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HS Rīga
HS Rīga logo
City Riga, Latvia
League Optibet Hockey League 2015 - present
Founded 1999[1]
Home arena Hokeja halle Riga
Colors Dark blue, gold, light blue, white
                   
Head coach Flag of Latvia Oļegs Sorokins
Affiliate(s) HS Rīga (JAHL)[2]

Website
HS Rīga
Franchise history
2004-2014 SK Rīga 18[3]
2015-present HS Rīga

HS Rīga (Latvian: Hokeja skola Rīga) are a Latvian ice hockey team that plays in the Optibet Hockey 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.

History[]

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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]

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.[3]

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.[2]

Roster[]

Updated February 5, 2021.[4]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
40 Flag of Latvia Olivers Bantersons R 2019 -
1 Flag of Latvia Kārlis Beķeris-Brīvkalns L 2020 -
32 Flag of Latvia Linards Lipskis L 2019 -
30 Flag of Latvia Kārlis Mežsargs L 2020 Riga, Latvia
31 Flag of Latvia Artūrs Šilovs L 2017 Riga, Latvia
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
26 Flag of Latvia Roberts Andersons L 2019 Jelgava, Latvia
4 Flag of Latvia Niks Feņenko L 2020 Riga, Latvia
7 Flag of Latvia Edijs Freimanis L 2020 Riga, Latvia
0 Flag of Latvia Dāniels Gontars L 2019 Ogre, Latvia
11 Flag of Latvia Artjoms Kadņikovs L 202019 Riga, Latvia
39 Flag of Latvia Vladislavs Koniševs L 2020 -
12 Flag of Latvia Kārlis Krustiņš L 2018 -
20 Flag of Latvia Dāvis Orniņš R 2019 -
29 Flag of Latvia Gustavs Ozoliņš L 2019 -
35 Flag of Latvia Armands Edvards Pētersons L 2020 -
0 Flag of Latvia Patriks Seilis L 2019 -
0 Flag of Latvia Mārtiņš Špaks L 2020 -
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
28 Flag of Latvia Artūrs Krišs Avotiņš L F 2019 Riga, Latvia
41 Flag of Latvia Edvards Bergmanis R F 2019 -
19 Flag of Latvia Matīss Bīriņš R F 2019 -
18 Flag of Latvia Jano Vanderhulst - F 2017 -
6 Flag of Latvia Rainers Dārziņš L F 2020 -
33 Flag of Latvia Marks Ernests Kaniņš L F 2019 -
24 Flag of Latvia Kristaps Kristiņš L F 2020 Ventspils, Latvia
36 Flag of Latvia Daniels Mūrnieks R C 2020 -
23 Flag of Latvia Roberts Petrovičs L F 2018 -
16 Flag of Latvia Pēteris Purmalis L F 2019 -
13 Flag of Latvia Anrī Ravinskis L F 2020 Riga, Latvia
17 Flag of Latvia Berts Dāniels Rudzītis L F 2018 -
4 Flag of Latvia Ģirts Silkalns R F 2019 -
34 Flag of Latvia Rihards Simanovičs L F 2020 -
29 Flag of Latvia Klāvs Veinbergs L F 2019 -
0 Flag of Latvia Mārtiņš Šulcs R LW/RW 2019 Kuldīga, Latvia

Season-by-season record[]

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

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 cancelled

Team records[]

Career[]

These are the top five scorers in HS Rīga history.[3]

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
Emīls Potāpovs F 72 59 64 123
Ričards Kondrāts F 54 37 74 111
Raimonds Vilkoits F 27 30 47 77
Ņikita Jevpalovs D 19 34 37 71

Penalty minutes: Ričards Briška, 128

Season[]

Regular season[]

Playoffs[]

  • Most goals in a playoff season: Oļegs Šišļaņņikovs, 3 (2016–17)
  • Most assists in a playoff season: Oļegs Šišļaņņikovs, 3 (2016–17)
  • Most points in a playoff season: Oļegs Šišļaņņikovs, 6 (2016–17)
  • Most penalty minutes in a playoff season: Aleksejs Popovs, 22 (2015–16)

Notable players[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Par mums (latvian). HS Rīga.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hokeja skola Rīga (latvian). HS Rīga.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Elite Prospects - HS Riga (english). EliteProspects.com.
  4. Komandas sastāvs (latvian). HS Rīga.

External links[]

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