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| HK Riga 2000 |
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| Founded |
2000 |
| Home ice |
Inbox.lv ledus halle |
| Based in |
Rīga,Latvia |
| Colors |
Yellow, Black |
| League |
Latvian hockey league |
| Head coach |
Haralds Vasiļjevs (rumoured) |
| Manager |
Armands Simsons |
| Owner |
Viesturs Koziols |
| Affiliate(s) |
Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
HK Riga 2000 is a Latvian hockey league team based in Rīga, Latvia. The team has played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons the club also iced a team in the Belarusian Hockey League, and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three of Belarusian Open Championship. The club has also played several years in the Continental Cup, winning silver in in 2005-06 and 2007-08.
- Founded: 2000
- Arena: Inbox.lv ice hall
- Uniform colors: Yellow, Iron Range Grey, Black, and White.
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Current roster
[edit] Goaltenders
- 60
Mārtiņš Raitums
- 81 Edgars Lūsiņš
[edit] Defencemen
- 2 Ģirts Zvirgzdiņš
- 4 Jānis Brakšs
- 7
Marc Hemmerich
- 10 Renārs Valters
- 11 Kristaps Sotnieks
- 13 Maksims Širokovs
- 41 Aigars Bērziņš
- 47
Ilja Demidov
- 73 Ronalds Ozoliņš
- 80 Renārs Demiters
[edit] Forwards
- 3 Juris Štāls
- 8 Edgars Brancis
- 9 Ģirts Ankipāns (kapteinis)
- 12 Raimonds Daņiļičs
- 17 Elviss Želubovskis
- 18 Toms Hartmanis
- 20 Artis Ābols
- 21 Mihails Kokļins
- 22 Aldis Āboliņš
- 23 Jurijs Kļujevskis
- 39 Edgars Žaltkovskis
- 77 Kaspars Saulietis
- 87 Gints Meija
- 88 Romāns Glazkovs
- 97
Pavel Osmolovsky
[edit] Not to be forgotten
[edit] Retired numbers
[edit] Awards
five-time Latvian hockey league winner - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
one-time Latvian hockey league runner-up (2nd place) - 2002.
[edit] References
