Gatis Tseplis

Gatis Tseplis (born May 1, 1971) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
==Career==
Gatis Tseplis arrived to the United States from Riga, Latvia, after spending 12 years playing five seasons of professional hockey in Russia and the Czech Republic. From 1996 to 1997 he played for the Huntsville Channel Cats, the Nashville Nighthawks, and the San Antonio Iguanas. During the 1997 to 1998 season, Tseplis played under Bill McDonald and his Fort Worth Brahmas team, scoring 19 goals and 45 assists for 64 points and was ranked 3rd in the league amongst defenseman in scoring. Due to his scoring abilities, he played a two-game call-up against Detroit Vipers.
From 1998 to 1999 Tseplis played with the Fort Worth Fire and the San Antonio Iguanas and in total scored 21 goals and 51 assists for 72 points which ranked him 5th in defenseman scoring for the Central Hockey League.
He participated in a game against New Mexico Scorpions in 2001 which ended with 3-0 loss for Tulsa Oilers. During 2001-2002 season he netted 13 goals and contributed with 29 assists for 42 points in 63 games. By the end of the season he was awarded with the Rick Kozuback Award.
For the 2002-2003 season, Tseplis initially signed for the Lubbock Cotton Kings of the CHL but ultimately never played for the team. Instead, he spent the season playing for the Knoxville Ice Bears in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, in what was his final season before retiring.
His memorabilia is in Texas Hockey Museum.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1987–88 	RASMS Riga 	Soviet3 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	RASMS-Energo Riga 	Soviet3 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	RASMS-Energo Riga 	Soviet3 		64 	2 	3 	5 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Stars Riga 	Soviet 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	RASMS Riga 	Soviet3 		36 	3 	1 	4 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Pardaugava Riga 	Russia 		32 	3 	0 	3 	30 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1992–93 	Pardaugava Riga-2 	Latvia 		13 	6 	8 	14 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Pardaugava Riga 	Russia 		33 	7 	3 	10 	26 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1994–95 	Pardaugava Riga 	Russia 		36 	0 	0 	0 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	HC Kometa Brno 	Czech 		12 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	KooKoo 	I-Divisioona		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Alianse Riga 	Latvia 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Huntsville Channel Cats	CHL 		10 	1 	0 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	San Antonio Iguanas 	CHL 		21 	5 	12 	17 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Nashville Nighthawks 	CHL 		12 	2 	4 	6 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Fort Worth Brahmas 	WPHL 		56 	19 	45 	64 	24 		13 	2 	8 	10 	14
1998–99 	Fort Worth Fire 	CHL 		52 	16 	37 	53 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	San Antonio Iguanas 	CHL 		18 	5 	14 	19 	18 		8 	4 	5 	9 	4
1999–00 	San Antonio Iguanas 	CHL 		17 	2 	10 	12 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Fort Worth Brahmas 	WPHL 		44 	17 	28 	45 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Corpus Christi IceRays 	WPHL 		30 	8 	14 	22 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	New Mexico Scorpions 	WPHL 		46 	9 	28 	37 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New Mexico Scorpions 	CHL 		63 	13 	29 	42 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Knoxville Ice Bears 	ACHL 		58 	14 	29 	43 	54 		6 	1 	0 	1 	4
CHL totals 	CHL totals 	CHL totals 		193 	44 	106 	150 	148 		8 	4 	5 	9 	4
WPHL totals	WPHL totals 	WPHL totals 		176 	53 	115 	168 	124 		13 	2 	8 	10 	14
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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==External links==
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