Māris Ziediņš

Māris Ziediņš (born 3 July 1978 in Talsi, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward. He finished his career in 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 NCHA 29 14 13 27 24 — — — — — 2000–01 St. Norbert College NCHA 28 21 19 40 8 — — — — — 2001–02 St. Norbert College NCHA 29 21 20 41 10 — — — — — 2002–03 St. Norbert College NCHA 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