Māris Ziediņš
# Māris Ziediņš

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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | UHL totals | UHL totals | 152 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 124 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GBR.2 totals | GBR.2 totals | 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 | Senior totals | Senior totals | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
