Ulvis Katlaps

Ulvis Katlaps (March 3, 1968 – August 20, 2013) was a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the Soviet Championship League for five seasons with the Dynamo Riga. Katlaps played two seasons in the United States with the University of Wisconsin in NCAA hockey league. He graduated from Wisconsin with a degree in journalism and worked as a trader with Skylands Capital. After his hockey career he coached junior hockey with Wisconsin AAA and Milwaukee Jr. Admirals.

In August 2013, he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of stomach cancer and died on August 20 at the age of 45. Katlaps is survived by wife Kelly and two children.

Career statistics Career Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Dynamo Riga Soviet 19 1 0 1 8 — — — — — 1986–87 Dynamo Riga Soviet 37 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1987–88 Dynamo Riga Soviet 48 2 2 4 12 — — — — — 1989–90 Dynamo Riga Soviet 44 5 3 8 14 — — — — — 1990–91 Dynamo Riga Soviet 28 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 1992–93 University of Wisconsin NCAA 41 4 31 35 20 — — — — — 1993–94 University of Wisconsin NCAA 42 5 25 30 18 — — — — — 1995–96 Juniors Riga EEHL 4 0 4 4 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1994 Latvia WC B 7 1 3 4 2 Senior int'l Totals 7 1 3 4 2