| Full name | HK Liepājas Metalurgs |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Based In | Liepāja |
| Arena | Olimpiskā ledus halle (Capacity: 1,200) |
| League | Belarusian Extraliga |
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| Owner(s) | Sergejs Zaharjins |
| GM | Mihails Vasiļonoks |
| Head Coach | Valery Voronin |
| Captain | Vents Feldmanis |
| Website | http://www.skliepajasmetalurgs.lv/ |
HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.
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The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built. Season set out to create a professional hockey team, which would serve as an example and should aim to be pursued for young hockey players.
As of now, Liepājas Metalurgs has won six (1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2007/2008, 2008/2009) Latvian champion titles, twice losing in the league finals (2000/01, 2005/06) and has claimed the third spot another three times (2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07). Six times the team played the Eastern European Hockey League, which Metalurgs managed to win in 2002.
In 2010 club became an affiliate of Dinamo Riga, allowing the KHL club to send up to five players to Liepāja.
Updated February 20, 2011.[1]
| # | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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| 24 | Nerius Alisauskas | D | R | 20 | 2008-09 | Elektrėnai, Lithuanian SSR | |
| 95 | Lauris Bajarūns | F | R | 22 | 2009-10 | Ventspils, Latvian SSR | |
| 87 | Viktors Bļinovs | F | L | 30 | 2010-11 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 17 | Edijs Brahmanis | LW | L | 28 | 2009-10 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 8 | Edgars Brancis | F | L | 26 | 2009-10 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 80 | Renārs Demiters | D | L | 25 | 2009-10 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 21 | Māris Diļevka | LW | L | 19 | 2006-07 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 3 | Vents Feldmanis (C) | D | L | 34 | 2007-08 | Jūrmala, Latvian SSR | |
| 16 | Valērijs Fiļimonovs | C | L | 32 | 2007-08 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 81 | Kristers Freibergs | D | L | 19 | 2010-11 | ||
| 82 | Artem Gnidenko | F | L | 32 | 2010-11 | Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR | |
| 15 | Māris Grāvītis | F | L | 30 | 2007-08 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 1 | Nauris Grīnvalds | G | 22 | 2006-07 | |||
| 25 | Koba Jass | F | R | 21 | 2010-11 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 31 | Māris Jučers | G | L | 24 | 2007-08 | Priekule, Latvian SSR | |
| 90 | Jānis Kalniņš | G | L | 20 | 2007-08 | Limbazi, Latvian SSR | |
| 87 | Egīls Kalns | LW | R | 20 | 2007-08 | Liepāja, Latvian SSR | |
| 6 | Arturas Katulis | D | R | 30 | 2010-11 | Elektrėnai, Lithuanian SSR | |
| 7 | Edmunds Kniksts | D | L | 29 | 2004-05 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 2 | Kārlis Liepiņš | D | L | 21 | 2006-07 | ||
| 28 | Vladimirs Mamonovs | LW | L | 31 | 2007-08 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 32 | Yuri Navarenko | D | L | 32 | 2010-11 | Kiev, Ukrainian SSR | |
| 19 | Vitālijs Pavlovs | F | L | 22 | 2009-10 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 39 | Pēteris Pujāts | F | L | 21 | 2009-10 | Riga, Latvian SSR | |
| 33 | Gļebs Rogoza | D | L | 21 | 2004-05 | ||
| 87 | Gunārs Skvorcovs | RW | L | 22 | 2008-09 | Saldus, Latvian SSR | |
| 22 | Raimonds Tūbelis | D | R | 20 | 2006-07 | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 11 | Bruno Zabis | F | L | 21 | 2006-07 | Liepāja, Latvian SSR | |
| 61 | Dmitrijs Žabotinskis | G | L | 32 | 2004-05 | Ogre, Latvian SSR | |
| 71 | Toms Zeltiņš | F | L | 25 | 2008-09 | Riga, Latvian SSR |
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