Artis Ābols (born January 3, 1973) is a Latvian former professional

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and coach. He is the current head coach of

HK Zemgale/LLU HK Zemgale/LBTU is a Latvian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The team is based in Jelgava and play their home games at the Jelgava Ice hall. History The team was founded in 2002, shortly after the open ...

of the

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, as well as an assistant coach of the

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. His son,

Rodrigo Ābols Rodrigo Ābols (born 5 January 1996) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ābols was selected in the seventh round, 184th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2016 NHL ...

, is also an ice hockey player and was selected by the

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in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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