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Gints Meija
Gints Meija (born September 4, 1987) is a Latvian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for EHC Black Wings Linz The Steinbach Black Wings Linz are a member of the Austrian Hockey League. They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Keine Sorgen EisArena. History The EHC Black Wings Linz was founded in 1992. After several years in the Austrian minor ... of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links * * * * 1987 births EHC Black Wings Linz players Dinamo Riga players HK Liepājas Metalurgs players HK Riga 2000 players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Latvian ice hockey right wingers Living people Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia Ice hockey people from Riga {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, 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 Nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Latvian Hockey League Season
The 2009–10 Latvian Hockey League season was the 19th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Eight teams participated in the league, and Dinamo-Juniors Riga won the championship. Dinamo-Juniors Riga and Liepājas Metalurgs received a bye until the playoffs, as they played in the Belarusian Extraleague. Regular season Playoffs ; Quarterfinals (Best of Five) * DHK Latgale - HK Liepājas Metalurgs II 1:3 * SC Energija - HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs 1:3 ;Semifinals (Best of Five) * HK Liepājas Metalurgs - HK Liepājas Metalurgs II 3:0 * Dinamo-Juniors Riga HK Riga is an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 2009 to serve as the farm club of former Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga. The club played the 2009–10 season in both the Latvian Hockey Higher League (which they ... - HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs 3:1 ;Final (Best of Seven) * Liepājas Metalurgs - Dinamo-Juniors 3:4 (1:1,2:2,0:1) * Liepājas Metalurg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK Dinamo/Juniors
HK Riga is an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 2009 to serve as the farm club of former Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga. The club played the 2009–10 season in both the Latvian Hockey Higher League (which they won) and the Belarusian Extraleague, but joined the Russian Junior Hockey League Junior Hockey League is a term used to refer to an ice hockey league in which junior hockey teams compete. List of junior hockey leagues {{Expand list, date=October 2013 * Alberta Junior Hockey League * British Columbia Hockey League * Canadian Ju ... (MHL), the junior league of the Kontinental Hockey League, for the 2010–11 season. References External links * 2009 establishments in Latvia HK Riga Ice hockey clubs established in 2009 Ice hockey teams in Latvia Junior Hockey League (Russia) teams {{Europe-icehockey-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Belarusian Extraliga Season
The 2009–10 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 18th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 14 teams participated in the league, and Yunost Minsk HC Yunost-Minsk ''( Belar. Юнацтва Менск, Junactva Miеnsk)'' is a Belarusian ice hockey team that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague. They play their home games at Chizhovka-Arena, located in Minsk. Yunost is the ten-times champion ... won the championship. Regular season Playoffs Quarterfinals *Yunost Minsk - HK Vitebsk 3–0 on series *HK Sokil Kiev - HK Khimvolokno Mogilev 3–2 on series *HK Shakhtor Soligorsk - HK Neman Grodno 3–0 on series *HK Gomel - HK Keramin Minsk 3–0 on series Semifinals *Yunost Minsk - HK Sokil Kiev 3–0 on series *HK Shakhtor Soligorsk - HK Gomel 3–1 on series Final *Yunost Minsk - HK Shakhtor Soligorsk 4–3 on series External links Seasonon hockeyarchives.info {{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 Belarusian Extraliga season Belarusian Extraleague Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Latvian Hockey League Season
The 2008–09 Latvian Hockey League season was the 18th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Eight teams participated in the league, and HK Liepājas Metalurgs won the championship. Regular season Playoffs External links Season on hockeyarchives.info {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 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] |
Dinamo Rīga
Dinamo Riga ( lv, Rīgas Dinamo) is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It is a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LLU. 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 played their home games at the Arēna Rīga till 2022, which could 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, Mały Snopp , Juris Savickis, 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. After the first season, Viesturs Koziols also left the project. Július Šupler became the first head coach of the club. For the first two seasons, he was assisted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Extraliga
The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BHL, also known as the Belarusian Open Championship), officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus. In its past, it has switched several times between being and not being an open league (in reference to allowing foreign teams), but for the 2008–2009 season, the Belarus Ice Hockey Federation decided to open the Belarusian Extraleague, the Belarusian Premier League and the Belarusian junior leagues. Before the season 2018-2019 the Belarusian Extraleague was divided in two leagues: Extraleague A with 8 teams and Extraleague B with 9 teams. In the season 2021-2022 the division into Extraleague A and Extraleague B was canceled and 12 teams took part in the championship. The Extraleague championships for the 2016-2017 season and 2017-2018 season were won by HC Neman Grodno The 2019/2020 Belarusian ice hockey championship was the only championship in the world that was not interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Belarusian Extraliga Season
The 2008–09 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 17th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. 14 teams participated in the league, and HK Yunost Minsk won the championship. Regular season Playoffs Quarterfinals *HK Yunost Minsk - Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk 3-0 on series *HK Khimvolokno Mogilev - HK Vitebsk 3-1 on series *HK Gomel - HK Neman Grodno 3-2 on series *Metallurg Zhlobin - HK Keramin Minsk 3-1 on series Semifinals *HK Yunost Minsk - HK Khimvolokno Mogilev 3-2 on series *HK Gomel - Metallurg Zhlobin 3-0 on series Final *HK Yunost Minsk - HK Gomel 4-3 on series External links Seasonon hockeyarchives.info {{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Belarusian Extraliga season Belarusian Extraleague Belarusian Extraleague seasons Extra Extra or Xtra may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film * ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film * ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film Literature * ''Extra'' (newspaper), a Brazilian newspaper * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK Rīga 2000
HK Riga 2000 was an ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. The team had played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons the club also iced a team in the Belarusian Hockey League, and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three of Belarusian Open Championship. The club has also played several years in the Continental Cup, winning silver in 2005-06 and 2007-08. Before the 2009-2010 KHL season the team was merged into HK Dinamo/Juniors Rīga, the farm club of KHL side Dinamo Rīga. Notable players Noteworthy Players *Artūrs Irbe *Kārlis Skrastiņš *Sergei Zholtok *Darby Hendrickson Retired numbers The Rīga 2000 have retired one number. Awards and trophies Latvian Hockey Higher League * 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 ReferencesHK Riga 2000 official web site 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
