Rodrigo ABOLS

Latvia

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 5 Jan 1996

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.93/6'3''

Place of birth: RIGA

Birth Country:

Latvia

Residence: OREBRO

Residence Country:

Sweden

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Men LAT Latvia	11

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #3 SWE Sweden 3 LAT Latvia 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #10 LAT Latvia 1 FIN Finland 3	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #15 SVK Slovakia 5 LAT Latvia 2	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Men's Qualification Play-off #20 DEN Denmark 3 LAT Latvia 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Men	2018	Copenhagen / Herning, DEN
10	Men	2019	Bratislava / Kosice, SVK
11	Men	2021	Riga, LAT
13	Men	2016	Moscow / St. Petersburg, RUS
13	Men	2015	Prague / Ostrava, CZE

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Father, Artis. Mother, Daiga. Sister, Vendija.

Languages spoken:

Latvian, English

Club name:

Orebro HK

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Left

Sporting relatives:

Father Artis Abols (Ice hockey): Represented Latvia internationally on four occasions (1999-02). Played professionally in Riga from 1991-08. Serves as the head coach of HK Zemgale/LLU in the Optibet Hockey League. Previously coached in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Dinamo Riga and Lada Togliatti.

Debut:

2015 World Championship in Czech Republic

National league:

Swedish Hockey League (SHL)

Memorable:

Representing Latvia in the World Championships.

Hero:

Ice hockey player Peter Forsberg (SWE), two-time Olympic, world and Stanley Cup champion.

Influence:

His parents.

General Interest

JUNIOR CAREER
Along with Rihards Bukarts, was one of the two Latvians playing in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) in 2015, when the pair played for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL). (nbcsports.com, 12 Nov 2015)

JERSEY NUMBER
Wears the number 18 as it was first given to him in junior, and has stuck with it ever since.

NHL DRAFT
Selected 184th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

PLAYING CAREER
Dinamo Riga, LAT (2014-15); BIK Karlskoga, SWE (2017-18); Orebro HK, SWE (2017-19, 2020- ); Springfield Thunderbirds, USA (2019-20); Greenville Swamp Rabbits, USA (2019-20)

Social Media

Legend

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