Māris Jass

Māris Jass
Born	(1985-01-18) January 18, 1985 (age 39) Daugavpils, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
team Former teams	Free agent HK Liepājas Metalurgs HC Lada Togliatti HC Slavia Praha HK Nitra HK 36 Skalica Neftekhimik Niznekamsk HC Slovan Bratislava Hannover Scorpions HC Valpellice Piráti Chomutov Orli Znojmo Dinamo Riga HC Nové Zámky HK Mogo GKS Katowice
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2000–present

Māris Jass (born January 18, 1985) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing a free agent having last played for GKS Katowice of the Polska Hokej Liga.

He started his career in Stalkers/Juniors of the Latvian Hockey League. After spending two seasons in the lower-tier Russian league, he spent the next six seasons with HK Liepājas Metalurgs, playing also for HC Lada Togliatti and HC Slavia Praha. In 2009-10 he played for HK Ardo Nitra of the Slovak Extraliga. Jass remained in Slovakia for 2010-11, signing with HK 36 Skalica, however in November he joined Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.^[1]

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database