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| City: | Riga, Latvia |
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| League: | Latvian Hockey Higher League (2013–present) Latvian Cup (2015–present) |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| Home Arena: | Kurbads Ledus Halle, Riga |
| Owner(s): | Andis Pikans |
| Head Coach: | Aleksandrs Macijevskis |
| Captain: | Toms Bluks |
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| Regular Season Titles: | 1 (2013–14) |
HK Kurbads is an ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It is a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League and also compete for the Latvian Cup, winning Latvian Hockey League in 2016–17 and 2017–18 season. The team played its home games at Vidzemes Ledus Halle in Ogre until 2017 when the new arena was built in Rumbula, Riga.
History[]
HK Kurbads was founded by Andis Pikans, Janis Siraks and Gints Zviedritis in 1996 as an amateur team and played in various amateur championships until 2013 when they joined Latvian Hockey Higher League.[1] The team started playing its home games at Ogre.
In their debut season, as several stronger players joined the team they won the regular season, yet lost in the play-off final to HK Prizma.
For 2014-15 season team were joined by players like Rodrigo Laviņš and Aleksandrs Macijevskis and desipe finishing only 3rd on regular season, they reached finals again, just to lose HK Mogo in series 2 to 4.[2]
In 2016 team reached finals for the third time and this time lost to HK Liepāja in series 3 to 4. That was the first time in history for a Latvian Hockey League final requiring all 7 games to decide the winner.[3] As for 2015–16 Latvian Cup was resurrected Kurbads managed to reach finals, where they lost to HK Mogo.
In 2017 Kurbads reached finals for the 4th time and this time losing 0 to 3 games in series, managed to come back and win against HK Mogo, therefore winning their first championship and qualifying for next seasons IIHF Continental Cup.[4] In Latvian Cup they reached finals and lost to HK Mogo for the second time 2:3 OT.
In next season they debuted in IIHF Continental Cup by winning all 3 games in Group B at home, but falling short in next round by narrowly losing, in what was the deciding game, to Sheffield Steelers with score 2–4 and thus finishing 3rd in group and failing to advance.[5] In Latvian Cup they reached finals again, yet lost once again in a thrilling game to HK Mogo 2:3 OT. In league, despite finishing regular season in 3rd place, they managed to sweep the finals against HK Zemgale to win for the second year in a row.[6]
Rivalry with HK Mogo[]
As both teams being based in Riga and having frequently played against each other in several league and cup finals, it has started a small rivalry between two, and therefore even the regular season meetings carry some increased significance to both teams.[7]
Season by season results[]
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 Latvian Hockey League | 30 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 172 | 90 | 68 | 1st | Lost in final 2–4 (HK Prizma) |
| 2014–15 Latvian Hockey League | 30 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 167 | 81 | 64 | 3rd | Lost in final 2–4 (HK Mogo) |
| 2015–16 Latvian Hockey League | 30 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 162 | 74 | 64 | 3rd | Lost in final 3–4 (HK Liepāja) |
| 2016–17 Latvian Hockey League | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 144 | 83 | 64 | 2nd | Won in final 4–3 (HK Mogo) |
| 2017–18 Latvian Hockey League | 30 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 131 | 75 | 59 | 3rd | Won in final 4–0 (HK Zemgale) |
Tournaments[]
- 2015–16 Latvian Cup – Lost to HK Mogo 3–4 in the final.[8]
- 2016–17 Latvian Cup – Lost to HK Mogo 2–3 in the final.[9]
- 2017–18 Latvian Cup – Lost to HK Mogo 2–3 OT in the final.
- 2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup – 3rd in Group D of the Third Round. Failed to advance.
- 2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup – 3rd in Group D of the Third Round. Failed to advance.
