Dinamo Riga
Dinamo Riga | |
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City | Riga, Latvia |
League | Kontinental Hockey League |
Founded | 2008 |
Home arena | Arēna Rīga (capacity: 10,000) |
Affiliate(s) | HK Rīga (MHL) |
Website | www.dinamoriga.lv |
Dinamo Riga (Latvian: Rīgas Dinamo) is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It is a member of the Kontinental Hockey League. Dinamo Riga is one of the six KHL teams that are not located in the Russian Federation. The club has an affiliated club HK Rīga, which plays in the MHL.
The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a former hockey team (also named "Dinamo Riga"), which was founded in 1946, but ceased to exist in 1995. Since being re-established, Dinamo Riga plays their home games at the Arēna Rīga, which can accommodate attendance of 10,300 spectators.
Contents
1 History
2 Season-by-season record
3 Players
3.1 Current roster
3.2 Retired numbers
3.3 Team captains
3.4 Head coaches
4 References
5 External links
History
The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 and among the founders of the club were Guntis Ulmanis, Kirovs Lipmans, Aigars Kalvītis, Juris Savickis, Viesturs Koziols and others. However, on 27 May, Latvian Ice Hockey Federation president Kirovs Lipmans stepped out of the project because of a possible clash of interests.[1] After the first season, Viesturs Koziols also left the project.[2]
Július Šupler became the first head coach of the club.[3] For the first two seasons, he was assisted by Miroslav Miklošovič and Artis Ābols, but in 2010, Viktors Ignatjevs replaced Miklošovič. On 27 April 2011, the new head coach, Pekka Rautakallio, was announced.
In the first season of the franchise, the team was led by players like Masaļskis, Prusek, Westcott, Ņiživijs, Hossa and others. After 2008-09, forward Aigars Cipruss decided to retire and instantly became the manager of Dinamo Riga's farm club, Dinamo-Juniors Riga. The team finished the regular season in tenth position, higher than anyone would have predicted before the start of the season. However, in the first round of the league playoffs, Dinamo lost to Dynamo Moscow 0–3, which later advanced to the Gagarin Cup semifinals.
Following the first season, Dinamo managed to sign legendary Sandis Ozoliņš, as well as Jānis Sprukts, Mārtiņš Karsums and others. The team finished the regular season in eighth place of the Western Conference, which qualified them for the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, Dinamo faced SKA Saint Petersburg with players like Sergei Zubov, Petr Čajánek, Maxim Sushinsky and Alexei Yashin on the roster. Still, Dinamo managed to beat SKA 3–1 and advance to the Western Conference semifinals. In the semifinals, Dinamo was defeated by later Gagarin Cup finalist HC MVD, 1–4.
After his league-leading performance, Marcel Hossa signed a two-year contract with the then-current KHL champions Ak Bars Kazan. Martin Kariya signed a two-year contract with Swiss NLA's HC Ambrì-Piotta. New players signed during the off-season include Tomáš Surový, Brock Trotter, Mikael Tellqvist and the returning Mark Hartigan. Július Šupler resumed his post as the head coach.
The team finished the season in seventh place in the Western Conference and thirteenth in the league, as the team qualified to the playoffs. In the first round, their opponents were Dynamo Moscow. Dinamo won the series 4–2, advancing to the next round and facing Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Dinamo lost the series 1–4.
As of the end of the third season, head coach Július Šupler left the team to be the coach of CSKA Moscow. On April 27, 2011, Dinamo signed Pekka Rautakallio for the head coach position. Also, all the foreign players with no active contracts left the team to play somewhere else. Brock Trotter also left using his chance to play in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens.
Dinamo signed numerous new players for the upcoming season, from Latvia: Mārtiņš Cipulis, Māris Jučers and for probationary period: Kristiāns Pelšs, Armands Bērziņš and foreign players: Jamie Lundmark, Niclas Lucenius, Björn Melin, Fredrik Warg. Soon, however, Melin was fired. During the season, the team added also Jakub Šindel, Ville Nieminen, and Marcel Hossa to its roster, but Jakub Šindel and Ville Nieminen also got fired.
