title: Artūrs Kupaks
text: # Artūrs Kupaks
  
  Artūrs Kupaks (born 14 July 1973) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
  
  Kupaks started playing in the Soviet League and the International Hockey League for RASMS Riga and Stars Riga, then went on to play eleven additional seasons in the minor leagues of North America for 13 different teams before retiring as a professional player following the 2005–06 season.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
  | | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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  | Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
  | 1990–91 | RASMS Riga | Soviet3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1991–92 | Stars Riga | Soviet | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1991–92 | RASMS Riga | Soviet3 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1992–93 | Pardaugava Riga | Russia | 41 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 1992–93 | Pardaugava Riga | Latvia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1993–94 | Pardaugava Riga | Russia | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1994–95 | Greensboro Monarchs | ECHL | 63 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 89 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 |
  | 1995–96 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1995–96 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1995–96 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 67 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 94 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
  | 1996–97 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1996–97 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 52 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1997–98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1997–98 | Chesapeake Icebreakers | ECHL | 51 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
  | 1998–99 | Chesapeake Icebreakers | ECHL | 48 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
  | 1999–00 | Lubbock Cotton Kings | WPHL | 66 | 16 | 70 | 86 | 113 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
  | 2000–01 | Idaho Steelheads | WCHL | 32 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2000–01 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 19 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2001–02 | New Mexico Scorpions | CHL | 47 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2002–03 | New Mexico Scorpions | CHL | 62 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
  | 2003–04 | New Mexico Scorpions | CHL | 42 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2003–04 | Austin Ice Bats | CHL | 23 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2004–05 | Austin Ice Bats | CHL | 21 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2005–06 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 214 | 60 | 128 | 188 | 334 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 45 |
  | CHL totals | CHL totals | CHL totals | 208 | 43 | 102 | 145 | 310 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
  