HK Olimp/Venta 2002

HK Olimp/Venta 2002 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 Riga and play their home games at the Inbox Ice Arena.

HK Olimp/Venta 2002
CityRiga, Latvia
LeagueOptibet Hockey League
2019 - present
Founded2018[1]
Home arenaInbox Ice Arena
ColoursBlack, gold, white
     
General managerAleksejs Sirokovs
Head coachAigars Cipruss[1]
CaptainGeorgijs Pujacs
WebsiteHK Olimp/Venta 2002
Franchise history
2018 - 2020HK Olimp
2020 - presentHK Olimp/Venta 2002

History

HK Olimp was founded in 2018, and the following year joined the Optibet Hockey League where they were immediately considered to be dark horses for the championship,[2] due to have several Latvian national team members as part of their roster, including Georgijs Pujacs and Aleksejs Širokovs, both of whom also had KHL significant experience.[3][4] The dark horse appellation turned out to be prescient as the team were in 1st place in their inaugural season, before the play-offs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the off-season, the team partnered with junior side Venta 2002, and as a result rebranded as HK Olimp/Venta 2002.[5]

As a result of 1st place finish when the season was cancelled, Olimp qualified for the 2020–21 IIHF Continental Cup where they were scheduled to face-off in Group E against Shakhtyor Soligorsk of Belarus, Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana and the winner of Group B (made up of Crvena Zvezda Belgrade of Serbia, Mladost Zagreb from Croatia, Bulgarian side Irbis-Skate Sofia and Turkish outfit Buz Beykoz Istanbul).[6] However, two months later, the IIHF cancelled the Continental Cup due to the Pandemic.[7]

Roster

Updated February 11, 2021.[1]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
79 Andrej Bonch-Brujevič L 2019 Saint Petersburg, Russia
30 Rūdolfs Gusts Lazdiņš L 2020 Riga, Latvia
35 Kārlis Zakrevskis L 2020 Riga, Latvia
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
61 Krists Apsītis L 2019 Riga, Latvia
77 Vladislavs Balakuns L 2019 Riga, Latvia
65 Arvils Bergmanis L 2020 Riga, Latvia
71 Aleksejs Popovs L 2021 Riga, Latvia
23 Aleksandrs Jerofejevs L 2019 Riga, Latvia
81 Georgijs Pujacs (C) L 2019 Riga, Latvia
33 Maksims Širokovs (A) R 2019 Riga, Latvia
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
59 Lauris Bajaruns R RW 2020 Ventspils, Latvia
93 Edijs Brahmanis R LW 2019 Riga, Latvia
28 Emīls Ezītis L C 2019 Riga, Latvia
47 Kirils Galoha R C/RW 2020 Riga, Latvia
18 Sandis Grīnbergs L W 2020 -
52 Arjoms Koppass L F 2020 Valka, Latvia
17 Dmitrijs Korņilovs L W 2019 Sigulda, Latvia
14 Ričards Landmanis L F 2020 Ventspils, Latvia
15 Sandis Mežaraups R F 2019 Jēkabpils, Latvia
10 Roberts Potapenko L LW/RW 2019 -
19 Miķelis Rēdlihs L RW 2020 Riga, Latvia
72 Roberts Siliņš L F 2020 -
62 Aleksejs Širokovs (A) R C 2019 Riga, Latvia
44 Gatis Sprukts L LW/C 2020 Jelgava, Latvia
84 Renārs Undelis L C 2019 Riga, Latvia
21 Valerii Vorozhontsov L F 2020 Yekaterinburg, Russia
68 Fedor Yarionovskii L F 2020 Saint Petersburg, Russia
11 Ņikita Zantmans R 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
2019-20Optibet Hockey League35225—4456121671stPlayoffs cancelled

Team records

Career

These are the top five scorers in HK Olimpa history.[8]

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

PlayerPosGPGAPts
Nikolajs JeļisejevsF48322860
Kirils GalohaF45213253
Emīls EzītisF60232750
Georgijs PujacsD60162541
Aleksejs ŠirokovsF52132538

Penalty minutes: Aleksejs Širokovs, 101

Regular season

Notable players

References
  1. "HK Olimp/Venta 2002" (in Latvian). Optibet Hockey League. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. "OHL jaunpienācējas "Olimp" rindās spēlēs vairāki bijušie Latvijas izlases hokejisti, iespējams, arī Bārtulis" (in Latvian). Optibet Hockey League. September 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. "Georgijs Pujacs". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. "Aleksejs Širokovs". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. "HK VENTA 2002 on Facebook" (in Latvian). HK Venta 2002. August 28, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. "Continental Cup expands with new format". International Ice Hockey Federation. June 19, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. "IIHF cancels Continental Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. August 25, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. "Olimp Riga". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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