# Ģirts Ankipāns

Ģirts Ankipāns (born 29 November 1975) is a retired Latvian ice hockey player and coach. Currently he serves as the head coach of Dinamo Riga in KHL.

## Career
### Playing career

He started his professional ice hockey career in Latvia, where he played for various local teams. During the 1996-97 season, he became the best goal-scorer of the Latvian Hockey League. Next 7 seasons Ankipāns spent playing in German hockey leagues. Before the 2003-04 season, he returned to Latvia and joined HK Riga 2000. He played five seasons with Dinamo Riga in KHL before retiring as player.

### International career

He has played for the Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2003, 2005 and 2009 World Championships as well as in 2006 Winter Olympics.

### Coaching career

After ending his career as player Ankipāns joined Dinamo coaching staff as assistant coach. On September 28, 2017, he became the interim head coach of the team, replacing Sandis Ozoliņš. On March 29, 2018 Ankipāns was signed as the head coach.

## 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 |
| 1991–92 | HK Cēsis Vendenieki | LAT | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 22 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 21 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 1994–95 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 24 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | HK Essamika Ogre | LAT | 29 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | EEHL | 32 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Juniors Rīga | LAT | 19 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Juniors Essamika Rīga | EEHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Lillehammer IK | NOR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Harzer Wölfe Braunlage | DEU.2 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Harzer Wölfe Braunlage | DEU.2 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | EHC Neuwied | DEU.2 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | EC Timmendorfer Strand | DEU.3 | 50 | 51 | 90 | 141 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | EC Timmendorfer Strand | DEU.3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | EV Füssen | DEU.3 | 44 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Landshut Cannibals | DEU.2 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| 2003–04 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 42 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 41 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Dinamo Minsk | BLR | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Dinamo–2 Minsk | BLR.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 26 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 12 | | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2007–08 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 28 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 51 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2008–09 | HK Rīga 2000 | BLR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 52 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 50 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 31 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| LAT totals | LAT totals | LAT totals | 202 | 180 | 204 | 384 | 316 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 28 |
| BLR totals | BLR totals | BLR totals | 120 | 26 | 67 | 93 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 202 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
* LAT totals do not include numbers from the 2005–06 season, and 2006–07 playoffs.

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1993 | Latvia | EJC C1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 | Latvia | WJC C1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 40 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 |