Artis Ābols

Artis Ābols (born January 3, 1973) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward and coach. He is the current head coach of HK Zemgale/LLU of the Latvian Hockey Higher League, as well as an assistant coach of the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. His son, Rodrigo Ābols, is also an ice hockey player and was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
==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 Pārdaugava Rīga 	LHL 	 	16 	24 	12 	36 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	HK Pārdaugava Rīga 	IHL 	 	36 	4 	4 	8 	26 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	5
1992–93 	HK Pārdaugava Rīga 	LHL 	 	11 	11 	8 	19 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	HK Pārdaugava Rīga 	IHL 	 	32 	7 	7 	14 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	HK Pārdaugava Rīga 	IHL 	 	13 	0 	0 	0 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	HK Pārdaugava Rīga 	LHL 	 	12 	15 	14 	29 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	HK Pārdaugava Rīga 	LHL 	 	35 	40 	— 	40 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Nittorps IK 	Division 2 	 	32 	26 	27 	53 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Odense Bulldogs 	Denmark 	 	49 	42 	52 	94 	80 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Kokkolan Hermes 	Mestis 	 	12 	4 	5 	9 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Kiekko-Pojat 	Mestis 	 	26 	14 	11 	25 	55 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	HK Liepājas Metalurgs	EEHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	IK Nyköpings NH 90 	HockeyAllsvenskan	 	42 	13 	23 	36 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	IK Nyköpings NH 90 	HockeyAllsvenskan	 	38 	19 	24 	43 	34 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2001–02 	IK Nyköpings NH 90 	HockeyAllsvenskan	 	41 	19 	23 	42 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Vojens IK 	Denmark 	 	25 	11 	11 	22 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	IK Nyköpings NH 90 	HockeyAllsvenskan	 	25 	7 	9 	16 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	HK Riga 2000 	EEHL 	 	15 	5 	5 	10 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	HK Rīga 2000 	LHL 	 	11 	3 	16 	19 	10 	 	6 	3 	6 	9 	4
2004–05 	HK Rīga 2000 	BXL 	 	33 	8 	16 	24 	22 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	2
2004–05 	HK Rīga 2000 	LHL 	 	4 	1 	5 	6 	2 	 	11 	2 	12 	14 	10
2005–06 	HK Rīga 2000 	BXL 	 	48 	15 	27 	42 	72 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HK Rīga 2000 	LHL 	 	— 	2 	1 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	HK Rīga 2000 	LHL 	 	50 	24 	40 	64 	66 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	HK Rīga 2000 	LHL 	 	40 	12 	30 	42 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Career totals	Career totals 	Career totals 	 	648 	326 	371 	697 	617 	 	26 	6 	21 	27 	23
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
Year 	Team 	Event 		GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1993 	Latvia 	WC C 		7 	10	8 	18 	6
1993 	Latvia 	OQ 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0
1999 	Latvia 	WC 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2000 	Latvia 	WC 		7 	0 	0 	0 	2
2001 	Latvia 	WC 		6 	1 	3 	4 	4
2002 	Latvia 	WC 		6 	0 	0 	0 	4
Senior Int'l totals	Senior Int'l totals	Senior Int'l totals		34	12	11	23 	16
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Kokkolan Hermes players
Category:Jokipojat players
Category:Latvian ice hockey coaches
Category:Latvian ice hockey forwards
Category:HK Liepājas Metalurgs players
Category:Nyköpings Hockey players
Category:Odense Bulldogs players
Category:Dinamo Riga coaches
Category:HK Riga 2000 players
Category:Vojens IK players