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 1997-1998

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League naming history:

2006 - 2008Latvia (Samsung Premjerliga)

Latvia external links

Latvia Team Rosters

1997-1998

1997-1998 Season

HK NIK'S-Brih finished first in the 1997-98 Latvia standings with 28 points. HK Lido Nafta Riga (22 points) and HK Laterna Riga (18 points) followed.

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1997-1998 Latvia Standings

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	HK NIK'S-Brih	16	14	2	-	-	153	57	96	28	1.75	No playoffs held
2.	HK Lido Nafta Riga	16	11	5	-	-	102	68	34	22	1.38	-
3.	HK Laterna Riga	16	9	7	-	-	83	68	15	18	1.13	-
4.	Dinamo Riga 81	16	4	12	-	-	73	123	-50	8	0.50	-
5.	HK Vital Riga	16	2	14	-	-	55	150	-95	4	0.25	-

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1997-1998 Latvia Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Sergejs Nikitins (F)	-	36	30	66	-
2.	Sergejs Povecerovskis (F)	-	24	39	63	-
3.	Janis Lukasevskis (D)	-	19	24	43	-
4.	Normunds Karpinskis (F)	-	16	23	39	-
5.	Maris Drelings (F)	-	18	18	36	-

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1997-1998 Latvia Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Viktors Durnovs (G)	-	-	-
2.	Edgars Eihvalds (G)	12	-	-

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1997-1998 Latvia Demographics

Latvia Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/21/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Liepaja	HS Riga/HK Dinaburga	-
10/17/2026 01:30 PM UTC	Hockey Punks	Kyiv Capitals	0 - 11
10/14/2026 04:15 PM UTC	Kyiv Capitals	HS Riga/HK Dinaburga	6 - 3
10/14/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Zemgale	Hockey Punks	6 - 0
10/13/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Prizma Riga	HC Panter	2 - 6

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Latvia Transactions

Latvia — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/14/2026	Confirmed	Kristaps Skrastins (F)	HK Mogo	Pioneers Vorarlberg	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	Kristians Samitis (F)	TUTO Hockey	Liepaja	Details
09/28/2026	Confirmed	Niks Fenenko (D)	HK Mogo	Bordeaux	Details
09/28/2026	Confirmed	Lenni Suutari (F)	HC Panter	Raahe-Kiekko	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	Ronalds Kenins (F)	No team	HK Mogo	Details

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	Kevins Stradnieks (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Gatis Sprukts (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Illia Korenchuk (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Eduards Hugo Jansons (D)

Latvia Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Dinamo Riga 81	2	44	5'11"	174 lbs	17.00
2.	HK Laterna Riga	4	398	6'0"	198 lbs	29.75
3.	HK Lido Nafta Riga	5	281	5'10"	187 lbs	36.40
4.	HK Ozolnieki/Monarch	7	708	5'10"	187 lbs	35.00
5.	HK Vital Riga	2	233	5'7"	161 lbs	28.00
6.	Juniors Riga	1	2 331	5'9"	187 lbs	22.00

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	7	7	13	20	6
2.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	22	3	17	20	4
3.	Martins Teluskins (F)	2026-2027	AIK U18	U18 Region	11	4	12	16	4
4.	David Levin (F)	2026-2027	CSM Corona Brasov	Erste Liga	9	8	7	15	8
5.	Dmitrijs Dilevka (F)	2026-2027	Brooks Bandits	BCHL	10	3	12	15	12
6.	Roberts Lipsbergs (F)	2026-2027	HC Tigers	Oberliga	11	2	13	15	4
7.	Matvejs Bakalovs (F)	2026-2027	Schwenninger ERC U20	DNL U20 Div. I	14	9	5	14	16
8.	Arturs Vegeris (F)	2026-2027	HS Falcons	Latvia2	6	8	6	14	2
9.	Rudolfs Maslovskis (F)	2026-2027	Broceni	Latvia2	6	6	8	14	10
10.	David Ricardo Valério Fino (F)	2026-2027	EHC Basel U21	Swiss U21-Top	10	5	9	14	2

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Latvia All-Time Points

Latvia All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	518	280	323	603
2.	Aigars Razgals (F)	237	218	376	594
3.	Maris Drelings (F)	366	235	331	566
4.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	463	210	351	561
5.	Janis Lukasevskis (D)	447	202	301	503

Latvia All-Time Goals

Latvia All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	518	280	323	603
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

Latvia All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aigars Razgals (F)	237	218	376	594
2.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	463	210	351	561
3.	Maris Drelings (F)	366	235	331	566
4.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	518	280	323	603
5.	Janis Lukasevskis (D)	447	202	301	503

Latvia All-Time Penalty Min.

Latvia All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Dmitrijs Kornilovs (F)	265	95	205	991
2.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	518	280	603	815
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

Latvia All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	518	280	323	603
2.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	463	210	351	561
3.	Janis Lukasevskis (D)	447	202	301	503
4.	Krists Apsitis (D)	423	57	129	186
5.	Edijs Brahmanis (F)	399	226	222	448

Latvia All-Time Points Per Game

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

Latvia All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	76	66	142	6.45	16
2.	Vilnis Vabolis (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	41	46	87	3.95	16
3.	Aigars Razgals (F)	2004-2005	Latvia	27	28	58	86	3.19	75
4.	Martins Grundmanis (D)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	48	30	78	3.55	16
5.	Girts Ankipans (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	43	35	78	3.55	67

Latvia All-Time Goals Per Season

Latvia All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	76	66	142	6.45	16
2.	Martins Grundmanis (D)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	48	30	78	3.55	16
3.	Girts Ankipans (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	43	35	78	3.55	67
4.	Vilnis Vabolis (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	41	46	87	3.95	16
5.	Mihails Abalmasovs (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	25	39	30	69	2.76	6

Latvia All-Time Assists Per Season

Latvia All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	76	66	142	6.45	16
2.	Aigars Razgals (F)	2004-2005	Latvia	27	28	58	86	3.19	75
3.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	2007-2008	Latvia	41	26	47	73	1.78	68
4.	Vilnis Vabolis (F)	1992-1993	Latvia	22	41	46	87	3.95	16
5.	Mihails Bogdanovs (D)	2010-2011	Latvia	37	12	46	58	1.57	34

Latvia All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Latvia All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Rolandas Aliukonis (D)	2006-2007	Latvia	39	13	33	46	1.18	136
2.	Gatis Gajevskis (F)	2004-2005	Latvia	27	13	5	18	0.67	135
3.	Andrejs Utans (D)	2010-2011	Latvia	35	12	14	26	0.74	131
4.	Dalius Vaiciukevicius (F)	2006-2007	Latvia	39	10	14	24	0.62	121
5.	Dmitrijs Kornilovs (F)	2006-2007	Latvia	39	12	20	32	0.82	120