Māris Ziediņš
Born (1978-07-03) 3 July 1978
Talsi, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
EPIHL team
Former teams		 Peterborough Phantoms
Rockford IceHogs
Toledo Storm
Greenville Grrrowl
Stockton Thunder
Chicago Hounds
National team  Latvia
Playing career 1992–2013

Māris Ziediņš (born 3 July 1978 in Talsi, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvian ice hockey forward currently playing for the Peterborough Phantoms of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.

Ziediņš spent four years in St. Norbert College before turning pro with the Rockford IceHogs of the United Hockey League. He then went on to have spells in the ECHL with the Toledo Storm, Greenville Grrrowl and the Stockton Thunder before returning to the UHL with the Chicago Hounds. In 2007, Ziediņš moved to the United Kingdom and signed with the Peterborough Phantoms. In 2008–09, he scored 34 goals and 45 assists for 79 points in 54 games for the Phantoms.

Ziediņš represented Latvia in the 2005 World Ice Hockey Championship and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 THK Talsi LAT 13 9 4 13 4 — — — — —
1998–99 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 49 8 10 18 35 6 2 3 5 6
1999–2000 St. Norbert College NCAA III 29 14 13 27 24 — — — — —
2000–01 St. Norbert College NCAA III 28 21 19 40 8 — — — — —
2001–02 St. Norbert College NCAA III 29 21 20 41 10 — — — — —
2002–03 St. Norbert College NCAA III 31 18 19 37 14 — — — — —
2002–03 Rockford IceHogs UHL 4 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2003–04 Rockford IceHogs UHL 73 13 22 35 40 — — — — —
2004–05 Toledo Storm ECHL 55 16 17 33 25 — — — — —
2004–05 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 12 9 6 15 2 — — — — —
2005–06 Stockton Thunder ECHL 57 17 23 40 32 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Hounds UHL 75 27 17 44 51 4 0 2 2 4
2007–08 Peterborough Phantoms GBR.2 19 16 24 40 16 6 3 3 6 6
2008–09 Peterborough Phantoms GBR.2 54 34 45 79 20 — — — — —
2009–10 Peterborough Phantoms GBR.2 50 35 44 79 18 2 2 0 2 0
2010–11 Peterborough Phantoms GBR.2 54 47 39 86 12 3 1 0 1 4
2011–12 Peterborough Phantoms GBR.2 53 32 33 65 24 2 1 1 2 0
2012–13 Peterborough Phantoms GBR.2 54 23 33 56 12 2 1 0 1 0
UHL totals 152 41 39 80 93 4 0 2 2 4
ECHL totals 124 42 46 88 59 — — — — —
GBR.2 totals 284 187 218 405 102 15 8 4 12 10

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1996 Latvia EJC C 4 1 1 2 2
2005 Latvia WC 6 1 0 1 0
2006 Latvia OG 5 1 0 1 6
Senior totals 11 2 0 2 6


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