HS Rīga

HS Rīga (Latvian: Hokeja skola Rīga) is a Latvian profesisonal ice hockey team that plays in the Latvian Hockey Higher 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.

HS Rīga
CityRiga, Latvia
LeagueOHL
Founded1999[1]
Home arenaHokeja halle Riga
(capacity: 400[2])
ColoursDark blue, gold, light blue, white
       
General managerRenārs Freibergs
Head coachOļegs Sorokins
AffiliateHS Rīga (JAHL)[3]
Websitehsriga.lv
Franchise history
2004–2014SK Rīga 18[4]
2015–presentHS Rīga

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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[4]

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.[4]

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.[3]

Roster

Updated February 5, 2021.[5]

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

SeasonLeagueGPWLTOTWOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2015–16Latvian Hockey Higher League30424—0214591646thQuarter-final loss
2016–17Latvian Hockey Higher League301116—0336131365thQuarter-final loss
2017–18Optibet Hockey League30320—3419821685thDid not qualify
2018–19Optibet Hockey League361218—4246841276thDid not qualify
2019–20Optibet Hockey League20416—0210531016thPlayoffs cancelled

Team records

Career

These are the top five scorers in HS Rīga history.[4]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

PlayerPosGPGAPts
Roberts LipsbergsF639585190
Emīls PotāpovsF725964123
Ričards KondrātsF543774111
Raimonds VilkoitsF27304777
Ņikita JevpalovsD19343771

Penalty minutes: Ričards Briška, 128

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. "Par mums" (in Latvian). HS Rīga. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. "Hokeja skola Rīga Ledus Halle". HockeyArenas.net. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. "Hokeja skola Rīga" (in Latvian). HS Rīga. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. "Elite Prospects - HS Riga". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. "Komandas sastāvs" (in Latvian). HS Rīga. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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