Players and personnel[]
Current roster[]
Season 2017/2018
Goalies[]
Defense[]
- 12
Latvia Toms Bluks (C) - 33 Latvia Aleksandrs Galkins
- 22 Latvia Mārtiņš Gipters
- 44 Latvia Hārdijs Parādnieks
- 77 Latvia Mārtiņš Porejs
- 14 Latvia Jēkabs Rēdlihs
- 5 Latvia Arturs Sorokins
- 10 Latvia Renars Valters (A)
Forwards[]
- 8 Latvia Edgars Brancis
- 47 Latvia Mārtiņš Cipulis
- 94 Latvia Gatis Gricinskis
- 18 Latvia Toms Hartmanis (A)
- 38 Latvia Martins Lavrovs
- 21 Latvia Arturs Logunovs
- 91 Latvia Rihards Remins
- 81 Latvia Deivids Sarkanis
- 13 Latvia Jānis Sprukts
- 6 Latvia Juris Štāls
- 7 Latvia Jānis Straupe
- 9 Latvia Dāvis Straupe
- 95 Latvia Juris Upītis
- 71 Latvia Toms Zeltiņš
- 29 Latvia Mārcis Zembergs
- 19 Latvia Sandis Zolmanis
Notable players[]
- Guntis Galviņš (born 1986), Latvian ice-hockey player
- Sergejs Pečura (born 1987), Latvian ice hockey player
- Eliezer Sherbatov (born 1991), Canadian-Israeli ice hockey player
Head coaches[]
- Aigars Razgals, 2013
- Aigars Cipruss, 2014[10]
- Gints Bisenieks, 2014–2015
- Pēteris Ostošovs, 2015–2016
- Rodrigo Laviņš, 2016-2017[11]
- Pēteris Ostošovs, 2017[12]
- Aleksandrs Macijevskis, 2017-present[13]
References[]
- ↑ Vēsture | HK Kurbads (lv). Hkkurbads.lv. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Marts 2018 (2015-04-06). "Mogo" uzvar "Kurbads" hokejistus un kļūst par Latvijas čempioniem – Latvijas Hokeja federācija – Hokejs –. Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Vārda dienas: Irbe Made. Liepājnieki fantastiskā drāmā kļūst par Latvijas čempioniem!. Tvnet.lv. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Vārda dienas: Irbe Made. "Kurbads" paveic neticamo un pirmo reizi kļūst par Latvijas čempioniem!. Tvnet.lv. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Latest: Sheffield Steelers 4-2 Kurbads Riga. The Star (2017-11-19). Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Čalpas sausā spēle un Gricinska vārti sagādā ''Kurbadam'' otro čempiontitulu – Latvijas čempionāts – Hokejs –. Sportacentrs.com (2016-03-23). Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Mogo hokejisti par Kurbadu: Attiecības ir saspringtas, tāpēc šādā spēlē uzvarēt ir ļoti patīkami / Diena. Diena.lv. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Championnat de Lettonie de hockey sur glace 2015/16. Passionhockey.com. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Championnat de Lettonie de hockey sur glace 2016/17. Passionhockey.com. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Vārda dienas: Irbe Made. Cipruss kļuvis par HK "Kurbads" galveno treneri. Tvnet.lv. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Laviņš beidz karjeru un kļūst par "Kurbada" galveno treneri – Hokejs –. Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Amatu zaudējis Kurbada galvenais treneris Rodrigo Laviņš / Diena. Diena.lv. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ↑ Vārda dienas: Irbe Made. Latvijas čempionvienību "Kurbads" vadīs pieredzējušais Macijevskis. Tvnet.lv. Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
External links[]
| Latvian Hockey Higher League | |
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| Current teams | HK Dinaburga - HK Liepāja - HK Mogo - HK Olimp/Venta 2002 - HK Prizma Riga - HS Rīga - HK Zemgale/LLU |
| Former teams | ASK/Ogre - HK Rīga 2000 - Lifo/Nafta - SK Ozollapas - LB/Prizma - SK Riga 18 - Stalkers/Juniors - Vilki OP/LaRocca - DHK Latgale - SC Energija - Tartu Big Diamonds - SMScredit.lv - HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs - HK Liepājas Metalurgs - Liepājas Metalurgs II - HS Rīga/Prizma II - SK Rīga 96 - SK LSPA/Riga - HK Juniors - HK Dinamo/Juniors - Kurbads Riga |
| IIHF - IIHF Continental Cup - IIHF European Champions Cup | |
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