When was Dinamo Riga founded?

Dinamo Riga was founded in 1940 in Riga, LAT, Latvia.

Where is Dinamo Riga based?

Dinamo Riga is based in Riga, LAT.

Who is the head coach of Dinamo Riga?

The head coach of Dinamo Riga is Evalds Grabovskis.

What arena does Dinamo Riga play in?

Dinamo Riga play their home games at Inbox.lv ledus halle in Riga, LAT.

What are the team colors of Dinamo Riga?

The team colors of Dinamo Riga are White + Silver + Carmine Red.

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1979-1980

1979-1980 Season

Dinamo Riga were 16-24-4 in the 1979-80 Soviet season with 36 points, 8th overall.

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1979-1980 Dinamo Riga Roster

Dinamo Riga — 1979-1980 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Vladimirs Bistrovs (G)		1952		5'10"	174	-
	#20	Mihails Vasilonoks (G)		1948	Taurkalne, LAT	5'11"	181	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Leonids Beresnevs (D)	68	1958	Kirovo-Chepetsk, RUS	5'10"	187	-
	#5	Agris Freimanis (D)	67	1958	Riga, LAT	6'2"	198	L
	#11	Vladimir Krikunov (D)	76	1950	Kirovo-Chepetsk, RUS	5'9"	174	L
		Tiit Lambin (D)	72	1953		6'1"	190	-
	#4	Vjaceslavs Nazarovs (D/F)	77	1949	Moskva, RUS	5'8"	165	L
	#16	Valerijs Odincovs (D)		1951		5'9"	185	L
		Yuri Strakhov (D)	66	1959	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	190	R
	#6	Sergei Vikulov (D)	69	1957	Chita, RUS	6'0"	190	R
FORWARDS
	#8	Mihails Abalmasovs (C)		1952	Rubtsovsk, RUS	5'10"	179	L
	#13	Anatoli Antipov (C)		1959	Pavlovskiy Posad, RUS	5'9"	187	L
	#21	Mihails Denisovs (F)		1949		5'10"	174	-
	#19	Viktor Dobrokhotov (F)	73	1953	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	5'10"	174	L
	#10	Vladimirs Durdins (F/D)		1956	Omsk, RUS	6'1"	190	L
	#18	Vladimirs Golovkovs (F)	66	1960	Riga, LAT	5'11"	192	-
	#24	Viktors Hatuļevs (LW/D)		1955	Riga, LAT	6'2"	216	L
	#7	Anatolijs Jemeljanenko (RW)	77	1949	Balakovo, RUS	5'10"	174	L
	#25	Vladimir Kharlamov (RW)		1959	Cherepovets, RUS	-	-	-
	#12	Igor Korzhilov (F)	69	1957	Elektrostal, RUS	5'9"	168	L
	#14	Vladimirs Lubkins (F)	73	1953	Perm, RUS	6'0"	187	R
		Aivars Meistars (F)	71	1954		5'10"	170	-
	#9	Juris Reps (LW)	82	1944	Riga, LAT	5'10"	183	L
	#15	Mihails Sostaks (C)	69	1957	Riga, LAT	6'0"	190	R
	#23	Edmunds Vasiljevs (F)	72	1954	Riga, LAT	5'9"	165	L
	#22	Haralds Vasiljevs (F)		1952	Riga, LAT	5'8"	163	-
	#26	Aleksandrs Veselovs (F)	68	1958	Seversk, RUS	5'9"	181	R
Position: G: 2, D: 7, F: 17Av Age: 26.15 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

1979-1980 Dinamo Riga Staff

Head CoachEvalds Grabovskis
Player-Asst. CoachVjaceslavs Nazarovs
Dir. of Hockey OperationsZigvards Salcevics
Dir.Alfons Jegers

Team Staff History

1979-1980 Dinamo Riga Demographics

Dinamo Riga Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: White + Silver + Carmine Red
Town: Riga, LAT Map
Founded: 1940

1979-1980 Dinamo Riga Roster Facts

Nationalities

19 players
6 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Dinamo Riga: 4 533 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Inbox.lv ledus halle
Location: Pinki
Capacity: 1 000
Construction Year: 2002

Dinamo Riga Games

Dinamo Riga — 1979-1980 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
01/05/2022 11:30 AM UTC	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Dinamo Riga	6 - 4	KHL
01/03/2022 11:00 AM UTC	Barys Nur-Sultan	Dinamo Riga	7 - 1	KHL
12/30/2021 04:00 PM UTC	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Dinamo Riga	3 - 4 (OT 61:58)	KHL
12/28/2021 05:30 PM UTC	Dinamo Riga	Avangard Omsk	3 - 4 (OT 62:06)	KHL
12/26/2021 02:00 PM UTC	Dinamo Riga	Kunlun Red Star	3 - 2 (SO)	KHL

