Ice Hockey - VITOLINS Harijs

Date of Birth: 30 Apr 1968

Gender: Male

Function: Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

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:

Represented Latvia at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games in the men's ice hockey tournament; also served as his country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony.

Appointment:

2021

Previous role:

National:
Latvia Men Assistant (2004-11); Russian Federation/Olympic Athletes from Russia Men Assistant (2013-08)

Club:
Spartak Moscow (KHL) Assistant Coach (2019-21); HC Davos (NL) Head Coach (2018-19); SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) Assistant Coach (2016-18); Dynamo Moscow (KHL) Head Coach (2014-16); Dynamo Moscow (KHL) Assistant (2010-14); HK MVD (KHL) Assistant (2008-10)

General Interest

PLAYING CAREER
Dinamo Riga, URS (1986-91); Stars Riga, LAT (1991-92); New Haven Senators, USA (1992-93); Winnipeg Jets, CAN (1993-94); Moncton Hawks, CAN (1993-94); SC Rapperswil-Jona, SUI (1994-95); Rogle BK, SWE (1995-96); EHC Chur, SUI (1992-93; 1996-01); HC Thurgau, SUI (2001-05); HC Ambri-Piotta (2004-05)

2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Became the first foreign national to coach the Russian Federation National Team at the 2014 World Championships in Minsk after taking over the gold medal game on an interim basis after head coach Oleg Znarok (RUS) was suspended after "making an obscene gesture" towards Swedish assistant coach Rickard Gronberg.

Legend

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