What does Latvia stand for?

Latvia stands for Optibet hokeja liga.

When was the Latvia founded?

The Latvia was founded in 2006.

How many teams play in the Latvia?

The Latvia currently consists of 9 teams.

Who won the most recent Latvia championship?

HK Mogo won the most recent Latvia championship in 2026.

Optibet hokeja liga Latvia 1995-1996

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League naming history:

2006 - 2008Latvia (Samsung Premjerliga)

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Latvia Team Rosters

1995-1996

1995-1996 Season

HK NIK'S-Brih finished first in the 1995-96 Latvia standings with 45 points. Essamika Ogre (44 points) and Juniors Riga (42 points) followed.

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1995-1996 Latvia Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	HK NIK'S-Brih	30	20	5	5	-	-	152	98	54	45	1.50	Semifinal loss
2.	Essamika Ogre	30	20	4	6	-	-	213	112	101	44	1.47	Final loss
3.	Juniors Riga	30	19	5	6	-	-	154	87	67	42	1.40	-
4.	Alianse Riga	30	13	5	12	-	-	123	96	27	31	1.03	Champion
5.	HK Laterna Riga	30	5	3	22	-	-	82	172	-90	13	0.43	Quarterfinal loss
6.	BHS/Essamika	30	2	0	28	-	-	66	225	-159	4	0.13	-

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1995-1996 Latvia Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Artis Ābols (F)	29	35	40	75	60
2.	Aleksejs Hromcenkovs (F)	29	28	31	59	59
3.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	16	18	36	54	12
4.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	29	28	21	49	42
5.	Aigars Razgals (F)	28	21	21	42	26

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1995-1996 Latvia Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Edvins Silavnieks (G)	25	-	-
2.	Andrejs Zagars (G)	30	3.57	-

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1995-1996 Latvia Demographics

Latvia Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/30/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Zemgale	HS Riga/HK Dinaburga	-
09/27/2026 10:00 AM UTC	HS Riga/HK Dinaburga	HC Panter	3 - 5
09/26/2026 01:30 PM UTC	Hockey Punks	Kyiv Capitals	1 - 9
09/26/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Energija Elektrenai	Prizma Riga	5 - 2
09/26/2026 10:35 AM UTC	HK Mogo	Liepaja	4 - 1

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Vlad Shirin (D)

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2026-2027 Latvia Free Agents

Team	Player
Kyiv Capitals	Martins Karsums (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Sam Hu (F)
Prizma Riga	Edijs Brahmanis (F)
Hockey Punks	Alex Maunula (F)
HK Mogo	Maris Bicevskis (F)

2027-2028 Latvia Free Agents

Team	Player
Kyiv Capitals	Deivids Sarkanis (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Gatis Sprukts (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Kevins Stradnieks (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Pauls Svars (D)
Hockey Punks	Lauri Huhdanpää (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Latvia Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Alianse Riga	28	863	5'10"	190 lbs	26.19
2.	BHS/Essamika	9	0	5'11"	187 lbs	17.50
3.	Essamika Ogre	31	2 122	6'0"	194 lbs	23.94
4.	HK Laterna Riga	14	758	5'11"	190 lbs	25.43
5.	HK Ozolnieki/Monarch	22	1 260	5'11"	190 lbs	32.45
6.	Juniors Riga	13	1 959	5'11"	185 lbs	19.62

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Arturs Kuzmenkovs (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	3	6	7	13	0
2.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	12	3	9	12	4
3.	Matvejs Bakalovs (F)	2026-2027	Schwenninger ERC U20	DNL U20 Div. I	9	6	4	10	12
4.	Rudolfs Maslovskis (F)	2026-2027	Broceni	Latvia2	3	5	5	10	4
5.	Adomas Laimutis (F)	2026-2027	Liepaja U18	Latvia U18	4	5	4	9	6
6.	Toms Kuzmins (F)	2026-2027	HC Slavia Praha U20	Extraliga junioru	9	5	3	8	10
7.	Harijs Smits (D)	2026-2027	HS Falcons	Latvia2	3	4	4	8	4
8.	Martins Teluskins (F)	2026-2027	AIK U18	U18 Region	6	4	4	8	2
9.	Raimonds Vitolins (F)	2026-2027	Sønderjyske	Metal Ligaen	7	3	5	8	4
10.	Maris Dilevka (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	3	4	3	7	2

