HK Liepājas Metalurgs

For the football club, see FK Liepājas Metalurgs.

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

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.^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
4	Lithuania !	Alisauskas, NeriusNerius Alisauskas	2.0 !D	R	25	2008-09	Elektrenai, Lithuania
4	Scotland !	Spicins, RagnarsRagnars Spicins	2.0 !D	R	25	2008-09	Priekule, Latvia
48	Latvia !	Alksnis, RegnārsRegnārs Alksnis	2.0 !D	L	28	2011-12	Talsi, Latvia
	Latvia !	Apelis, EdgarsEdgars Apelis	2.0 !D	R	27	2011-12	Daugavpils, Latvia
95	Latvia !	Bajarūns, LaurisLauris Bajarūns	3.0 !F	R	27	2009-10	Ventspils, Latvia
43	Latvia !	Birziņš, RičardsRičards Birziņš	2.0 !D	R	27	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
8	Latvia !	Brancis, EdgarsEdgars Brancis (A)	3.0 !F	L	31	2009-10	Rīga, Latvia
44	Latvia !	Bruders, GatisGatis Bruders	2.0 !D	L	25	2010-11
80	Latvia !	Demiters, RenārsRenārs Demiters	2.0 !D	L	30	2009-10	Rīga, Latvia
21	Latvia !	Diļevka, MārisMāris Diļevka	6.0 !LW	L	24	2006-07	Rīga, Latvia
99	Latvia !	Dmitrijevs, IvansIvans Dmitrijevs	3.0 !F		24	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
3	Latvia !	Feldmanis, VentsVents Feldmanis (C)	2.0 !D	L	39	2007-08	Jūrmala, Latvia
22	Latvia !	Gipters, MārtiņšMārtiņš Gipters	2.0 !D	L	27	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
1	Latvia !	Grīnvalds, NaurisNauris Grīnvalds	1.0 !G	L	26	2006-07
70	Latvia !	Indrašis, MiksMiks Indrašis	7.0 !RW	L	26	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
9	Latvia !	Kaļinovskis, RegnārsRegnārs Kaļinovskis	3.0 !F	L	23	2011-12
90	Latvia !	Kalniņš, JānisJānis Kalniņš	1.0 !G	L	24	2007-08	Limbaži, Latvia
87	Latvia !	Kalns, EgīlsEgīls Kalns	6.0 !LW	R	25	2007-08	Liepāja, Latvia
2	Latvia !	Liepiņš, KārlisKārlis Liepiņš	2.0 !D	L	26	2006-07
20	Latvia !	Maļinovskis, RihardsRihards Maļinovskis	3.0 !F		26	2011-12
91	Latvia !	Mickevičs, ArtursArturs Mickevičs	6.0 !LW	R	25	2011-12	Talsi, Latvia
5	Latvia !	Siksna, EdgarsEdgars Siksna	2.0 !D	R	23	2009-10
87	Latvia !	Skvorcovs, GunārsGunārs Skvorcovs (A)	7.0 !RW	L	26	2008-09	Saldus, Latvia
23	Latvia !	Straupe, JānisJānis Straupe	4.0 !C	L	27	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia
71	Latvia !	Tiļļa, TomsToms Tiļļa	3.0 !F	R	26	2011-12	Liepāja, Latvia
7	Latvia !	Tūbelis, RaimondsRaimonds Tūbelis	2.0 !D	R	25	2006-07	Liepāja, Latvia
15	Lithuania !	Verenis, PovilasPovilas Verenis	3.0 !F	R	26	2011-12	Elektrenai, Lithuania
33	Latvia !	Vilkoits, RaimondsRaimonds Vilkoits	4.0 !C	L	26	2011-12	Liepāja, Latvia
19	Belarus !	Voronin, SergeiSergei Voronin	3.0 !F	L	31	2011-12	Minsk, Belarusian SSR
11	Latvia !	Zabis, BrunoBruno Zabis	3.0 !F	L	25	2006-07	Liepāja, Latvia
71	Latvia !	Zeltiņš, TomsToms Zeltiņš	3.0 !F	L	30	2008-09	Rīga, Latvia
85	Latvia !	Žurkovs, NikolajsNikolajs Žurkovs	1.0 !G	L	25	2011-12	Rīga, Latvia

Retired numbers

21 Eduards Ivanovs

Awards

Latvian hockey league champions - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2016 and maybe 2017. EDIT: Ragnars Spicins
Eastern European Hockey League champions - 2002.

References

↑ "Players". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2010-11-20.

External links

Official homepage

Belarusian Extraleague

Teams	HK Brest HK Gomel Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk Khimvolokno Mogilev HK Lida HK Liepājas Metalurgs Metallurg Zhlobin HK Neman Grodno HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk HK Vitebsk Yunost Minsk

Former teams	Keramin Minsk Shinnik Bobruisk Sokil Kyiv Tivali Minsk

Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Latvian Hockey League

Current teams	SMScredit.lv HK Ozolnieki/MONARCH Liepājas Metalurgs II HS Rīga/Prizma HS Rīga/Prizma II HK Zemgale/JLSS SK Rīga 96 HK Juniors

Defunct teams	ASK/Ogre HK Rīga 2000 Lifo/Nafta SK Ozollapas LB/Prizma SK Riga 18 Stalkers/Juniors Vilki OP/LaRocca DHK Latgale SC Energija Tartu Big Diamonds

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