Oļegs Znaroks | |
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Born | Ust-Katav, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 2 January 1963,
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shoots | Left |
Ntl. team | Latvia |
Playing career | 1984–2002 |
Oļegs Znaroks (Russian: Олег Валерьевич Знарок, Oleg Valerievich Znarok, born 2 January 1963) is a Latvian former ice hockey player, with German citizenship since 2001.[1] Currently he is the coach of UHC Dynamo of the KHL.
Playing career[]
As player Znaroks was known for his leadership on and off the ice, tough playing style and scoring ability. He begun his professional playing career in Dinamo Riga. Later in his career Znaroks played mostly in Germany, most notably for EHC Freiburg. Znaroks has played for Latvia and Soviet union internationally 50 and 9 games respectively. Oļegs Znaroks is best remembered by Latvian hockey fans for scoring game tying goal against Switzerland in 1996 world championships B division, a goal that eventually brought Latvia into division A.
Coaching career[]
After finnishing his player career Znaroks served as coach for junior national teams for several years. In 2006 he was named as head coach of team Latvia. On 2008 he became HC MVD Moscow Oblast's coach. On both accasions his assistant is Harijs Vītoliņš Znaroks former team Latvia and Dinamo Riga linemate and succeeding captain of team Latvia.
References[]
- ↑ Pucked Luck. All About Latvia (2 May 2008). Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
External links[]
- Oleg Znarok's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Oļegs Znaroks - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
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Preceded by Petr Vorobiev |
Latvian national ice hockey team coach 2006 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Ted Nolan |
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