Roberts Lipsbergs (born July 29, 1994 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Roberts Lipsbergs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
July 29, 1994 Riga, Latvia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga Stockton Thunder Adirondack Thunder Utah Grizzlies Tulsa Oilers | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Playing career
editLipsbergs began his career with SK Riga 18 where he spent two seasons in their youth system before spending the 2011–12 season with HK Rīga.
On June 27, 2012, Lipsbergs was selected by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft.[1]
In the 2013–14 season, on October 5, 2013, Lipsbergs became the first WHL player to score and complete a hat trick in the 1st period of a game.
On September 25, 2014, the Stockton Thunder announced they had signed Lipsbergs to a one-year standard player contract.[2] After 15 games with the Thunder, Lipsbergs was returned to major junior with the Thunderbirds.
On July 11, 2015, Lipsbergs returned to the newly relocated Thunder organization, to resume his professional career in signing a one-year contract with Adirondack.[3] On November 27, 2015, he was traded to the Utah Grizzlies. Lipsbergs featured in 37 games with the Grizzlies, contributing with 16 points before he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Tulsa Oilers on March 25, 2016.[4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Rīga | MHL | 58 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 64 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 68 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 33 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 37 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Tulsa Oilers | ECHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LHL | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 137 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Latvia
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| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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2011 Latvia | Division I Group A |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Latvia | U18 D-1 | 11th | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | U18 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | WJC | 9th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | WJC | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 13th | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "T-Birds Take Two Forwards In 2012 CHL Import Draft". Seattle Thunderbirds. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Latvian Lipsbergs Added to Roster". stocktonthunder.com. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on September 27, 2014.
- ^ "Thunder sign four". Adirondack Thunder. 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ "ECHL transactions for March 25". ECHL. 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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