Roberts Lipsbergs
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| Roberts Lipsbergs | |||
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| Born | July 29, 1994 Riga, Latvia |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Utah Grizzlies Stockton Thunder Adirondack Thunder |
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| National team |  Latvia |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Latvia |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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2011 Latvia | Division I Group A |
Roberts Lipsbergs (born July 29, 1994 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL.
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Playing career
Lipsbergs began his career with SK Riga 18 where he spent two seasons in their youth system before spending the 2011–12 season with HK Rīga.
On June 27, 2012, Lipsbergs was selected by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft.[1]
In the 2013–14 season, on October 5, 2013, Lipsbergs became the first WHL player to score and complete a hat trick in the 1st period of a game.
On September 25, 2014, the Stockton Thunder announced they had signed Lipsbergs to a one-year standard player contract.[2] After 15 games with the Thunder, Lipsbergs was returned to major junior with the Thunderbirds.
On July 11, 2015, Lipsbergs returned to the newly relocated Thunder organization, to resume his professional career in signing a one-year contract with Adirondack.[3] On November 27, 2015, he was traded to the Utah Grizzlies.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | HK Rīga | MHL | 58 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 64 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 68 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Stockton Thunder | ECHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 33 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHL totals | 165 | 79 | 67 | 146 | 75 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2011 | Latvia | U18 D-1 | 11th | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | U18 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Latvia | WJC | 9th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Latvia | WJC | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WJC D1 | 13th | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Latvia | WC | 11th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 27 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
References
External links
- Roberts Lipsbergs's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Roberts Lipsbergs's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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