HS Rīga (Latvian: Hokeja skola Rīga) is a Latvian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Latvian Hockey Higher League, the top tier of the sport in Latvia. The team is based in Riga and play their home games at the Hokeja halle Riga.
Hockey School Rīga was founded on November 30, 1999, and is overseen in part by Riga City Council.[1] As a hockey school, players undertake educational classes as well as hockey training; to this end HS Rīga has a boarding school attached to their training facility.[1] As a result of this, the majority of the players on HS Rīga's Optibet Hockey League squad are teenagers.[4] The schools first organised team competed under the name 'SK Rīga 18' in the 2004-05 LHL season, where they finished in last place. It wasn't until the 2008-09 season that the school fielded another side, this time finishing in 7th, whilst also competing in the Latvian U20's league, where they finished 3rd.[4] Between 2009-2014 the school exclusively fielded teams in a range of U18 and U20 leagues, including the Belarusian U18 league, which they won in 2011.[4]
Beginning in the 2015-16 season, under the moniker HS Rīga, the team again competed in Latvia's top tier, finishing 6th out of 7 teams. HS Rīga have competed in the Latvian top tier, now called the Optibet Hockey League for sponsorship reasons, ever since. Their best finish was 5th place in both 2017 & 2018, however, they have so far been unable to advance past the quarter-finals in post-season play.[4]
In addition to their senior, HS Rīga also field a number of junior sides, from U9 up to U17, as well as a team in the JAHL, the Junior Development Hockey League.[3]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
^"Komandas sastāvs" (in Latvian). HS Rīga. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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May 11, 2024
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HS Riga Latvian Hokeja skola Riga is a Latvian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Latvian Hockey Higher League the top tier of the sport in Latvia The team is based in Riga and play their home games at the Hokeja halle Riga HS RigaCityRiga LatviaLeagueOHLFounded1999 1 Home arenaHokeja halle Riga capacity 400 2 ColoursDark blue gold light blue white General managerRenars FreibergsHead coachOlegs SorokinsAffiliateHS Riga JAHL 3 Websitehsriga wbr lvFranchise history2004 2014SK Riga 18 4 2015 presentHS Riga Contents 1 History 2 Roster 3 Season by season record 4 Team records 4 1 Career 4 2 Season 4 2 1 Regular season 4 2 2 Playoffs 5 Notable players 6 References 7 External linksHistory editHockey School Riga was founded on November 30 1999 and is overseen in part by Riga City Council 1 As a hockey school players undertake educational classes as well as hockey training to this end HS Riga has a boarding school attached to their training facility 1 As a result of this the majority of the players on HS Riga s Optibet Hockey League squad are teenagers 4 The schools first organised team competed under the name SK Riga 18 in the 2004 05 LHL season where they finished in last place It wasn t until the 2008 09 season that the school fielded another side this time finishing in 7th whilst also competing in the Latvian U20 s league where they finished 3rd 4 Between 2009 2014 the school exclusively fielded teams in a range of U18 and U20 leagues including the Belarusian U18 league which they won in 2011 4 Beginning in the 2015 16 season under the moniker HS Riga the team again competed in Latvia s top tier finishing 6th out of 7 teams HS Riga have competed in the Latvian top tier now called the Optibet Hockey League for sponsorship reasons ever since Their best finish was 5th place in both 2017 amp 2018 however they have so far