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 2023-2024

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League naming history:

2006 - 2008Latvia (Samsung Premjerliga)

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Latvia Team Rosters

2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Zemgale and HK Mogo finished level at the top of the 2023-24 Latvia standings with 55 points. HK Kurbads (47 points) and HC Panter (38 points) followed.

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2023-2024 Latvia Standings

2023-2024 Latvia — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Zemgale	32	25	-	3	1	3	180	68	112	55	1.72	Final loss
2.	HK Mogo	32	24	-	4	3	1	193	58	135	55	1.72	Champion
3.	HK Kurbads	32	19	-	6	2	5	154	81	73	47	1.47	Semifinal loss
4.	HC Panter	32	17	-	13	2	0	122	106	16	38	1.19	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Prizma Riga	32	15	-	13	3	1	118	118	0	37	1.16	Semifinal loss
6.	HS Riga	32	13	-	16	1	2	100	128	-28	30	0.94	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Kaunas City	32	9	-	19	3	1	113	147	-34	25	0.78	Did not make playoffs
8.	Energija Elektrenai	32	5	-	26	1	0	69	190	-121	12	0.38	Did not make playoffs
9.	Hockey Punks	32	1	-	28	0	3	59	212	-153	5	0.16	Did not make playoffs

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2023-2024 Latvia Player Stats

2023-2024 Latvia — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Gints Meija (F)	27	24	26	50	58
2.	Deivids Sarkanis (F)	31	20	29	49	8
3.	Arturs Mickevics (F)	32	20	25	45	18
4.	Lauris Bajaruns (F)	32	18	27	45	6
5.	Daniil Fursa (F)	32	16	28	44	14

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2023-2024 Latvia Goalie Stats

2023-2024 Latvia — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Henrijs Ancs (G)	24	1.90	.912
2.	Arginto Milbergs (G)	25	2.41	.911
3.	Mariuss Bajaruns-Galejs (G)	25	2.07	.910
4.	Linards Feldbergs (G)	23	2.91	.909
5.	Jesse Makaj (G)	17	2.97	.906

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2023-2024 Latvia Demographics

Latvia Games

Latvia — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/10/2026 07:00 PM GMT+2	Prizma Riga	Liepaja	-
11/01/2026 02:05 PM GMT+2	HC Panter	Hockey Punks	5 - 2
10/31/2026 06:00 PM GMT+2	HC Panter	Hockey Punks	1 - 2
10/31/2026 03:00 PM GMT+2	Energija Elektrenai	Liepaja	1 - 3
10/31/2026 01:30 PM GMT+2	Kyiv Capitals	HS Riga/HK Dinaburga	8 - 1

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Latvia Transactions

Latvia — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
11/04/2026	Confirmed	Olegs Sislannikovs (F)	Kyiv Capitals	Unknown	Details
10/30/2026	Confirmed	Wiliam Hauser (D)	HK Gladiators Trnava	Hockey Punks	Details
10/30/2026	Confirmed	Joonas Larinmaa (F)	Sheffield Steeldogs	Hockey Punks	Details
10/30/2026	Confirmed	Santeri Suomalainen (F)	IPK	Hockey Punks	Details
10/27/2026	Confirmed	Kristers Ansons (F)	Sterzing/Vipiteno	HK Mogo	Details

2026-2027 Latvia Free Agents

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

2027-2028 Latvia — Free Agents
Team	Player
Kyiv Capitals	Deivids Sarkanis (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Kevins Stradnieks (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Gatis Sprukts (F)
Kyiv Capitals	Eduards Hugo Jansons (D)
Kyiv Capitals	Illia Korenchuk (F)

Latvia Team Comparison (Averages)

2023-2024 Latvia — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Energija Elektrenai	26	3 782	6'0"	181 lbs	25.42
2.	HC Panter	29	1 589	6'0"	190 lbs	25.17
3.	HK Kurbads	43	3 114	6'0"	185 lbs	24.00
4.	HK Mogo	38	3 975	6'0"	185 lbs	24.45
5.	HS Riga/HK Dinaburga	40	1 425	6'1"	183 lbs	18.60
6.	Hockey Punks	37	2 067	6'0"	185 lbs	24.54
7.	Kaunas City	28	2 629	6'0"	185 lbs	23.57
8.	Prizma Riga	44	4 102	6'1"	185 lbs	25.25
9.	Zemgale	37	5 290	6'1"	187 lbs	23.70

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

Latvia — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Arturs Kuzmenkovs (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	9	10	16	26	10
2.	Roberts Lipsbergs (F)	2026-2027	HC Tigers	Oberliga	15	9	16	25	6
3.	Dmitrijs Dilevka (F)	2026-2027	Brooks Bandits	BCHL	15	6	18	24	18
4.	Artjoms Tretjakovs (F)	2026-2027	HK Dinaburga	Latvia2	7	9	14	23	0
5.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	26	3	19	22	4
6.	Martins Teluskins (F)	2026-2027	AIK U18	U18 Region	15	7	14	21	8
7.	Kirils Galoha (F)	2026-2027	SC Csíkszereda	Erste Liga	13	6	14	20	10
8.	Matvejs Bakalovs (F)	2026-2027	Schwenninger ERC U20	DNL U20 Div. I	18	12	6	18	16
9.	Ricards Bernhards (F)	2026-2027	ERV Schweinfurt	Regionalliga	8	11	7	18	37
10.	Mark Kaleinikovas (F)	2026-2027	Rostock Piranhas	Oberliga	12	7	11	18	10

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Regular Season

Latvia All-Time Points

Latvia — All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	520	281	323	604
2.	Aigars Razgals (F)	237	218	376	594
3.	Maris Drelings (F)	366	235	331	566
4.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	465	211	353	564
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)	520	281	323	604
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)	465	211	353	564
3.	Maris Drelings (F)	366	235	331	566
4.	Elviss Zelubovskis (F)	520	281	323	604
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)	520	281	604	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)	520	281	323	604
2.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	465	211	353	564
3.	Janis Lukasevskis (D)	447	202	301	503
4.	Krists Apsitis (D)	425	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

List of Latvia Champions

Latvia — Champions
Year	Team
2026	HK Mogo
2025	HK Mogo
2024	HK Mogo
2023	Zemgale
2022	Zemgale
2021	Olimp Riga
2019	HK Mogo
2018	HK Kurbads
2017	HK Kurbads
2016	Liepaja
2015	HK Mogo
2014	Prizma Riga
2013	SMScredit.lv
2012	Metalurgs Liepaja-2
2011	Metalurgs Liepaja-2
2010	Dinamo Juniors Riga
2009	Metalurgs Liepaja
2008	Metalurgs Liepaja
2007	HK Riga 2000
2006	HK Riga 2000
2005	HK Riga 2000
2004	HK Riga 2000
2003	Metalurgs Liepaja
2002	Metalurgs Liepaja
2001	HK Riga 2000
2000	Metalurgs Liepaja
1997	LB/Essamika
1996	Alianse Riga
1994	Hokeja Centrs Riga
1993	Pardaugava Riga
1992	Kekava
1942	US Riga
1941	Dinamo Riga
1940	US Riga
1939	ASK Riga
1938	ASK Riga
1937	US Riga
1936	ASK Riga
1935	ASK Riga
1934	ASK Riga
1933	Unions Riga
1932	Unions Riga