HK Dinaburga
CityDaugavpils, Latvia
LeagueOptibet Hockey League
2018 - present
2013 - 2014
Founded2013
Home arenaDaugavpils Ice Arena
(capacity: 1984[1])
ColoursBlack, gold, red, white
       
General managerRuslans Kurelass
Head coachAtvars Tribuncovs
CaptainMārtiņš Jakovļevs
WebsiteHK Dinaburga
Franchise history
2013 - 2018Daugavpils
2018 - presentHK Dinaburga

HK Dinaburga are a professional Latvian ice hockey team that plays in the Optibet Hockey League, the top tier of the sport in Latvia. The team is based in Daugavpils and play their home games at the Daugavpils Ice Arena.

History

The team was founded in 2013, initially playing under the name of the city in which they're located; Daugavpils.[2] The previous team in the city, DHK Latgale, folded at the culmination of the 2011-12 season. They began play in the Latvian Hockey League, the top tier of hockey in Latvia, during the 2013-14 season, however, they performed poorly winning only one game. Following this, the team dropped down a league to the newly formed Latvian 1st Division where they remained until 2019.[2] Daugavpils would find more success in the second tier of Latvian hockey, winning the league in 2016, and finishing top of the table in the regular season in both 2017 and 2019.[2] Following the culmination of the 2019 Daugavpils changed their name to HK Dinaburga, taking the moniker of a nearby castle, and rejoined the Latvian Hockey League, now known as the Optibet Hockey League for sponsorship reasons. In their first season back in the top tier, Dinaburga were in 6th place out of 8 teams before the play-offs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster

Updated February 11, 2021. [3]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
31 Latvia Uldis Čalpa L 2020 Ogresgals, Latvia
22 Latvia Aleksejs Čerikovs L 2017 -
1 Russia Kirill Kuzmin L 2020 Moscow, Russia
54 Latvia Marks Slavinskis L 2020 Riga, Latvia
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
5 Latvia Ernests Azarevičs R 2017 -
4 Latvia Deniss Berbniks R 2020 Riga, Latvia
19 Russia Egor Egorov L 2020 Bryansk, Russia
72 Russia Timofej Fillipov L 2019 Tyumen, Russia
16 Latvia Mārtiņš Jakovļevs (C) L 2019 Jēkabpils, Latvia
55 Latvia Edgars Adriāns Kazaks R 2020 -
14 Latvia Edgars Mamajs L 2016 -
11 Latvia Jegors Mateiko L 2020 Riga, Latvia
16 Latvia Artūrs Tomsons L 2020 Cēsis, Latvia
2 Latvia Vladimirs Zaicevs R 2020 -
96 Latvia Imants Leščovs R 2019 Daugavpils, Latvia
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
26 Latvia Vladislavs Barkovskis (A) L F 2015 -
81 Lithuania Kristupas Blazys L F 2020 Rokiškis, Lithuania
28 Latvia Nikolajs Fetisovs L F 2020 -
55 Latvia Ivo Haritonovs L F 2018 -
88 Latvia Haims Joffe L F 2016 -
13 Latvia Jānis Ričards Kārkliņš R F 2020 -
6 Latvia Romāns Keda R F 2019 -
21 Russia Aleksandr Klisunov L F 2019 Elektrostal, Russia
191 Latvia Ivans Kokins L F 2013 -
99 Russia Sergej Melnikov R LW 2020 Yaroslavl, Russia
16 Latvia Mikus Noviks R F 2020 -
96 Russia Ilya Olonov R LW 2020 Moscow, Russia
3 Latvia Aleksis Ostaņkovičs R F 2019 Riga, Latvia
7 Latvia Artjoms Pankevičs L C 2020 Riga, Latvia
77 Latvia Sergejs Pečura (A) L C 2019 Liepāja, Latvia
12 Latvia Edgars Petrovs L F 2020 Daugavpils, Latvia
12 Russia Dmitrii Seliutin R F 2020 -
17 Latvia Artjoms Tretjakovs L F 2018 -
10 Latvia Renāts Vabiščevs L F 2013 Daugavpils, Latvia
8 Latvia Vadims Vabiščevs L F 2014 Krāslava, Latvia
71 Latvia Gļebs Voino L F 2020 -

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

Season League GP W L T OTW OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2015-16 Latvia2 24 17 3 — 2 2 57 155 62 2nd Champion
2016-17 Latvia2 24 20 2 — 1 1 63 169 71 1st Bronze medal winner
2017-18 Latvia2 16 8 6 — 1 1 27 82 53 5th Did not qualify
2018-19 Latvia2 32 22 4 — 4 2 76 182 76 1st Bronze medal game loss.
2019-20 Optibet Hockey League 35 8 21 — 1 5 23 85 161 6th Playoffs cancelled

Team records

Career

These are the top five scorers in HK Dinaburga history.[4]

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

Player Pos GP G A Pts
Vadims Vabiscevics F 112 82 121 203
Artūrs Kuzmenkovs F 69 58 131 189
Renats Vabiscevics F 134 67 110 177
Ivans Kokins F 92 54 78 132
Vladislavs Barkovskis F 132 51 54 105

Penalty minutes: Maris Lescovs, 182

Season

Regular season

Playoffs

References

  1. ^ "Daugavpils Ledus Halle". HockeyArenas.net. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "HK Dinaburga". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "HK Dinaburga" (in Latvian). Optibet Hockey League. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "HK Dinaburga". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

External links

Optibet Hockey League
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