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Optibet hokeja liga Full name HK Zemgale/LLU Team colours Blue + White + Dark Red Town Jelgava, LAT Founded 2002

2002-2003 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
Rolands Jaunzems (G) 39 1983 Riga, LAT 6'1" 190 R
Imants Legzda (G) 40 1983 Riga, LAT 6'1" 216 L
Eduards Roitmans (G) 41 1981 6'0" 172 L
DEFENSEMEN
Aigars Berzins (D) 39 1983 6'0" 198 L
Toms Bluks (D) 40 1982 Riga, LAT 6'0" 194 R
Lauris Dzerins (D) 38 1984 6'0" 176 L
Aivars Gaisins (D) 40 1982 6'2" 198 L
Janis Grotus (D) 39 1983 5'9" 143 L
Svjatoslavs Nikiforovs (D) 40 1983 5'10" 172 L
Aigars Silavnieks (D) 40 1983 - - -
Maksims Sirokovs (D) 40 1982 Riga, LAT 5'11" 192 R
Aleksandrs Skarstans (D) 40 1983 6'3" 185 R
Sergejs Teluskins (D) 39 1983 Riga, LAT 5'9" 174 L
FORWARDS
Vadims Adonevs (F) 40 1983 Riga, LAT 6'0" 181 L
Eriks Bisenieks (F) 40 1982 Riga, LAT 6'0" 181 L
Edijs Brahmanis (LW) 39 1983 Riga, LAT 6'1" 198 R
Raivis Brencans (F) 40 1982 6'1" 187 L
Aigars Brencis (F/D) 40 1982 Riga, LAT 6'2" 168 L
Gints Gredzens (F) 41 1982 6'0" 187 L
Kristaps Naglis (F) 39 1984 - - -
Artis Podzins (F) 41 1982 5'10" 154 L
Guntis Pujats (F) 42 1981 Madona, LAT 6'1" 209 R
Gints Ritums (F) 61 1961 6'0" 187 -
Nikolajs Silconoks (F) 40 1983 5'11" 174 L
Karolis Slikas (F) 39 1983 5'10" 170 L
Andrejs Smirnovs (F) 39 1983 Riga, LAT 6'1" 201 L
Edgars Starpenieks (F) 39 1983 - - -
Janis Svitins (F) 41 1981 5'9" 163 L
Arturs Valdmanis (F) 39 1983 6'1" 198 L
Position: G: 1, D: 9, F: 11 | Av Age: 20.86 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 183 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 28 players
1 player Experience ASK/Zemgale: 702 GP
WC: 14 GP
KHL: 5 GP Affiliated Team(s) Zemgale Juniors (Latvia2)
Team Captains
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Jelgavas ledus halle Location Jelgava Capacity 2 360 Construction Year 2001
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-17T18:30:00+0200 Zemgale Hokki 2 - 1 Mestis
2023-03-16T18:30:00+0200 Zemgale Hokki 2 - 4 Mestis
2023-03-11T17:00:00+0200 Zemgale KeuPa HT 6 - 3 Mestis
2023-03-10T18:30:00+0200 Zemgale KeuPa HT 3 - 1 Mestis
2023-03-08T18:30:00+0200 Zemgale FPS 1 - 2 (OT) Mestis
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
01/10/2023
01/10/2023 Confirmed Joining Dario Mackevics (D) Joining from HK Mogo
11/30/2022
11/30/2022 Confirmed Joining Peteris Purmalis (F) Joining from Corpus Christi IceRays
11/23/2022
11/23/2022 Confirmed Joining Edgars Adrians Kazaks (D) Joining from Dinamo Riga
11/23/2022 Confirmed Leaving Ilja Grekovs (D) Leaving for Dinamo Riga
11/22/2022
11/22/2022 Confirmed Joining Oleksandr Kurzenkov (D) Joining from No team
10/19/2022
10/19/2022 Confirmed Joining Kaspars Ziemins (F) Joining from Peterborough Petes
09/27/2022
09/27/2022 Confirmed Joining Gatis Gricinskis (F) Joining from HK Mogo
09/14/2022
09/14/2022 Confirmed Joining Deivs Rolovs (G) Joining from HS Riga
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
ASK/Zemgale
2002-2003 Latvia 20 9 2 9 - - 119 73 20 1.00 3 Bronze game loss
Zemgale
2003-2004 Latvia 24 10 0 14 - - 100 129 20 0.83 2 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 Latvia 28 8 - 18 1 1 81 178 19 0.68 7 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 Latvia 32 14 - 14 2 2 103 136 48 1.50 5 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 Latvia 36 20 - 14 2 0 173 158 64 1.78 5 Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013 Latvia 28 14 - 11 2 1 144 125 47 1.68 5 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Latvia 30 18 - 9 3 0 155 93 60 2.00 2 Semifinal loss
2014-2015 Latvia 30 13 - 14 2 1 103 110 44 1.47 5 Bronze game loss
2015-2016 Latvia 30 17 - 11 1 1 137 87 54 1.80 4 Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017 Latvia 30 18 - 7 2 3 137 85 61 2.03 3 Semifinal loss
2017-2018 Latvia 30 12 - 13 4 1 87 94 45 1.50 4 Final loss
2018-2019 Latvia 35 20 - 11 2 2 138 89 66 1.89 2 Semifinal loss
2019-2020 Latvia 35 15 - 14 2 4 138 105 38 1.09 5 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 Latvia 36 31 - 5 5 0 176 68 62 1.72 1 Final loss
2021-2022 Latvia 36 26 - 5 4 1 178 88 61 1.69 2 Champion
