# Viktors Ignatjevs

Viktors Ignatjevs (born April 26, 1970 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian former ice hockey player who played 11 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Currently Ignatjevs works as the head coach of Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League. He has a wife Lena and three daughters: Lisa, Kristina, and Sonja. Lisa and Kristina were born in the United States.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1986–87 | RASMS Riga | URS.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | RASMS Riga | URS.3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | RASMS-Energo Riga | URS.3 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Dinamo Riga | Soviet | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | RASMS-Energo Riga | URS.3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Dinamo Riga | Soviet | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | RASMS Riga | URS.3 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Stars Riga | CIS | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 64 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 1993–94 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 67 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 23 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| 1994–95 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 47 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 73 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 82 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 112 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 1997–98 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 71 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| 1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 49 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000–01 | Leksands IF | SEL | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2001–02 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Spartak Moskva | RSL | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Molot-Prikamie Perm | RSL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Spartak Moskva | RUS.2 | 56 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 2004–05 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 39 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 42 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 51 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 130 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007–08 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 46 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | HYS The Hague | NED | 45 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010–11 | HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs | LAT | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs | LAT | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs | LAT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 380 | 45 | 166 | 211 | 476 | 75 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 96 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| EBEL totals | EBEL totals | EBEL totals | 208 | 33 | 76 | 109 | 348 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2000 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2001 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 41 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 48 |