Kārlis Zilpaušs

Kārlis Zilpaušs
Born	(1918-05-02)2 May 1918 Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died	27 December 1944(1944-12-27) (aged 26) Soviet Union
Position	Left wing
Played for	ASK Riga Riga City
National team	Latvia
Playing career	1935–1943

Kārlis Zilpaušs (2 May 1918 – 27 December 1944) was a Latvian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Latvian national ice hockey team.[1] At the age of 17, he played in the Latvian Championship for ASK Riga, and he appeared in the 1938 and 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships.[1] [2]

Personal life

Zilpaušs served in the Latvian Legion during the Second World War and was killed in the Soviet Union on 27 December 1944.[1][3][4]

Career statistics

Club career

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1935–43	ASK Riga	LHL[1]		–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–
1938–40	Riga City	LHL[1]		3	0	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–
Club career totals				3	0	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–

International career

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	Competition		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1937–39	Latvia	World Championships[1]		10	2	1	3	3		–	–	–	–	–
		International Matches[1]		9	3	1	4	–		–	–	–	–	–
International career totals				19	5	2	7	3		–	–	–	–	–

References

1. "Karlis Zilpauss - Profile". SIHR. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
2. "Championnat de Lettonie 1935/36". HockeyArchives (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
3. "Karlis Zilpauss at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
4. Zelenkovs, Andris (27 July 2020). "Dzeltenie tīģeri — latviešu hokeja komanda Augsburgā". Santa (in Latvian). Retrieved 21 May 2021.