Dinamo Riga

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Dinamo Riga
Dinamo Riga (2020).svg
CityRiga, Latvia
LeagueKHL
ConferenceWestern
DivisionTarasov
Founded2008
Home arenaArēna Rīga
(capacity: 10,300)
General manager
Head coachVladimir Krikunov
CaptainLauris Dārziņš
Affiliate(s)HK Rīga (MHL) Zemgale/LLU (LHL)
Websitewww.dinamoriga.lv
Uniforms used since the 2020-2021 KHL season.
Current season

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 five 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.

History[]

The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 and among the founders of the club were Guntis Ulmanis, Kirovs Lipmans, , , 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][2] After the first season, Viesturs Koziols also left the project.[3]

Július Šupler became the first head coach of the club.[4] For the first two seasons, he was assisted by 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.

Crest[]

  • 2008–2020

  • 2020–

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
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
2018–19 62 18 26 8 10 62 129 155 5th, Bobrov Did not qualify
2019–20 62 11 38 6 7 41 103 187 6th, Bobrov Did not qualify
2020–21 60 5 41 4 10 28 126 211 5th, Tarasov Did not qualify

Players[]

Current roster[]

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Updated 20 August 2021.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4 Lithuania Nerijus Ališauskas Injured Reserve D R 30 2021 Elektrėnai, Lithuania
91 Latvia Daniels Bērziņš C L 22 2017 Riga, Latvia
22 Latvia C L 24 2021 Jelgava, Latvia
85 Czech Republic Rudolf Červený C L 32 2021 Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia
27 Latvia Oskars Cibuļskis D L 33 2021 Riga, USSR
2 Latvia D L 24 2021 Riga, Latvia
10 Latvia Lauris Dārziņš (C) LW R 36 2013 Riga, USSR
29 Latvia Ralfs Freibergs D L 30 2021 Riga, Latvia
62 Russia G R 23 2021 Novokuznetsk, Russia
35 Slovakia Julius Hudacek G R 33 2021 Spisska Nova Ves, Czechoslovakia
69 Latvia Nikolajs Jeļisejevs F R 27 2020 Riga, Latvia
26 Finland Jere Karjalainen RW R 29 2021 Helsinki, Finland
15 Latvia Mārtiņš Karsums LW R 35 2021 Riga, USSR
89 Russia Arsen Khisamutdinov L 23 2021 Ufa, Russia
32 Latvia Edgars Kulda LW L 27 2021 Riga, Latvia
82 Canada Matt Lorito C L 31 2021 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
87 Latvia Gints Meija RW L 34 2021 Riga, USSR
55 Latvia D L 20 2021 Riga, Latvia
19 Canada Émile Poirier C L 27 2021 Montréal, Quebec, Canada
47 Russia  Injured Reserve C R 25 2021 Novotroitsk, Russia
52 Czech Republic Lukas Radil LW L 31 2021 Caslav, Czechslovakia
24 Canada Reece Scarlett D R 28 2020 Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
9 Canada Hunter Shinkaruk C/LW L 27 2021 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
13 Latvia Gunārs Skvorcovs D R 31 2020 Saldus, USSR
44 Canada Jordon Southorn D L 31 2021 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11 Latvia Kristaps Sotnieks D L 34 2018 Riga, USSR
72 Latvia F R 20 2019 Riga, Latvia
74 Finland Peter Tiivola C L 28 2021 Helsinki, Finland
31 Latvia G L 20 2020 Riga, Latvia
7 Latvia Kristaps Zīle D L 24 2015 Riga, Latvia

Retired numbers[]

Dinamo Riga retired numbers
No. Player Position Career
8 Sandis Ozoliņš D 2009–2012, 2013–2014

Team captains[]

Head coaches[]

Franchise records and leaders[]

Scoring leaders[]

Player GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Latvia Lauris Dārziņš 506 124 175 299 -14 282
Latvia Miķelis Rēdlihs 581 120 173 293 -41 386
Latvia Miks Indrašis 319 88 98 186 +6 113
Slovakia Marcel Hossa 241 105 80 185 -12 252
Latvia Aleksandrs Niživijs 290 45 108 153 -46 127
Latvia Guntis Galviņš 416 31 112 143 –1 230
Latvia Krišjānis Rēdlihs 449 37 99 136 -13 205
Latvia Gints Meija 541 51 69 120 -53 210
Latvia Mārtiņš Karsums 196 62 57 119 +3 183
Latvia Jānis Sprukts 186 42 73 115 +12 130

Leading goaltenders[]

Player GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Russia Timur Bilyalov 38 2035:59 15 14 74 4 93.0% 2.18
Latvia Jānis Kalniņš 72 3835:47 18 34 143 4 92.7% 2.24
Sweden Mikael Tellqvist 103 5880:56 44 42 232 5 91.8% 2.37
Czech Republic Jakub Sedláček 126 7082:09 41 58 286 10 91.8% 2.42
Sweden Joacim Eriksson 34 1934:53 9 17 78 2 91.9% 2.42
United States Chris Holt 90 5246:44 37 34 214 6 91.7% 2.45
Lithuania Mantas Armalis 12 576:37 3 5 24 0 91.1% 2.50
Czech Republic Alexander Salak 32 1835:38 8 19 77 2 91.2% 2.52
Latvia Kristers Gudļevskis 42 2255:16 13 24 98 3 90.1% 2.61
Czech Republic Martin Prusek 55 3017:36 18 26 132 6 91.6% 2.62

References[]

  1. ^ "LHF Prezidents Kirovs Lipmans Izstājies No A/S Rīgas Dinamo". Latvian Ice Hockey Federation (in Latvian). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Lipmans izstājies no a/s "Rīgas Dinamo"". esports.lv. (in Latvian)
  3. ^ "Koziols: "Par paveikto nekaunos"". esports.lv. (in Latvian)
  4. ^ "Šuplers apstiprināts". (in Latvian)
  5. ^ "Sastāvs un komandas vadība". www.dinamoriga.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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