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LB/Prizma Riga

LB/Prizma Riga
CityRiga, Latvia
LeagueLatvian Hockey League
Founded1962
Home arenaRiga Sports Palace
Franchise history
1962-1995Latvijas Berzs
1995-2000LB/Essamika
1997-2002LB/Prizma Riga
2002-HK LB 69 Riga

Latvijas Berzs Riga is an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They play in the Latvian Hockey League, and formerly played in the Pervaya Liga.

History

In the early 1960s was in the furniture manufacturing company, Latvijas Bērzs (today Latvijas Finieris), founded an ice hockey team. They participated first participated the Latvian SSR Championship in 1962. They won the Latvian Championship ten times in the 1970s and 1980s

The club played in the Vtoraya Liga from 1974-1978, but were promoted to the Pervaya Liga for two years (1979 and 1980) before they were again relegated to the Vtoraya Liga.

After the Soviet Union broke up, the club participated in the now professional Latvian Hockey League. They won the league title in 1997.

Achievements

  • Latvian SSR champion 1974, 1975, 1977-1980, 1983-1985[1]
  • Vtoraya Liga champion 1978
  • Latvian champion 1997

Season-by-season record

Season League GP W L T Pts GF–GA
1974/75 Vtoraya Liga West 52 17 7 28 41 211:240
1975/76 Vtoraya Liga West 52 19 28 5 43 205:237
1976/77 Vtoraya Liga West 52 25 19 8 58 253:190
1977/78 Vtoraya Liga West 52 42 8 2 86 323:132
1978/79 Pervaya Liga 60 16 37 7 39 190:263
1979/80 Pervaya Liga 60 6 46 8 22 167:329[2]
1980/81 Vtoraya Liga West 60 34 24 2 70 281:256
1981/82 Vtoraya Liga West 44 19 22 3 41 188:190[3]
1982/83 Vtoraya Liga West 52 20 30 2 42 212:265
1983/84 Vtoraya Liga West 52 29 20 3 61 240:190
1984/85 Vtoraya Liga West 52 19 23 10 48 194:208

Notable players

References

  1. ^ internationalhockey.net, Latvian championships - All Time Results Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ hockeydb.com, Standings for Latvia Berzs Rus-1
  3. ^ hockeydb.com, Standings for Latvia Berzs Rus-2
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LB/Essamika