Season-by-season record
This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Dinamo Riga. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Dinamo Riga seasons.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTW = Overtime/Shootout Wins, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
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2008–09 | 56 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 86 | 132 | 156 | 2nd, Kharlamov | Lost in First Round, 0–3 (Dynamo Moscow) |
2009–10 | 56 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 174 | 175 | 5th, Bobrov | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (MVD) |
2010–11 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 81 | 160 | 149 | 4th, Bobrov | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) |
2011–12 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 86 | 132 | 156 | 3rd, Bobrov | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) |
2012–13 | 52 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 109 | 151 | 7th, Bobrov | Did not qualify |
2013–14 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 93 | 141 | 122 | 3rd, Bobrov | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Donbass Donetsk) |
2014–15 | 60 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 136 | 160 | 5th, Bobrov | Did not qualify |
2015–16 | 60 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 129 | 151 | 7th, Bobrov | Did not qualify |
2016–17 | 60 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 116 | 158 | 7th, Bobrov | Did not qualify |
2017–18 | 56 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 105 | 153 | 6th, Bobrov | Did not qualify |
Players
Current roster
Updated 29 December 2018[4]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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7000400000000000000♠4 | Nerijus Ališauskas | D | R | 27 | 2017 | Elektrėnai, Lithuania | |
7001260000000000000♠26 | Uvis Balinskis | D | L | 22 | 2016 | Ventspils, Latvia | |
7001110000000000000♠11 | Oskars Batņa | W | L | 23 | 2017 | Riga,Latvia | |
7001820000000000000♠82 | Timur Bilyalov | G | L | 23 | 2018 | Kazan, Russia | |
7001910000000000000♠91 | Daniels Bērziņš | W | L | 20 | 2017 | Riga, Latvia | |
7001100000000000000♠10 | Lauris Dārziņš | W | L | 34 | 2013 | Riga, Soviet Union | |
7001250000000000000♠25 | Andris Džeriņš | W | L | 31 | 2018 | Jekabpils, Soviet Union | |
7001160000000000000♠16 | Mārtiņš Dzierkals | W | L | 21 | 2018 | Ogre, Latvia | |
7001560000000000000♠56 | Sergei Gimayev | D | L | 34 | 2018 | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
7001500000000000000♠50 | Kristers Gudļevskis | G | L | 26 | 2018 | Ogre, Latvia | |
7001490000000000000♠49 | Emīls Ģēģeris | W | L | 19 | 2017 | Riga, Latvia | |
7001770000000000000♠77 | Egils Kalns | W | R | 27 | 2018 | Liepaja, Latvia | |
7001860000000000000♠86 | Roberts Kaļķis | W | L | 20 | 2018 | Dobele, Latvia | |
7001970000000000000♠97 | Roberts Lipsbergs | W | L | 24 | 2016 | Riga, Latvia | |
7001210000000000000♠21 | Roberts Mamčics | W | L | 23 | 2018 | Liepaja, Latvia | |
7001180000000000000♠18 | Mathew Maione | D | L | 28 | 2018 | Toronto, Canada | |
7001290000000000000♠29 | Rihards Marenis | W | L | 25 | 2018 | Valmiera, Latvia | |
7001880000000000000♠88 | Brandon McMillan | W | L | 28 | 2017 | Delta, British Columbia | |
7001870000000000000♠87 | Gints Meija | W | L | 31 | 2008 | Riga, Soviet Union | |
7001150000000000000♠15 | Matias Myttynen | W | L | 28 | 2018 | Tampere, Finland | |
7001790000000000000♠79 | Vitalijs Pavlovs | W | L | 29 | 2015 | Riga,Soviet Union | |
7001930000000000000♠93 | Ruslan Pedan | D | R | 24 | 2018 | Kaunas,Lithuania | |
7001410000000000000♠41 | Frenks Razgals | W | L | 22 | 2015 | Riga, Latvia | |
7001190000000000000♠19 | Miķelis Rēdlihs | W | L | 34 | 2014 | Riga, Soviet Union | |
7001630000000000000♠63 | Dmitry Shulenin | D | R | 23 | 2018 | Moscow, Russia | |
7001130000000000000♠13 | Gunārs Skvorcovs | W | L | 29 | 2015 | Saldus, Soviet Union | |
7001110000000000000♠11 | Kristaps Sotnieks | D | L | 32 | 2018 | Riga, Soviet Union | |
7001550000000000000♠55 | Linus Videll | W | L | 33 | 2018 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
7000700000000000000♠7 | Kristaps Zīle | D | L | 21 | 2016 | Riga, Latvia |
Retired numbers
The team have retired one number in their history.
No. | Player | Position | Career |
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8 | Sandis Ozoliņš | D | 2009–2014 |
Team captains
Rodrigo Laviņš, 2008–2009
Sandis Ozoliņš, 2009–2012
Mārtiņš Karsums, 2012–2013
Sandis Ozoliņš, 2013–2014
Lauris Dārziņš, 2014–2016
Gints Meija 2016–2017
Miks Indrašis 2017–2018
Lauris Dārziņš, 2018–
Head coaches
Július Šupler, 22 May 2008 – 29 March 2011
Pekka Rautakallio, 27 April 2011 – 5 November 2012
Artis Ābols, 5 November 2012 – April 2015
Kari Heikkilä, July 2015 - 7 January 2016
Normunds Sējējs, 7 January 2016 - 29 May 2017
Sandis Ozoliņš, 29 May 2017 - 28 September 2017
Ģirts Ankipāns, 28 September 2017 – February 2019
References
^ "Lipmans izstājies no a/s "Rīgas Dinamo"". esports.lv..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
(in Latvian)
^ "Koziols: "Par paveikto nekaunos"". esports.lv.
(in Latvian)
^ "Šuplers apstiprināts".
(in Latvian)
^ "Sastāvs un komandas vadība". www.dinamoriga.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 September 2018.
External links
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- Official website