Kristaps Zīle

Kristaps Zīle
Born (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26)
Riga, Latvia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
ELH team
Former teams		 HC Litvínov
Dinamo Riga
Örebro HK
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2015–present

Kristaps Roberts Zīle (born 24 December 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).[1]

Playing career

Zīle started his junior career in Latvia and joined Dinamo Riga youth club HK Riga of MHL in 2014. Next season on January 17, 2016 he made his KHL debut in 4:2 win against Admiral Vladivostok.[2] He is signed with Dinamo Riga through 2019.[3]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Latvia
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Finland/Latvia

Zīle represented Latvia on junior level. He was selected by Bob Hartley for 2018 world championships roster.[4] He made his WC debut on opening game against Norway.[5]

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 SK Rīga 17 LAT U18 20 2 11 13 12 — — — — —
2013–14 SK Rīga 18 LAT U20 19 6 7 13 10 — — — — —
2014–15 HS Prizma/Pardaugava LAT U18 4 3 5 8 4 — — — — —
2014–15 HK Rīga MHL 43 1 9 10 40 3 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Dinamo Rīga KHL 10 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2015–16 HK Rīga MHL 37 7 15 22 42 — — — — —
2016–17 Dinamo Rīga KHL 26 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
2016–17 HK Rīga MHL 19 6 8 14 32 — — — — —
2017–18 Dinamo Rīga KHL 50 1 8 9 28 — — — — —
2017–18 HK Rīga MHL 9 5 3 8 6 — — — — —
2018–19 Dinamo Rīga KHL 46 3 4 7 19 — — — — —
2019–20 Dinamo Rīga KHL 21 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Dinamo Rīga KHL 44 2 5 7 36 — — — — —
2021–22 Dinamo Rīga KHL 32 3 6 9 8 — — — — —
2021–22 Örebro HK SHL 12 0 4 4 2 6 0 0 0 2
KHL totals 229 9 28 37 101 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Latvia WJC D1A 13th 5 0 0 0 0
2015 Latvia WJC18 9th 6 2 1 3 4
2016 Latvia WJC D1A 11th 5 1 2 3 0
2017 Latvia WJC 10th 6 0 0 0 6
2018 Latvia WC 8th 8 0 0 0 0
2019 Latvia WC 10th 7 0 0 0 0
2021 Latvia WC 11th 5 0 0 0 0
2022 Latvia OG 11th 4 0 0 0 0
2022 Latvia WC 10th 7 0 0 0 2
2023 Latvia WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 0 2 2 4
Junior totals 22 3 3 6 10
Senior totals 41 0 2 2 6

References

  1. ^ eliteprospects. "Dinamo Riga 2018-19 season roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ KHL (17 January 2016). "Game protocol" (in Russian). khl.ru. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ^ KHL. "Player profile" (in Russian). khl.ru. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ DELFI sports (2 May 2018). "Paziņots Latvijas hokeja izlases kaujas sastāvs pasaules čempionātam" (in Latvian). delfi.lv. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. ^ iihf (5 May 2018). "Team LAT match stats". iihf. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.