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Regular Season

Latvia All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	515	280	321	601
2.	Aigars Razgals (F)	237	218	376	594
3.	Maris Drelings (F)	366	235	331	566
4.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	460	208	349	557
5.	Janis Lukasevskis (D)	447	202	301	503

Latvia All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	515	280	321	601
2.	Maris Drelings (F)	366	235	331	566
3.	Edijs Brahmanis (F)	399	226	222	448
4.	Sergejs Nikitins (F)	208	220	242	462
5.	Aigars Razgals (F)	237	218	376	594

Latvia All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aigars Razgals (F)	237	218	376	594
2.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	460	208	349	557
3.	Maris Drelings (F)	366	235	331	566
4.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	515	280	321	601
5.	Janis Lukasevskis (D)	447	202	301	503

Latvia All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Dmitrijs Kornilovs (F)	265	95	205	991
2.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	515	280	601	803
3.	Andrejs Lavrenovs (D)	349	30	129	797
4.	Toms Bluks (D)	369	70	286	615
5.	Petras Nauseda (D)	232	25	159	612

Latvia All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	515	280	321	601
2.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	460	208	349	557
3.	Janis Lukasevskis (D)	447	202	301	503
4.	Krists Apsitis (D)	419	57	128	185
5.	Edijs Brahmanis (F)	399	226	222	448

Latvia All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	53	126	256	4.83
2.	Edgars Vikainis (F)	1	3	4	4.00
3.	Sergejs Boldavesko (F)	6	9	21	3.50
4.	Ringolds Arnitis (F)	31	46	77	2.48
5.	Martins Grundmanis (D)	89	104	192	2.16

Latvia All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1992-1993	22	76	142
2.	Vilnis Vabolis (F)	1992-1993	22	41	87
3.	Aigars Razgals (F)	2004-2005	27	28	86
4.	Martins Grundmanis (D)	1992-1993	22	48	78
5.	Girts Ankipans (F)	1992-1993	22	43	78

Latvia All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1992-1993	22	76	142
2.	Martins Grundmanis (D)	1992-1993	22	48	78
3.	Girts Ankipans (F)	1992-1993	22	43	78
4.	Vilnis Vabolis (F)	1992-1993	22	41	87
5.	Mihails Abalmasovs (F)	1992-1993	25	39	69

Latvia All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1992-1993	22	66	142
2.	Aigars Razgals (F)	2004-2005	27	58	86
3.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	2007-2008	41	47	73
4.	Vilnis Vabolis (F)	1992-1993	22	46	87
5.	Mihails Bogdanovs (D)	2010-2011	37	46	58

Latvia All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Rolandas Aliukonis (D)	2006-2007	39	46	136
2.	Gatis Gajevskis (F)	2004-2005	27	18	135
3.	Andrejs Utans (D)	2010-2011	35	26	131
4.	Dalius Vaiciukevicius (F)	2006-2007	39	24	121
5.	Dmitrijs Kornilovs (F)	2006-2007	39	32	120

Optibet hokeja liga Latvia 1995-1996

Latvia Team Rosters

1995-1996 Season

1995-1996 Latvia Standings

1995-1996 Latvia Player Stats

1995-1996 Latvia Goalie Stats

Latvia Stories

1995-1996 Latvia Demographics

Latvia Games

Latvia Transactions

2026-2027 Latvia Free Agents

2027-2028 Latvia Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Latvia Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

Latvia All-Time Points

Latvia All-Time Goals

Latvia All-Time Assists

Latvia All-Time Penalty Min.

Latvia All-Time Games Played

Latvia All-Time Points Per Game

Latvia All-Time Points Per Season

Latvia All-Time Goals Per Season

Latvia All-Time Assists Per Season

Latvia All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of Latvia Champions

Latvia Awards