Andrejs Ignatovičs
 Andrejs Ignatovičs 
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| Date of birth | March 24, 1971 |
| place of birth | Riga , Latvian SSR |
| size | 168 cm |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| position | Right wing |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Career stations | |
| 1992-1995 | Pārdaugava Riga |
| 1995-1998 | Hvidovre ishockey |
| 1998-1999 | Hermes Kokkola |
| 1999-2000 | Olofström's IK |
| 2000-2001 | Odense Bulldogs |
| 2001-2002 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 2002-2003 | Olofström's IK |
| 2003-2004 | IFK Arboga |
| 2004-2007 | HK Riga 2000 |
| 2007-2009 | ASK / Ogre |
| 2009-2010 | Brest Albatross Hockey |
| 2010 | KS Toruń |
| 2010-2011 | Titan Clin |
Andrejs Ignatovičs (born March 24, 1971 in Riga , Latvian SSR ) is a former Latvian ice hockey player and current coach .
Career
Andrejs Ignatovičs began his career as a hockey player in his hometown near Pārdaugava Riga , for which he was active in the International Hockey League from 1992 to 1995 . The winger then moved to Denmark, where he was active for Hvidovre Ishockey in the AL-Bank Ligaen from 1995 to 1998 . For the 1998/99 season he signed a contract with the Finnish second division club Hermes Kokkola . After spending the 1999/2000 season at Olofströms IK in Swedish Division 1, he returned to Denmark for another year, where he played for the Odense Bulldogs .
For the 2001/02 season Ignatovičs was committed by the reigning Swedish champions Djurgårdens IF . For the capital club he scored three goals and three assists in a total of 48 games in his only season in the Elitserien . In the following two years, the former Latvian international played in Sweden for one season each for his ex-club Olofström IK in fourth-class Division 2 and the second division IFK Arboga in HockeyAllsvenskan . From 2004 to 2007 the Latvian played in his hometown for HK Riga 2000 , with which he won the Latvian championship title in 2005 and 2007 . From 2004 to 2006 he also played for HK Riga 2000 in the Belarusian Extraliga and reached second place in the IIHF Continental Cup at European level in the 2005/06 season behind Russian representative HK Lada Tolyatti .
From 2007 to 2009 Ignatovičs was on the ice for ASK / Ogre for one year each in the Latvian ice hockey league and the Belarusian extra league. In the 2009/10 season he played with his compatriot Aleksandrs Kerčs for Brest Albatros Hockey in Division 1 , the second French division. He then joined the Polish second division club KS Toruń . When he missed the qualification for the Ekstraliga , he moved to Titan Klin from the Pervaya League , the third Russian division, in September 2010 . At the end of the season he ended his career there. He has been assistant coach at SK Riga 17 since the 2011/12 season.
International
For Latvia Ignatovičs took part in the C World Championships in 1993 and the B World Championships in 1994 , 1995 and 1996 . He was also in his country's squad at the A World Championships in 1997 , 1998 and 1999 . His most successful tournament for him personally was the B-WM 1994, where he provided the most assists and was voted best striker. He was also appointed to the tournament's all-star team.
Achievements and Awards
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Elitserien Statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Main round | 1 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 10 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ parsportu.lv, ( page no longer available , search in web archives: Aleksandrs Kerčs pievienojas Andrejam Ignatovičam Francijas klubā "Brest" )
- ↑ latvianhockey.wordpress.com, Ignatovics joins Titan Klin
Web links
- Andrejs Ignatovičs at hockeydb.com (English)
- Andrejs Ignatovičs at eurohockey.com
- Andrejs Ignatovičs at eliteprospects.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Ignatovičs, Andrejs |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ignatovics, Andrejs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga , Latvian SSR |