Dinamo Riga (current)

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Dinamo
City: Flag of Latvia Riga, Latvia
League: Continental Hockey League
Division: Kharlamov Division
Founded: 2008
Home Arena: Arena Riga
Colors: red, white, gray
Owner(s): Flag of Latvia Itera Latvija
Flag of Latvia Guntis Ulmanis
Flag of Latvia Viesturs Koziols
Flag of Latvia Aigars Kalvītis
Flag of Latvia Aldis Pauniņš
Flag of Latvia Guntis Rāvis
Flag of Latvia Juris Savickis
General Manager: Flag of Latvia Normunds Sējējs
Head Coach: Flag of Slovakia Július Šupler
Affiliates: HK Riga 2000 (BHL)
Championships
Regular Season Titles: 0
Division Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0

Dinamo Riga is an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in April 7, 2008 as a successor of former Soviet hockey league and International hockey league team Riga "Dinamo". It will be playing in the Continental Hockey League. The club owners are Itera Latvija Ltd., Guntis Ulmanis (5th President of Latvia), Viesturs Koziols (former director of Riga 2000), Aigars Kalvītis (former Prime Minister of Latvia), Aldis Pauniņš, Guntis Rāvis and Juris Savickis. HK Riga 2000 of Latvian Open Championship and Belorussian Hockey League is going to be the farmclub of Dinamo.

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Goaltenders
# Player Pos. Catches Height Weight Place of Birth
  Flag of Latvia Edgars Masaļskis G R 176 cm 78 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Sergejs Naumovs G L 178 cm 78 kg Riga, Latvia
Defencemen
# Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight Place of Birth
  Flag of Latvia Rodrigo Laviņš D L 180 cm 84 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Agris Saviels D L 187 cm 90 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Oļegs Sorokins D L 178 cm 80 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Atvars Tribuncovs D L 188 cm 100 kg Ogre, Latvia
Forwards
# Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight Place of Birth
10 Flag of Latvia Lauris Dārziņš LW R 190 cm 90 kg Riga, Latvia
19 Flag of Latvia Miķelis Rēdlihs F L 179 cm 78 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Armands Bērziņš C L 192 cm 90 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Viktors Bļinovs F L 178 cm 80 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Mārtiņš Cipulis LW L 180 cm 81 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Aleksejs Širokovs LW R 182 cm 86 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Aleksandrs Ņiživijs RW R 177 cm 77 kg Riga, Latvia
  Flag of Latvia Juris Štāls RW L 191 cm 91 kg Riga, Latvia

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