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Latvian ice hockey player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| 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 | ||
Vītoliņš was promoted to head coach of Dynamo Moscow after Oleg Znaroks was named as Zinetula Bilyaletdinov's successor as Russia's head coach.[1] 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.
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
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