HK Liepājas Metalurgs

For the football club see FK Liepājas Metalurgs

HK Liepājas Metalurgs
League	BXL 2004-2013 LHL 1997-2013 MHL B 2012-2013
Founded	1997
Home arena	Olimpiskā ledus halle (capacity: 1,200)
Website	http://www.skliepajasmetalurgs.lv/

HK Liepājas Metalurgs was a hockey club based in Liepāja, Latvia that fielded multiple teams over the years competing in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL), Latvian Hockey League (LHL), and Minor Hockey League Division B (MHL B). The club was dissolved following the conclusion of the 2012-13 season when primary sponsor, industrial company Liepājas Metalurgs, discontinued support for the club.

Beginning with the 2014-15 LHL season, a new club in Liepāja has been formed and currently simply goes by the name Liepāja.

History

The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built. Season set out to create a professional hockey team, which would serve as an example and should aim to be pursued for young hockey players.

As of now, Liepājas Metalurgs has won six (1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2007/2008, 2008/2009) Latvian champion titles, twice losing in the league finals (2000/01, 2005/06) and has claimed the third spot another three times (2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07). Six times the team played the Eastern European Hockey League, which Metalurgs managed to win in 2002.

In 2010 club became an affiliate of Dinamo Riga, allowing the KHL club to send up to five players to Liepāja.

Players

Current roster

Updated January 26, 2012.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
4		Nerius Alisauskas	D	R	33	2008-09	Elektrenai, Lithuania
4		Ragnars Spicins	D	R	32	2008-09	Priekule, Latvia
48		Regnārs Alksnis	D	L	36	2011-12	Talsi, Latvia
		Edgars Apelis	D	R	34	2011-12	Daugavpils, Latvia
95		Lauris Bajarūns	F	R	35	2009-10	Ventspils, Latvia
43		Ričards Birziņš	D	R	35	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
8		Edgars Brancis (A)	F	L	38	2009-10	Rīga, Latvia
44		Gatis Bruders	D	L	33	2010-11
80		Renārs Demiters	D	L	37	2009-10	Rīga, Latvia
21		Māris Diļevka	LW	L	32	2006-07	Rīga, Latvia
99		Ivans Dmitrijevs	F		32	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
3		Vents Feldmanis (C)	D	L	47	2007-08	Jūrmala, Latvia
22		Mārtiņš Gipters	D	L	35	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
1		Nauris Grīnvalds	G	L	34	2006-07
70		Miks Indrašis	RW	L	33	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
9		Regnārs Kaļinovskis	F	L	31	2011-12
90		Jānis Kalniņš	G	L	32	2007-08	Limbaži, Latvia
87		Egīls Kalns	LW	R	33	2007-08	Liepāja, Latvia
2		Kārlis Liepiņš	D	L	33	2006-07
20		Rihards Maļinovskis	F		34	2011-12
91		Arturs Mickevičs	LW	R	33	2011-12	Talsi, Latvia
5		Edgars Siksna	D	R	31	2009-10
87		Gunārs Skvorcovs (A)	RW	L	34	2008-09	Saldus, Latvia
23		Jānis Straupe	C	L	35	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
71		Toms Tiļļa	F	R	33	2011-12	Liepāja, Latvia
7		Raimonds Tūbelis	D	R	32	2006-07	Liepāja, Latvia
15		Povilas Verenis	F	R	33	2011-12	Elektrenai, Lithuania
33		Raimonds Vilkoits	C	L	34	2011-12	Liepāja, Latvia
19		Sergei Voronin	F	L	39	2011-12	Minsk, Belarusian SSR
11		Bruno Zabis	F	L	33	2006-07	Liepāja, Latvia
71		Toms Zeltiņš	F	L	37	2008-09	Rīga, Latvia
85		Nikolajs Žurkovs	G	L	33	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia

Retired numbers

• 21 Eduards Ivanovs

Awards

• Latvian hockey league champions - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
• Eastern European Hockey League 20px champions - 2002.

References

• HK Liepājas Metalurgs website
• HK Liepājas Metalurgs home arena (in Latvian)

External links

• Official homepage