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Latest Transactions

Dinamo Riga — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/29/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Mikelis Redlihs (F)	Prizma Riga	Details
09/08/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Ilja Grekovs (D)	HK Mogo	Details
09/07/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Georgijs Pujacs (D)	Prizma Riga	Details
09/04/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Reinis Virsnitis (D)	HK Mogo	Details
08/25/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Andrejs Bogdanovs (D)	HK Kurbads	Details
08/09/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Kristians Zelts (F)	Zemgale	Details
07/28/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Renars Cipruss (F)	HK Kurbads	Details
02/02/2023	Confirmed	joining	Rainers Vizulis (D)	IFK Tumba J20	Details

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Dinamo Riga History and Standings

Dinamo Riga — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Dinamo Riga
2022-2023	Latvia	32	16	10	-	5	1	147	105	43	1.34	3	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	KHL	45	9	22	-	5	9	93	143	37	0.82	12	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	KHL	60	5	41	-	4	10	126	211	28	0.47	11	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	KHL	62	11	38	-	6	7	103	187	41	0.66	11	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	KHL	62	18	26	-	8	10	129	155	62	1	9	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	KHL	56	9	31	-	7	9	105	153	50	0.89	13	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	KHL	60	11	34	-	10	5	116	158	58	0.97	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	KHL	60	17	27	-	8	8	129	151	75	1.25	12	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	KHL	60	22	30	-	3	5	136	160	77	1.28	12	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	KHL	54	22	16	-	11	5	141	122	93	1.72	5	Conference QF loss
2012-2013	KHL	52	13	31	-	4	4	109	151	51	0.98	14	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	KHL	54	19	25	-	3	7	119	129	70	1.3	7	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	KHL	54	20	20	-	7	7	160	149	81	1.5	7	Conference SF loss
2009-2010	KHL	56	23	22	-	4	7	174	175	84	1.5	8	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	KHL	56	24	23	-	5	4	132	156	86	1.54	10	Last 16 loss
Pardaugava Riga
1994-1995	Russia	52	14	34	4	-	-	99	168	32	0.62	14	Did not make playoffs
1993-1994	Russia	46	21	19	6	-	-	153	155	48	1.04	12	First round loss
HK Riga
1991-1992	Soviet	30	10	20	0	-	-	94	127	20	0.67	14	-
Dinamo Riga
1990-1991	Soviet	46	25	16	5	-	-	187	138	55	1.2	5	-
1989-1990	Soviet	48	26	15	7	-	-	148	117	59	1.23	4	-
1988-1989	Soviet	26	11	10	5	-	-	72	71	27	1.04	8	-
	Soviet	36	13	20	3	-	-	93	121	29	0.81	9	-
1987-1988	Soviet	18	11	4	3	-	-	66	46	25	1.39	3	Final loss
	Soviet	26	10	12	4	-	-	88	92	24	0.92	10	-
1986-1987	Soviet	40	14	21	5	-	-	117	132	33	0.83	7	-
1985-1986	Soviet	40	19	15	6	-	-	139	129	44	1.1	5	-
1984-1985	Soviet	52	18	25	9	-	-	170	196	45	0.87	7	-
1983-1984	Soviet	44	17	19	8	-	-	146	172	42	0.95	8	-
1982-1983	Soviet	56	27	24	5	-	-	240	212	59	1.05	5	-
1981-1982	Soviet	56	17	33	6	-	-	202	234	40	0.71	8	-

Dinamo Riga Tournament Statistics

Dinamo Riga — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Dinamo Riga
2017-2018	Spengler Cup	2	0	1	-	1	0	5	9	2	1	2	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2012-2013	Nadezhda Cup	15	8	4	0	3	0	45	29	30	2	1	Champion
2011-2012	Spengler Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	12	3	6	3	1	Final loss
Pardaugava Riga
1994-1995	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	9	14	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	3	2	1	0	-	-	13	4	4	1.33	2	Promoted
	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	9	18	2	0.67	3	Promoted
1993-1994	European Cup	3	1	1	1	-	-	6	9	3	1	2	-
	European Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	32	6	5	1.67	1	Promoted
Dinamo Riga
1990-1991	USA Cup	3	3	0	0	-	-	19	13	6	2	1	Champion
1988-1989	Soviet League Cup	10	3	4	3	-	-	28	34	9	0.9	4	Did not make playoffs
1975-1976	Expolaris Cup	4	4	0	0	-	-	46	9	8	2	1	-
1972-1973	SovSport Cup	4	4	0	0	-	-	19	7	8	2	1	-
1971-1972	SovSport Cup	4	1	1	2	-	-	18	15	4	1	3	Did not make playoffs

Dinamo Riga Retired Numbers

#8 Sandis Ozolins (D)

