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1996–97 Latvian Hockey League Season
The 1996–97 Latvian Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Eight teams participated in the league, and LB/Essamika won the championship. Final round Relegation round External links Season on hockeyarchives.info {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Latvian Hockey League season Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey Higher League ( lv, Latvijas Virslīgas hokeja čempionāts), also known as the Optibet Hockey League ( lv, Optibet hokeja līga) since 2017 due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Optibet, is the top tier Sports league, lea ... Latvian Hockey League seasons Latvian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Hockey Higher League
The Latvian Hockey Higher League ( lv, Latvijas Virslīgas hokeja čempionāts), also known as the Optibet Hockey League ( lv, Optibet hokeja līga) since 2017 due to sponsorship by Optibet, is the top tier league of ice hockey in Latvia currently comprising seven teams. Previously it was also known as the Latvian Open Hockey Championships (''Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā'') and the Samsung Premier League (''Samsung Premjerlīga'') from 2006 to 2008. The league was established in 1931. HK Liepājas Metalurgs, which played in the league between 1999 and 2013, has been the most successful team of the tournament, having won seven titles. Several former National Hockey League players have played in the league, including Latvians Kaspars Astašenko, Helmuts Balderis, Oskars Bārtulis, Viktors Ignatjevs, Artūrs Irbe, Aleksandrs Kerčs, Jānis Sprukts as well as imports Konstantin Pushkaryov, Rob Schremp. Teams Teams in 2022–23 Notable previous teams Previous team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance and shoot a closed, vulcanized, rubber disc called a " puck" into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. The team which scores the most goals is declared the winner. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, one of whom is the goaltender. Ice hockey is a full contact sport. Ice hockey is one of the sports featured in the Winter Olympics while its premiere international amateur competition, the IIHF World Championships, are governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for both men's and women's competitions. Ice hockey is also played as a professional sport. In North America as well as many European countries, the sport is known simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK Nik’s Brih Riga
HK Nik's Brih Riga was an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of .... They played in the Latvian Hockey League. History The club was founded in 1987. Starting in 1992, the club participated in the Latvian Hockey League. The club won the Latvian Hockey League three times, and reached the finals twice. They participated in the 1996 IIHF Federation Cup, where they finished third in Group C. The team was dissolved in 2000, and two new teams were founded in Riga, Juniors Riga and Vilki OP/LaRocca. A large number of Nik's Brih players went to play for Vilki. Results * 1992/93: 4th place * 1993/94: 2nd place * 1994/95: 1st place * 1995/96: 3rd place * 1996/97: 2nd place * 1997/98: 1st place * 1998/99: 1st placehockeyarchives.info1998-99 Latvian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK Lido Nafta Riga
HK Lido Nafta Riga was an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They played in the Latvian Hockey League and the Latvian Second League from 1994-2001. History The club was founded in 1994, and took part in the Latvian Second Hockey League (Pirmā līga), which they won in 1996, and were thus promoted to the Latvian Hockey League.hockeyarchives.info1995-96 Latvia/ref> The club then took part in the LHL, which they finished second in 1998, 1999, and 2000. In 2001, the club finished in third place, and folded after the season. Notable players * Agris Saviels * Mārtiņš Karsums * Edgars Masaļskis * Sergejs Povecerovskis * Lauris Dārziņš * Leonīds Beresņevs Leonīds Beresņevs (russian: Леони́д Арка́дьевич Бе́реснев, ''Leonid Arkadyevich Beresnev''; born 6 July 1958) is a Latvian/Soviet Union, Soviet former ice hockey player and coach. Born in Kirov Oblast he is a coach of ... References Ice hockey teams in Riga Ice hockey clubs establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vital Riga
Vital or Vitals may refer to: Places * Vital Creek, a creek located in the Omineca Country region of British Columbia * Vital Range, a subrange in the Omineca Mountains in British Columbia People *Vital (given name) *Vital (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Vital'' (Anberlin album), 2012 * ''Vital'' (Fernando Otero album), a 2010 album by Fernando Otero * ''Vital'' (Van der Graaf Generator album), 1978 * ''Vital'', a 2009 studio album by Norman Bedard * ''Vitals'' (Mutemath album), 2015 Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Vital'' (film), a 2004 Japanese movie directed by Shinya Tsukamoto * ''Vitals'' (novel), a 2002 science fiction/techno-thriller novel by Greg Bear Other uses * Vital (grape), a Portuguese wine grape grown in the Alcobaça wine region * USS ''Vital'', two US warships * Vital currents, the concept of currents within the body found in Yoga * VITAL for Children, a charitable organisation * Vital Forsikring, a Norwegian insura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK Laterna Riga
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanza Riga
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Hanza may refer to: * Hanza, Kerman, Anduhjerd Rural District, Shahdad District, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran * Hanza, Rabor, Hanza Rural District, Hanza District, Rabor County, Kerman Province, Iran * Hanza, Yazd, Miankuh Rural District, Central District of Mehriz County, Yazd Province, Iran * Hanza Tower, skyscraper in Szczecin, Poland * ''Boscia senegalensis'', a plant See also * Hunza (other) Hunza may refer to: * Hunza, Iran * Hunza Valley, an area in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan ** Hunza (princely state), a former principality ** Hunza District, a recently established district ** Hunza River, a waterway ** Hunza Peak, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK Daugava Riga
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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