HK Dinaburga

HK Dinaburga are a Latvian ice hockey team that plays in the Optibet Hockey League, the top tier of the sport in Latvia. The team is based in Daugavpils and play their home games at the Daugavpils Ice Arena.

HK Dinaburga
CityDaugavpils, Latvia
LeagueOptibet Hockey League
2018 - present
2013 - 2014
Founded2013
Home arenaDaugavpils Ice Arena
(capacity: 1984[1])
ColoursBlack, gold, red, white
       
General managerRuslans Kurelass
Head coachAtvars Tribuncovs
CaptainMārtiņš Jakovļevs
WebsiteHK Dinaburga
Franchise history
2013 - 2018Daugavpils
2018 - presentHK Dinaburga

History

The team was founded in 2013, initially playing under the name of the city in which they're located; Daugavpils.[2] The previous team in the city, DHK Latgale, folded at the culmination of the 2011-12 season. They began play in the Latvian Hockey League, the top tier of hockey in Latvia, during the 2013-14 season, however, they performed poorly winning only one game. Following this, the team dropped down a league to the newly formed Latvian 1st Division where they remained until 2019.[2] Daugavpils would find more success in the second tier of Latvian hockey, winning the league in 2016, and finishing top of the table in the regular season in both 2017 and 2019.[2] Following the culmination of the 2019 Daugavpils changed their name to HK Dinaburga, taking the moniker of a nearby castle, and rejoined the Latvian Hockey League, now known as the Optibet Hockey League for sponsorship reasons. In their first season back in the top tier, Dinaburga were in 6th place out of 8 teams before the play-offs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster

Updated February 11, 2021. [3]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
31 Uldis Čalpa L 2020 Ogresgals, Latvia
22 Aleksejs Čerikovs L 2017 -
1 Kirill Kuzmin L 2020 Moscow, Russia
54 Marks Slavinskis L 2020 Riga, Latvia
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
5 Ernests Azarevičs R 2017 -
4 Deniss Berbniks R 2020 Riga, Latvia
19 Egor Egorov L 2020 Bryansk, Russia
72 Timofej Fillipov L 2019 Tyumen, Russia
16 Mārtiņš Jakovļevs (C) L 2019 Jēkabpils, Latvia
55 Edgars Adriāns Kazaks R 2020 -
14 Edgars Mamajs L 2016 -
11 Jegors Mateiko L 2020 Riga, Latvia
16 Artūrs Tomsons L 2020 Cēsis, Latvia
2 Vladimirs Zaicevs R 2020 -
96 Imants Leščovs R 2019 Daugavpils, Latvia
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
26 Vladislavs Barkovskis (A) L F 2015 -
81 Kristupas Blazys L F 2020 Rokiškis, Lithuania
28 Nikolajs Fetisovs L F 2020 -
55 Ivo Haritonovs L F 2018 -
88 Haims Joffe L F 2016 -
13 Jānis Ričards Kārkliņš R F 2020 -
6 Romāns Keda R F 2019 -
21 Aleksandr Klisunov L F 2019 Elektrostal, Russia
191 Ivans Kokins L F 2013 -
99 Sergej Melnikov R LW 2020 Yaroslavl, Russia
16 Mikus Noviks R F 2020 -
96 Ilya Olonov R LW 2020 Moscow, Russia
3 Aleksis Ostaņkovičs R F 2019 Riga, Latvia
7 Artjoms Pankevičs L C 2020 Riga, Latvia
77 Sergejs Pečura (A) L C 2019 Liepāja, Latvia
12 Edgars Petrovs L F 2020 Daugavpils, Latvia
12 Dmitrii Seliutin R F 2020 -
17 Artjoms Tretjakovs L F 2018 -
10 Renāts Vabiščevs L F 2013 Daugavpils, Latvia
8 Vadims Vabiščevs L F 2014 Krāslava, Latvia
71 Gļebs Voino L F 2020 -

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

SeasonLeagueGPWLTOTWOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2015-16Latvia224173—2257155622ndChampion
2016-17Latvia224202—1163169711stBronze medal winner
2017-18Latvia21686—112782535thDid not qualify
2018-19Latvia232224—4276182761stBronze medal game loss.
2019-20Optibet Hockey League35821—1523851616thPlayoffs cancelled

Team records

Career

These are the top five scorers in HK Dinaburga history.[4]

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

PlayerPosGPGAPts
Vadims VabiscevicsF11282121203
Artūrs KuzmenkovsF6958131189
Renats VabiscevicsF13467110177
Ivans KokinsF925478132
Vladislavs BarkovskisF1325154105

Penalty minutes: Maris Lescovs, 182

Regular season

Playoffs
  • Most goals in a playoff season: Daniil Kulikov, 10 (2015–16)
  • Most assists in a playoff season: Daniil Kulikov, 12 (2015–16)
  • Most points in a playoff season: Daniil Kulikov, 22 (2015–16)
  • Most penalty minutes in a playoff season: Artūrs Kuzmenkovs, 36 (2018-19)

References
  1. "Daugavpils Ledus Halle". HockeyArenas.net. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. "HK Dinaburga". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. "HK Dinaburga" (in Latvian). Optibet Hockey League. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. "HK Dinaburga". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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