Harijs Vītoliņš
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| Harijs Vītoliņš | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Harijs Vītoliņš, 2023 | |||
| Born |
April 30, 1968 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft |
188th overall, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 228th overall, 1993 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2005 | ||
Harijs Vītoliņš (Harijs Vitolinsh; born April 30, 1968) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey centre. After being selected twice in the NHL Entry Draft, Vītoliņš played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets during the 1993–94 season, going scoreless. Since 2021, he has been the Head Coach of Latvia men's national ice hockey.
Vītoliņš was promoted to head coach of Dynamo Moscow after Oleg Znaroks was named as Zinetula Bilyaletdinov's successor as Russia's head coach. Vītoliņš also served as an assistant to Znaroks. In May 2014, the Russian national team coached by Znaroks and Vītoliņš won the world ice hockey championship in Minsk, Belarus.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Latvijas Berzs | URS.3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | RASMS Rīga | URS.3 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Dinamo Rīga | Soviet | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Dinamo Rīga | Soviet | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | RASMS Rīga | URS.3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Dinamo Rīga | Soviet | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | RASMS–Energo Rīga | URS.3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Dinamo Rīga | Soviet | 45 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Dinamo Rīga | Soviet | 46 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Stars Rīga | CIS | 30 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks | CoHL | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New Haven Senators | AHL | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | EHC Chur | NDA | 17 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 70 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 41 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NDA | 30 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Rögle BK | SEL | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 18 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | EHC Chur | SUI.2 | 39 | 25 | 28 | 83 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | EHC Chur | SUI.2 | 39 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Chur | SUI.2 | 40 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 49 | ||
| 1999–2000 | EHC Chur | SUI.2 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | EHC Chur | NLA | 39 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 32 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 38 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 45 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Thurgau | SUI.2 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Langnau | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Pikes EHC Oberthurgau | SUI.4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Soviet/CIS totals | 204 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SUI.2 totals | 287 | 180 | 270 | 450 | 368 | 61 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 115 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1993 | Latvia | WC C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Latvia | WC B | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| 1996 | Latvia | WC B | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1997 | Latvia | WC | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | WC Q | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Latvia | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2001 | Latvia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Latvia | OG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Latvia | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 66 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 60 | |||
References
- ^ Fedin, Fedor (2014-03-26). "Oleg Znarok Named Coach of Team Russia". russianmachineneverbreaks.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Harijs Vītoliņš at Olympedia
- Harijs Vītoliņš at Olympics.com
- Harijs Vītoliņš at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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