2022-2023 Mestis 52 13 - 30 3 6 112 158 51 0.98 12 Did not make playoffs
Latvia 32 23 - 5 1 3 150 48 51 1.59 2 -
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2015-2016 Latvia Cup - - - - - - - - - - - Semifinal loss
2016-2017 Latvia Cup - - - - - - - - - - - Semifinal loss
2017-2018 Latvia Cup - - - - - - - - - - - Semifinal loss
2022-2023 Continental Cup 3 0 - 2 0 1 4 10 1 0.33 4 -

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Rustams Begovs (F) 2022-2023 Herforder EV Germany3 53 34 43 77 44
2. Sandis Zolmanis (F) 2022-2023 EG Diez-Limburg Germany3 46 19 56 75 49
3. Roberts Jekimovs (F) 2022-2023 HK Kurbads Estonia 24 27 38 65 16
4. Arturs Ozolins (F) 2022-2023 HK Mogo Latvia 30 16 44 60 14
5. Toms Hartmanis (F) 2022-2023 HK Kurbads Estonia 20 9 41 50 29
6. Aleksandrs Visockis (F) 2022-2023 Roanne France3 17 16 25 41 27
7. Emils Gegeris (F) 2022-2023 Mulhouse Ligue Magnus 41 15 24 39 18
8. Egidijus Binkulis (F) 2022-2023 Kaunas City Latvia 30 16 21 37 48
9. Vladislavs Adelsons (F) 2022-2023 Nidaros Hockey Norway2 35 14 23 37 17
10. Miks Tumanovs (D) 2022-2023 RoKi Mestis 51 12 24 36 16
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Guntis Pujats (F) 91 100 98 198
2. Raivis Kurnigins (D) 235 67 110 177
3. Ricards Bernhards (F) 195 65 82 147
4. Artjoms Ogorodnikovs (F) 156 53 87 140
5. Arturs Batraks (F) 179 47 84 131
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Guntis Pujats (F) 91 100 98 198
2. Raivis Kurnigins (D) 235 67 110 177
3. Ricards Bernhards (F) 195 65 82 147
4. Artjoms Ogorodnikovs (F) 156 53 87 140
5. Olafs Aploks (F) 138 53 75 128
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Raivis Kurnigins (D) 235 67 110 177
2. Guntis Pujats (F) 91 100 98 198
3. Artjoms Ogorodnikovs (F) 156 53 87 140
4. Arturs Batraks (F) 179 47 84 131
5. Ricards Bernhards (F) 195 65 82 147
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Ricards Bernhards (F) 195 65 147 285
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
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Raivis Kurnigins (D) 235 67 110 177
2. Kristaps Millers (D) 224 45 49 94
3. Ricards Bernhards (F) 195 65 82 147
4. Arturs Batraks (F) 179 47 84 131
5. Arturs Abolins (F) 178 31 53 84
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Edijs Brahmanis (F) 2 1 7 3.50
2. Patriks Zabusovs (F) 11 14 26 2.36
3. Toms Hartmanis (F) 6 4 13 2.17
4. Shane Heffernan (F) 5 8 10 2.00
5. Edgars Kulda (F) 16 10 30 1.88
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Guntis Pujats (F) 2011-2012 Latvia 36 31 38 69 1.92 8
2. Kirils Tambijevs (F) 2020-2021 Latvia 27 20 32 52 1.93 16
3. Gatis Sprukts (F) 2019-2020 Latvia 35 19 33 52 1.49 14
4. Guntis Pujats (F) 2012-2013 Latvia 28 28 22 50 1.79 20
5. Roberts Jekimovs (F) 2021-2022 Latvia 35 23 27 50 1.43 44
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Guntis Pujats (F) 2011-2012 Latvia 36 31 38 69 1.92 8
2. Guntis Pujats (F) 2012-2013 Latvia 28 28 22 50 1.79 20
3. Aldis Abolins (F) 2010-2011 Latvia 32 27 21 48 1.50 56
4. Guntis Pujats (F) 2002-2003 EEHL B 19 26 16 42 2.21 8
5. Roberts Jekimovs (F) 2021-2022 Latvia 35 23 27 50 1.43 44
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Guntis Pujats (F) 2011-2012 Latvia 36 31 38 69 1.92 8
2. Gatis Sprukts (F) 2019-2020 Latvia 35 19 33 52 1.49 14
3. Sandis Zolmanis (F) 2015-2016 Latvia 28 9 33 42 1.50 32
4. Kirils Tambijevs (F) 2020-2021 Latvia 27 20 32 52 1.93 16
5. Arturs Ozolins (F) 2021-2022 Latvia 33 22 28 50 1.52 20
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Gatis Gajevskis (F) 2004-2005 Latvia 27 13 5 18 0.67 135
2. Ricards Bernhards (F) 2022-2023 Mestis 49 17 19 36 0.73 106
3. Kriss Grundmanis (D) 2018-2019 Latvia 27 2 7 9 0.33 91
4. Jevgenijs Griskevics (D) 2003-2004 Latvia 13 3 0 3 0.23 90
5. Lauris Dzerins (D) 2010-2011 Latvia 28 2 7 9 0.32 85
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 184 lbs 20.99
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 185 lbs 22.14
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 184 lbs 22.37
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 184 lbs 22.85
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 190 lbs 24.00
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