Ivars Punnenovs

Latvian ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Ivars Punnenovs
Punnenovs in 2023.
Born (1994-05-30) May 30, 1994 (age 30)
Riga, Latvia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 Lausanne HC
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
SCL Tigers
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2013–present

Ivars Punnenovs (born May 30, 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Lausanne HC of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Punnenovs began his career in 2013–14 as the backup goalie of Rapperswil-Jona Lakers behind David Aebischer. He made his National League A debut on September 27, 2013.[1]

International play

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

Punnenovs participated at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team.

He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF World Championship medal.[2] Punnenovs only played in Latvia's match against Canada, allowing two goals before being replaced by Artūrs Šilovs.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jaunais vārtsargs Punnenovs debitē Šveices NLA čempionātā" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ "Latvia wins historic bronze in OT". IIHF.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/gamecenter/playbyplay/38862/4-lat-vs-can
  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
  • Ivars Punnenovs at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  • Ivars Punnenovs at Olympics.com
  • Ivars Punnenovs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)


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