| Vladimirs Mamonovs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | April 22, 1980 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KAZ team | Sary-Arka Karaganda | ||
| National team |  Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 1997–present | ||
Vladimirs Mamonovs (born April 22, 1980 in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player. He plays Left wing. He currently plays for Sary-Arka Karaganda of the Kazakhstani Championship.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | LB/Essamika | LAT | 17 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HK Rīga | EEHL | 47 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 31 | 11 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000–01 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 21 | 17 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 33 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 14 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | HK Prizma Rīga | EEHL B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HK Rīga 2000 | EEHL | 27 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HK Rīga 2000 | LAT | 13 | 11 | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003–04 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | EEHL | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 18 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 48 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006–07 | Wölfe Freiburg | DEU.3 | 42 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | 41 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 42 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | LAT | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||||
| 2009–10 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 42 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HK Liepājas Metalurgs | BLR | 53 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | HK Liepājas–2 Metalurgs | LAT | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Saryarka Karagandy | KAZ | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Arlan Kokshetau | KAZ | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | HK SMScredit | LAT | 19 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Nové Zámky | MOL | 15 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Beibarys Atyrau | KAZ | 34 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | HK Mogo | LAT | 29 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Nové Zámky | SVK.2 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HK Mogo | LAT | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2016–17 | HK Mogo | LAT | 30 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | HK Mogo | LAT | 22 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | HK Mogo | LAT | 31 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | HK Mogo | LAT | 29 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Mogo/LSPA | LAT | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Mogo/LSPA | LAT | 20 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| LAT totals | 376 | 172 | 188 | 360 | 308 | 77 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 97 | ||||
| EEHL totals | 206 | 55 | 45 | 100 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| BLR totals | 217 | 59 | 73 | 132 | 217 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Latvia | EJC C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Latvia | EJC C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1999 | Latvia | WJC B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2000 | Latvia | WJC B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2006 | Latvia | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 30 | |||
| Senior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
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