been unable to advance past the quarter finals in post season play 4 In addition to their senior HS Riga also field a number of junior sides from U9 up to U17 as well as a team in the JAHL the Junior Development Hockey League 3 Roster editUpdated February 5 2021 5 Goaltenders Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth 40 nbsp Olivers Bantersons R 2019 1 nbsp Karlis Bekeris Brivkalns L 2020 32 nbsp Linards Lipskis L 2019 30 nbsp Karlis Mezsargs L 2020 Riga Latvia 31 nbsp Arturs Silovs L 2017 Riga Latvia Defencemen Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 26 nbsp Roberts Andersons L 2019 Jelgava Latvia 4 nbsp Niks Fenenko L 2020 Riga Latvia 7 nbsp Edijs Freimanis L 2020 Riga Latvia 0 nbsp Daniels Gontars L 2019 Ogre Latvia 11 nbsp Artjoms Kadnikovs L 202019 Riga Latvia 39 nbsp Vladislavs Konisevs L 2020 12 nbsp Karlis Krustins L 2018 20 nbsp Davis Ornins R 2019 29 nbsp Gustavs Ozolins L 2019 35 nbsp Armands Edvards Petersons L 2020 0 nbsp Patriks Seilis L 2019 0 nbsp Martins Spaks L 2020 Forwards Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth 28 nbsp Arturs Kriss Avotins L F 2019 Riga Latvia 41 nbsp Edvards Bergmanis R F 2019 19 nbsp Matiss Birins R F 2019 18 nbsp Jano Vanderhulst F 2017 6 nbsp Rainers Darzins L F 2020 33 nbsp Marks Ernests Kanins L F 2019 24 nbsp Kristaps Kristins L F 2020 Ventspils Latvia 36 nbsp Daniels Murnieks R C 2020 23 nbsp Roberts Petrovics L F 2018 16 nbsp Peteris Purmalis L F 2019 13 nbsp Anri Ravinskis L F 2020 Riga Latvia 17 nbsp Berts Daniels Rudzitis L F 2018 4 nbsp Girts Silkalns R F 2019 34 nbsp Rihards Simanovics L F 2020 29 nbsp Klavs Veinbergs L F 2019 0 nbsp Martins Sulcs R LW RW 2019 Kuldiga LatviaSeason by season record editNote GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against PIM Penalties in minutes Season League GP W L T OTW OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2015 16 Latvian Hockey Higher League 30 4 24 0 2 14 59 164 6th Quarter final loss 2016 17 Latvian Hockey Higher League 30 11 16 0 3 36 131 36 5th Quarter final loss 2017 18 Optibet Hockey League 30 3 20 3 4 19 82 168 5th Did not qualify 2018 19 Optibet Hockey League 36 12 18 4 2 46 84 127 6th Did not qualify 2019 20 Optibet Hockey League 20 4 16 0 2 10 53 101 6th Playoffs cancelledTeam records editCareer edit These are the top five scorers in HS Riga history 4 Note Pos Position GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points Player Pos GP G A Pts Roberts Lipsbergs F 63 95 85 190 Emils Potapovs F 72 59 64 123 Ricards Kondrats F 54 37 74 111 Raimonds Vilkoits F 27 30 47 77 Nikita Jevpalovs D 19 34 37 71 Penalty minutes Ricards Briska 128 Season edit Regular season edit Most goals in a season Roberts Lipsbergs 60 2010 11 Most assists in a season Roberts Lipsbergs 47 2010 11 Most points in a season Roberts Lipsbergs 107 2010 11 Most penalty minutes in a season Aldis Popens 119 2007 08 Playoffs edit Most goals in a playoff season Olegs Sislannikovs 3 2016 17 Most assists in a playoff season Olegs Sislannikovs 3 2016 17 Most points in a playoff season Olegs Sislannikovs 6 2016 17 Most penalty minutes in a playoff season Aleksejs Popovs 22 2015 16 Notable players editRihards Bukarts Miks Indrasis Roberts Lipsbergs Gints MeijaReferences edit a b c Par mums in Latvian HS Riga Retrieved February 9 2021 Hokeja skola Riga Ledus Halle HockeyArenas net Retrieved February 5 2021 a b Hokeja skola Riga in Latvian HS Riga Retrieved February 10 2021 a b c d e f Elite Prospects HS Riga EliteProspects com Retrieved February 9 2021 Komandas sastavs in Latvian HS Riga Retrieved February 5 2021 External links editOfficial website in Latvian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HS Riga amp oldid 1187260890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