Dinamo Riga Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Dinamo Riga — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Deivids Sarkanis (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	7	9	13	22	2
2.	Arturs Kuzmenkovs (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	5	6	11	17	2
3.	Gatis Sprukts (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	7	3	12	15	2
4.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	16	3	11	14	4
5.	Ricards Grinbergs (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	8	7	5	12	33
6.	Roberts Lipsbergs (F)	2026-2027	HC Tigers	Oberliga	6	1	10	11	2
7.	David Levin (F)	2026-2027	CSM Corona Brasov	Erste Liga	7	6	4	10	2
8.	Matt White (F)	2026-2027	EC Kassel Huskies	DEL 2	6	3	7	10	0
9.	Pauls Svars (D)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	7	0	9	9	2
10.	Rudolfs Polcs (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	6	7	1	8	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Dinamo Riga — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.78
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	29.27
2020-2021	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	27.02
2019-2020	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	27.57
2018-2019	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	27.18

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	533	332	216	548
2.	Lauris Darzins (F)	553	123	198	321
3.	Mikelis Redlihs (F)	586	126	179	305
4.	Aleksejs Frolikovs (F)	370	142	112	254
5.	Mihails Denisovs (F)	464	153	88	241

Franchise All-Time Goals

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	533	332	216	548
2.	Juris Reps (F)	337	180	49	229
3.	Vladimirs Sernajevs (F)	311	164	56	220
4.	Mihails Denisovs (F)	464	153	88	241
5.	Zigvards Salcevics (F)	250	147	28	175

Franchise All-Time Assists

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	533	332	216	548
2.	Lauris Darzins (F)	553	123	198	321
3.	Mikelis Redlihs (F)	586	126	179	305
4.	Miks Indrasis (F)	368	104	121	225
5.	Olegs Znaroks (F)	336	100	119	219

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Vladimirs Durdins (F)	590	58	132	537
2.	Vjaceslavs Nazarovs (D)	621	54	163	485
3.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	533	332	548	397
4.	Mikelis Redlihs (F)	586	126	305	374
5.	Kristaps Sotnieks (D)	571	28	88	298

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Vjaceslavs Nazarovs (D)	621	54	109	163
2.	Vladimirs Durdins (F)	590	58	74	132
3.	Mikelis Redlihs (F)	586	126	179	305
4.	Gints Meija (F)	576	55	77	132
5.	Kristaps Sotnieks (D)	571	28	60	88

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ilja Grekovs (D)	11	2	16	1.45
2.	Renars Cipruss (F)	29	16	36	1.24
3.	Emils Ezitis (F)	23	16	27	1.17
4.	Kirils Tambijevs (F)	6	5	7	1.17
5.	Juris Ziemins (F)	31	14	33	1.06

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Boriss V. Ponomarjovs (F)	1972-1973	Soviet2	48	44	29	73	1.52	0
2.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1976-1977	Soviet	35	40	23	63	1.80	57
3.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1981-1982	Soviet	50	39	24	63	1.26	50
4.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1982-1983	Soviet	40	32	31	63	1.58	39
5.	Juris Reps (F)	1965-1966	Soviet2	45	48	10	58	1.29	46

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Juris Reps (F)	1965-1966	Soviet2	45	48	10	58	1.29	46
2.	Boriss V. Ponomarjovs (F)	1972-1973	Soviet2	48	44	29	73	1.52	0
3.	Vladimirs Sernajevs (F)	1972-1973	Soviet2	48	44	8	52	1.08	10
4.	Anatolijs Krseminskis (F)	1969-1970	Soviet3	41	42	-	-	-	36
5.	Valerijs Lomakins (F)	1969-1970	Soviet3	44	41	-	-	-	18

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mathew Maione (D)	2018-2019	KHL	58	11	35	46	0.79	22
2.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	1982-1983	Soviet	40	32	31	63	1.58	39
3.	Mikelis Redlihs (F)	2011-2012	KHL	54	13	31	44	0.81	49
4.	Boriss V. Ponomarjovs (F)	1972-1973	Soviet2	48	44	29	73	1.52	0
5.	Boriss V. Ponomarjovs (F)	1971-1972	Soviet2	45	26	27	53	1.18	19

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Dinamo Riga — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Duvie Westcott (D)	2008-2009	KHL	51	2	18	20	0.39	124
2.	Marcel Hossa (F)	2008-2009	KHL	52	22	22	44	0.85	118
3.	Mark Hartigan (F)	2008-2009	KHL	55	20	18	38	0.69	115
4.	Sandis Ozolins (D)	2009-2010	KHL	43	6	18	24	0.56	109
5.	Jekabs Redlihs (D)	2009-2010	KHL	35	1	2	3	0.09	86

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Former names:
1949-1958 Daugava Rīga
1958-1960 RVR Rīga
1960-1967 Daugava Rīga

Ceased to exist in 1991, re-established in 2008, played in the KHL until 2022.