Ģirts Ankipāns (born November 29, 1975) is a retired Latvian ice hockey player and coach. Currently he serves as the head coach of Dinamo Riga in KHL. Career Playing career He started his professional ice hockey career in Latvia, where he played for various local teams. During the 1996-97 season, he became the best goal-scorer of the Latvian Hockey League. Next 7 seasons Ankipāns spent playing in German hockey leagues. Before the 2003-04 season, he returned to Latvia and joined HK Riga 2000. He played five seasons with Dinamo Riga in KHL before retiring as player. International career He has played for the Latvia men's national ice hockey team in 2003, 2005 and 2009 World Championships as well as in 2006 Winter Olympics. Coaching career After ending his career as player Ankipāns joined Dinamo coaching staff as assistant coach. On September 28, 2017, he became the interim head coach of the team, replacing Sandis Ozoliņš. On March 29, 2018 Ankipāns was signed as the head coach. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs LAT totals do not include numbers from the 2005–06 season, and 2006–07 playoffs. International References External links Ģirts Ankipāns at Dinamo Riga 1975 births Living people Dinamo Riga players EHC Neuwied players EV Füssen players EV Landshut players HC Dinamo Minsk players HK Liepājas Metalurgs players HK Riga 2000 players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Latvian ice hockey coaches Latvian ice hockey centres Latvian sports coaches Latvian sportspeople Lillehammer IK players Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia Ice hockey people from Riga