Ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia
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 .
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] 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] 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] [ 7]
Roster
Updated February 11, 2021. [ 1]
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
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
Penalty minutes: Aleksejs Širokovs , 101
Season
Regular season
Notable players
References
^ a b c "HK Olimp/Venta 2002" (in Latvian). Optibet Hockey League . Retrieved February 16, 2021 .^ "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 .^ "Georgijs Pujacs" . EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021 .^ "Aleksejs Širokovs" . EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021 .^ "HK VENTA 2002 on Facebook" (in Latvian). HK Venta 2002. August 28, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021 .^ "Continental Cup expands with new format" . International Ice Hockey Federation . June 19, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021 .^ "IIHF cancels Continental Cup" . International Ice Hockey Federation . August 25, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021 .^ "Olimp Riga" . EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021 .
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