Kaunas Hockey

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Kaunas Hockey
Kaunas Hockey logo.png
CityKaunas, Lithuania
LeagueLithuania Hockey League
Founded2017 (2017)
Home arena
(capacity: 300[1])
ColoursGreen, light green, black, white
       
Head coachLithuania
WebsiteKaunas Hockey

Kaunas Hockey is an ice hockey team located in Kaunas, Lithuania, which plays in the Lithuania Hockey League, the top tier of ice hockey in Lithuania. They play home games at the .

History[]

Hockey Kaunas was founded in 2017, with the purpose of helping to improve the standard of Lithuanian hockey with the ultimate goal of seeing the Lithuanian national team compete in the Winter Olympics.[2][3] One of the teams initial investors was TeleSoftas, a Kaunas-based software company.[2][3] Following their formation, Hockey Kaunas immediately began play in the Lithuania Hockey League. Their first season was a productive one, making it to the playoff finals, before ultimately losing to SC Energija.[4]

In 2020 Kaunas Hockey took part in the inaugural Baltic Hockey League, a competition made up of two teams from each of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.[5] The team finished last in their group after suffering heavy losses against both Tartu Välk 949 of Estonia, and Latvian side HK Mogo. As a result, they did not progress to the final round.[6] In addition, as a result of being in first place of the NLRL when the remainder of games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaunas Hockey also qualified for the 2020–21 IIHF Continental Cup where they were scheduled to face-off against Skautafelag Akureyrar of Iceland, Israeli team HC Bat Yam and Spanish outfit FC Barcelona.[7] However, two months later, the IIHF cancelled the Continental Cup due to the Pandemic.[8]

Roster[]

Updated January 24, 2021.[9]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
95 Russia L 2020 Saint Petersburg, Russia
1 Lithuania R 2019 -
30 Lithuania L 2018 Klaipėda, Lithuania
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
88 Lithuania L 2019 Rokiškis, Lithuania
19 Lithuania L 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania
22 Lithuania L 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania
76 Lithuania R 2020 Vilnius, Lithuania
55 Russia L 2020 Moscow, Russia
97 Belarus R 2020 Gomel, Belarus
47 Lithuania L 2020 -
71 Russia L 2020 -
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
33 Lithuania L F 2020 Kaunas, Lithuania
69 Lithuania L F 2020 -
14 Lithuania L C 2020 Elektrėnai, Lithuania
46 Russia R F 2019 Yekaterinburg, Russia
17 Belarus L F 2019 Gomel, Belarus
16 Lithuania L F 2017 Kaunas, Lithuania
27 Lithuania L LW/RW 2017 Elektrėnai, Lithuania
89 Lithuania L R 2020 -
29 Russia L F 2020 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
18 Russia - F 2020 -
15 Russia L C 2020 Nizhny Tagil, Russia
91 Russia L LW 2019 Tyumen, Russia
13 Lithuania L F 2018 Jonava, Lithuania

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 GP W L T OTW OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2017-18 20 12 5 — 2 1 41 96 80 2nd Final loss
2018-19 18 10 5 — 2 1 35 74 35 2nd Semi-final loss
2019-20 18 12 1 — 3 2 44 115 51 1st Playoffs cancelled

Team records[]

Career[]

These are the top five scorers in Kaunas Hockey history.[9]

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

Player Pos GP G A Pts
F 30 36 33 69
F 30 18 35 53
F 54 24 22 46
F 65 23 22 45
F 34 15 22 37

Penalty minutes: , 135

Season[]

Regular season[]

  • Most goals in a season: , 27 (2019–20)
  • Most assists in a season: , 24 (2019–20)
  • Most points in a season: , 50 (2019–20)
  • Most penalty minutes in a season: , 90 (2018–19)

Playoffs[]

  • Most goals in a playoff season: , 9 (2019–20)
  • Most assists in a playoff season: , 7 (2019–20)
  • Most points in a playoff season: , 14 (2019–20)
  • Most penalty minutes in a playoff season: , 10 (2019–20)

References[]

  1. ^ "Ledos Arena Kaunas - HockeyArenas.net". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kaunas verčia naują puslapį ledo ritulio istorijoje: turės naują klubą Lietuvos ledo ritulio čempionate" (in Lithuanian). Sportas.lt. June 13, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Debiutuojanti ledo ritulio komanda Kaune stiprino ryšį su sirgaliais" (in Lithuanian). Kas vyksta Kaune. June 13, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lithuania - 2017-2018". Sportas.lt. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Baltic Hockey League finally start". EuroHockey.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Baltic Hockey League detail". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Continental Cup expands with new format". International Ice Hockey Federation. June 19, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "IIHF cancels Continental Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Elite Prospects - Kaunas Hockey" (in Lithuanian). EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

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