the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. The team colors were red and white, similar to the Detroit Red Wings,... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
55 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Greenville Grrrowl Greenville Grrrowl The Greenville Grrrowl were an ECHL hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. They played their home games at the BI-LO Center. In the 2001-02 season, they won the Kelly Cup.... |
ECHL | 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Stockton Thunder Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans... |
ECHL | 57 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Chicago Hounds Chicago Hounds The Chicago Hounds were a professional ice hockey team in the United Hockey League for the 2006-07 UHL season. They played their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The Hounds franchise was officially a relocation of the Richmond RiverDogs franchise, which played in... |
UHL | 75 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007-08 | Peterborough Phantoms Peterborough Phantoms The Peterborough Phantoms are a British ice hockey team.The Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey club was founded in 2002. It replaced the former city based team, the Peterborough Pirates, and plays in the same Ice Arena... |
EPIHL English Premier Ice Hockey League The English Premier Ice Hockey League commonly abbreviated to EPIHL, or simply EPL, is a senior ice hockey league in England, and is run and administered by the English Ice Hockey Association... |
19 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2008-09 | Peterborough Phantoms | EPIHL | 54 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
National team statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
World Championship Div. A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |