When was Zemgale founded?

Zemgale was founded in 2002 in Jelgava, LAT, Latvia.

Where is Zemgale based?

Zemgale is based in Jelgava, LAT.

Who is the head coach of Zemgale?

The head coach of Zemgale is Artis Ābols.

Who is the captain of Zemgale?

The captain of Zemgale is Edgars Dikis.

What arena does Zemgale play in?

Zemgale play their home games at Jelgavas ledus halle in Jelgava, LAT.

Who is the general manager of Zemgale?

The general manager of Zemgale is Edgars Buncis.

What are the team colors of Zemgale?

The team colors of Zemgale are Blue + White + Dark Red.

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Zemgale were 16-30-6 in the 2022-23 Mestis season with 51 points, 12th overall.

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2022-2023 Zemgale Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
Latvia
1.	Arturs Homjakovs (C)	14	10	12	22	6	-	8	1	8	9	2
2.	Kevins Stradnieks (F)	22	8	9	17	6	-	5	2	4	6	2
3.	Rinalds Vutkevics (LW)	17	6	10	16	0	-	4	3	2	5	0
4.	Roberts Baranovskis (F)	19	7	7	14	4	-	3	1	0	1	0
5.	Ricards Bernhards (RW)	13	5	9	14	13	-	8	5	2	7	25
6.	Deniss Vilmans (W)	14	9	4	13	10	-	4	3	1	4	0
7.	Kristers Vitolins (F)	15	5	8	13	4	-	4	1	1	2	0
8.	Kristaps Rokis (C)	14	4	9	13	6	-	8	1	5	6	12
9.	Harijs Brants (D)	14	3	10	13	8	-	8	1	6	7	2
10.	Roberts Petrovics (F)	10	6	6	12	2	-
11.	Rainers Rullers (C)	13	6	6	12	4	-	8	5	3	8	4
12.	Arturs Karasa (F/D)	14	5	7	12	6	-	9	5	3	8	0
13.	Kristaps Kristins (F)	20	7	4	11	4	-	10	1	4	5	4
14.	Daniels Gorsanovs (D)	14	5	6	11	6	-	5	0	0	0	4
15.	Kristers Brauns (F)	11	5	5	10	0	-	7	0	1	1	4
16.	Roberts Vitols (C/W)	17	5	5	10	8	-	5	1	3	4	0
17.	Reinards Davis Petersons (F)	10	4	6	10	0	-
18.	Martins Kruklitis (D)	13	1	8	9	6	-	8	2	4	6	4
19.	Renars Dzerods Alksnis (D)	18	1	8	9	2	-	10	1	1	2	4
20.	Ricards Fomins (F)	12	6	2	8	4	-	12	3	6	9	6
21.	Daniels Andersons (F)	16	4	4	8	4	-	8	2	3	5	4
22.	Uldis Pupols (F)	18	2	6	8	8	-	2	0	2	2	0
23.	Gustavs Millers (RW)	14	5	2	7	8	-	8	3	5	8	25
24.	Rihards Mertens (LW)	14	2	5	7	6	-
25.	Patriks Seilis (D)	13	1	6	7	4	-	8	2	3	5	2
26.	Gatis Gricinskis (C/RW)	8	0	7	7	2	-	12	6	11	17	4
27.	Silvers Lazarenoks (D)	11	2	4	6	2	-
28.	Ilja Grekovs (D)	11	0	6	6	6	-
29.	Vitalijs Cerkass (F)	19	0	6	6	8	-	4	0	1	1	6
30.	Helmuts Springis (F)	6	3	2	5	0	-
31.	Renars Karkls (D)	7	0	5	5	4	-
32.	Ernests Berzins (F)	11	3	1	4	2	-	3	0	1	1	0
33.	Rudolfs Murasko (F)	13	3	1	4	12	-	3	0	0	0	0
34.	Matiss Birins (F)	7	1	3	4	14	-
35.	Ricards Grubinskis (F)	6	3	0	3	4	-
36.	Rainers Darzins (RW)	3	2	1	3	0	-
37.	Gustavs Krumins (D)	15	2	1	3	2	-	8	1	0	1	4
38.	Edgars Dikis (D)	10	1	2	3	4	-	8	0	2	2	10
39.	Daniels Bunkus (F)	12	1	2	3	0	-	3	0	0	0	2
40.	Martins Vitols (D)	13	1	2	3	4	-	4	0	1	1	4
41.	Janis Doe (D)	14	1	2	3	2	-	4	0	0	0	0
42.	Kaspars Ziemins (F)	10	0	3	3	2	-	8	4	3	7	2
43.	Arturs Kriss Avotins (F)	7	2	0	2	0	-
44.	Edgars Kazaks (D)	6	1	1	2	0	-	2	1	2	3	2
45.	Peteris Purmalis (F)	2	1	0	1	0	-	12	8	6	14	4
46.	Roberts Andersons (D)	4	1	0	1	2	-
47.	Kaspars Mendzins (F)	3	0	1	1	4	-
48.	Daniels Sersnovs (D)	4	0	1	1	0	-
49.	Artis Kergalvis (F)	5	0	1	1	2	-
50.	Rauls Haralds Slisans (D)	14	0	1	1	9	-	8	1	2	3	6
51.	Reinis Eberlins (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
52.	Ernests Steinbergs (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
53.	Janis Grigaluns (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-
54.	Karlis Gustavs Mendzins (F)	5	0	0	0	0	-
55.	Oleksandr Kurzenkov (D)	7	0	0	0	4	-
Mestis
1.	Arturs Homjakovs (C)	48	14	23	37	76	-5
2.	Ricards Bernhards (RW)	49	17	19	36	106	1
3.	Kristaps Rokis (C)	45	13	12	25	16	-5
4.	Harijs Brants (D)	44	8	17	25	65	-6
5.	Gatis Gricinskis (C/RW)	47	9	15	24	28	-7
6.	Arturs Karasa (F/D)	45	9	9	18	10	-13
7.	Daniels Gorsanovs (D)	47	3	14	17	22	-9
8.	Daniels Andersons (F)	52	7	8	15	22	-10
9.	Peteris Purmalis (F)	24	5	8	13	8	0
10.	Rainers Rullers (C)	46	4	6	10	12	-17
11.	Gustavs Krumins (D)	40	1	7	8	26	-12
12.	Kristers Brauns (F)	44	6	1	7	14	-8
13.	Roberts Petrovics (F)	12	5	1	6	4	-6
14.	Gustavs Millers (RW)	26	1	4	5	12	-6
15.	Rauls Haralds Slisans (D)	40	1	3	4	22	-5
16.	Renars Karkls (D)	8	0	4	4	2	-7
17.	Reinards Davis Petersons (F)	14	0	4	4	4	1
18.	Kaspars Ziemins (F)	34	0	4	4	18	-5
19.	Ricards Fomins (F)	16	2	1	3	4	-1
20.	Kristaps Kristins (F)	39	1	2	3	8	-8
21.	Renars Dzerods Alksnis (D)	40	1	2	3	30	-20
22.	Roberts Baranovskis (F)	33	2	0	2	8	-8
23.	Edgars Kazaks (D)	17	0	2	2	10	2
24.	Ernests Berzins (F)	18	0	2	2	8	-6
25.	Kevins Stradnieks (F)	20	0	2	2	6	-5
26.	Edgars Dikis (D)	22	0	2	2	12	-14
27.	Ilja Grekovs (D)	12	0	1	1	8	-6
28.	Patriks Seilis (D)	29	0	1	1	10	-9
29.	Matiss Birins (F)	1	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Rainers Darzins (RW)	2	0	0	0	0	0
31.	Roberts Vitols (C/W)	2	0	0	0	0	0
32.	Vitalijs Cerkass (F)	2	0	0	0	0	2
33.	Martins Kruklitis (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
34.	Janis Doe (D)	3	0	0	0	0	0
35.	Roberts Andersons (D)	5	0	0	0	0	0
36.	Dario Mackevics (D)	7	0	0	0	0	-1
37.	Rihards Mertens (LW)	7	0	0	0	4	-2
38.	Arturs Kriss Avotins (F)	8	0	0	0	0	-1
39.	Silvers Lazarenoks (D)	8	0	0	0	4	2
40.	Deniss Vilmans (W)	10	0	0	0	4	-3
41.	Uldis Pupols (F)	12	0	0	0	2	-3
Continental Cup
1.	Ricards Bernhards (RW)	3	1	1	2	4	-1
2.	Kevins Stradnieks (F)	3	1	0	1	0	-1
3.	Kristaps Rokis (C)	3	1	0	1	2	0
4.	Gatis Gricinskis (C/RW)	3	1	0	1	4	-3

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Latvia
1.	Eriks Vitols (G)	5	0.99	.953	3	1	0	2	302:54	101	10	1.08	.955
2.	Rihards Cimermanis (G)	7	0.88	.941	6	0	0	2	409:09	95	2	1.00	.943
3.	Deivs Rolovs (G)	13	1.75	.931	9	2	0	3	788:17	310	0
4.	Mariuss Bajaruns-Galejs (G)	6	1.73	.927	5	1	0	1	312:27	114	0
5.	Lukas Bukatovs (G)	1	2.00	.923	1	0	0	0	60:00	24
Mestis
1.	Rihards Cimermanis (G)	24	2.70	.921	4	13	2	0	1221:47	639
2.	Eriks Vitols (G)	28	2.78	.920	8	13	6	2	1534:17	820
3.	Mariuss Bajaruns-Galejs (G)	8	3.94	.876	1	4	1	0	365:37	169
4.	Deivs Rolovs (G)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Continental Cup
1.	Mariuss Bajaruns-Galejs (G)	1	3.00	.938	0	0	-	0	40:00	30
2.	Eriks Vitols (G)	2	2.44	.931	0	2	-	0	122:56	67
3.	Rihards Cimermanis (G)	1	9.00	.625	0	1	-	0	20:00	5

2022-2023 Zemgale Staff

Head CoachArtis Ābols
Asst. CoachArturs Abolins
Asst. CoachIgors Lebedevs
General ManagerEdgars Buncis
Equipment ManagerAndris Leitis
Physical TherapistRoberts Opalevs
PresidentAivars Zeltins
Video CoachPeteris Groms

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2022-2023 Zemgale Captains

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2022-2023 Zemgale Demographics

Zemgale Facts

Plays in: Optibet hokeja liga
Team Colors: Blue + White + Dark Red
Town: Jelgava, LAT Map
Founded: 2002

2022-2023 Zemgale Roster Facts

Nationalities

58 players
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Experience

Zemgale: 2 685 GP
KHL: 14 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Zemgale Juniors (Latvia2)
Zemgale U16 (Latvia U16)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Jelgavas ledus halle
Location: Jelgava
Capacity: 2 360
Construction Year: 2001

Zemgale Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/24/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Hockey Punks	Zemgale	-	Latvia
09/19/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Zemgale	Liepaja	-	Latvia
04/16/2026 04:15 PM UTC	HK Mogo	Zemgale	2 - 1	Latvia
04/14/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Zemgale	HK Mogo	1 - 2 (OT 63:32)	Latvia
04/12/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Zemgale	HK Mogo	3 - 1	Latvia

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Martins Antons (F)

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Artis Duklavs (F)

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09/08/2026

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Nikolai Dulak (F)

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09/06/2026

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Tomi-Petteri Ansio (F)

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08/26/2026

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Rauls Ozollapa (F)

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08/16/2026

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Markuss Streikiss (F)

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Karlis Gustavs Mendzins (F)

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Rudolfs Krumholds (G)

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Zemgale History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Zemgale
2026-2027	Latvia	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	7	-
2025-2026	Latvia	40	29	6	-	1	4	188	74	64	1.6	2	Final loss
2024-2025	Latvia	36	27	4	-	2	3	196	67	61	1.69	2	Final loss
2023-2024	Latvia	32	25	3	-	1	3	180	68	55	1.72	1	Final loss
2022-2023	Latvia	32	23	5	-	1	3	150	53	51	1.59	2	Champion
	Mestis	52	13	30	-	3	6	112	158	51	0.98	12	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Latvia	36	26	5	-	4	1	178	88	61	1.69	2	Champion
2020-2021	Latvia	36	31	5	-	5	0	176	68	62	1.72	1	Final loss
2019-2020	Latvia	35	15	14	-	2	4	138	105	38	1.09	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Latvia	35	20	11	-	2	2	138	89	66	1.89	2	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	Latvia	30	12	13	-	4	1	87	94	45	1.5	4	Final loss
2016-2017	Latvia	30	18	7	-	2	3	137	85	61	2.03	3	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	Latvia	30	17	11	-	1	1	137	87	54	1.8	4	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	Latvia	30	13	14	-	2	1	103	110	44	1.47	5	Bronze game loss
2013-2014	Latvia	30	18	9	-	3	0	155	93	60	2	2	Semifinal loss
2012-2013	Latvia	28	14	11	-	2	1	144	125	47	1.68	5	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Latvia	36	20	14	-	2	0	173	158	64	1.78	5	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	Latvia	32	14	14	-	2	2	103	136	48	1.5	5	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	Latvia	28	8	18	-	1	1	81	178	19	0.68	7	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Latvia	24	10	14	0	-	-	100	129	20	0.83	2	Quarterfinal loss
ASK/Zemgale
2002-2003	Latvia	20	9	9	2	-	-	119	73	20	1	3	Bronze game loss

Zemgale Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	Cont Cup	3	1	2	-	0	0	6	10	3	1	3	-
	Cont Cup	3	3	0	-	0	0	9	3	9	3	1	Promoted
2022-2023	Cont Cup	3	0	2	-	0	1	4	10	1	0.33	4	-
2017-2018	Latvia Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	Latvia Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	Latvia Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Semifinal loss

Zemgale Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Roberts Jekimovs (F)	2026-2027	Prizma Riga	Latvia	4	4	1	5	2
2.	Matiss Birins (F)	2026-2027	Prizma Riga	Latvia	4	1	4	5	6
3.	Gatis Sprukts (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	2	0	4	4	0
4.	Roberts Vitols (F)	2026-2027	Prizma Riga	Latvia	4	0	4	4	12
5.	Kevins Stradnieks (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	2	2	1	3	2
6.	Kaspars Ziemins (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	3	1	2	3	0
7.	Frenks Razgals (F)	2026-2027	AZ Havirov	1. liga	3	2	0	2	2
8.	Janis Golubovics (F)	2026-2027	Broceni	Latvia2	1	1	1	2	0
9.	Arturs Uzulis (F)	2026-2027	HK Dinaburga	Latvia2	1	0	2	2	0
10.	Ilja Grekovs (D)	2026-2027	HK Dinaburga	Latvia2	1	0	2	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	181 lbs	22.36
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	183 lbs	23.31
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	23.28
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	23.97
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	21.12

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ricards Bernhards (F)	269	93	116	209
2.	Guntis Pujats (F)	91	100	98	198
3.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	179	62	136	198
4.	Raivis Kurnigins (D)	235	67	110	177
5.	Kristaps Rokis (F)	206	77	71	148

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Guntis Pujats (F)	91	100	98	198
2.	Ricards Bernhards (F)	269	93	116	209
3.	Kristaps Rokis (F)	206	77	71	148
4.	Raivis Kurnigins (D)	235	67	110	177
5.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	179	62	136	198

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	179	62	136	198
2.	Ricards Bernhards (F)	269	93	116	209
3.	Raivis Kurnigins (D)	235	67	110	177
4.	Guntis Pujats (F)	91	100	98	198
5.	Arturs Homjakovs (F)	168	55	93	148

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Ricards Bernhards (F)	269	93	209	364
2.	Kriss Kupcus (D)	93	15	35	211
3.	Gatis Gajevskis (F)	43	16	24	190
4.	Kriss Grundmanis (D)	71	6	19	184
5.	Hardijs Paradnieks (D)	88	12	61	166

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ricards Bernhards (F)	269	93	116	209
2.	Raivis Kurnigins (D)	235	67	110	177
3.	Kristaps Millers (D)	224	45	49	94
4.	Kristaps Rokis (F)	206	77	71	148
5.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	179	62	136	198

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Edijs Brahmanis (F)	2	1	7	3.50
2.	Toms Hartmanis (F)	6	4	13	2.17
3.	Patriks Zabusovs (F)	34	33	68	2.00
4.	Shane Heffernan (F)	5	8	10	2.00
5.	Edgars Kulda (F)	16	10	30	1.88

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Guntis Pujats (F)	2011-2012	36	31	69
2.	Rihards Marenis (F)	2025-2026	36	23	54
3.	Kirils Tambijevs (F)	2020-2021	27	20	52
4.	Gatis Sprukts (F)	2019-2020	35	19	52
5.	Guntis Pujats (F)	2012-2013	28	28	50

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Guntis Pujats (F)	2011-2012	36	31	69
2.	Guntis Pujats (F)	2012-2013	28	28	50
3.	Aldis Abolins (F)	2010-2011	32	27	48
4.	Guntis Pujats (F)	2002-2003	19	26	42
5.	Rihards Marenis (F)	2025-2026	36	23	54

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Guntis Pujats (F)	2011-2012	36	38	69
2.	Gatis Sprukts (F)	2019-2020	35	33	52
3.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	2024-2025	33	33	44
4.	Sandis Zolmanis (F)	2015-2016	28	33	42
5.	Kirils Tambijevs (F)	2020-2021	27	32	52

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Gatis Gajevskis (F)	2004-2005	27	18	135
2.	Rihards Marenis (F)	2025-2026	36	54	116
3.	Ricards Bernhards (F)	2022-2023	49	36	106
4.	Kriss Grundmanis (D)	2018-2019	27	9	91
5.	Jevgenijs Griskevics (D)	2003-2004	13	3	90