LB/Prizma Riga

LB/Prizma Riga
City Riga, Latvia
League Latvian Hockey League
Founded 1962
Home arena Riga Sports Palace
Franchise history
1962-1995 Latvijas Berzs
1995-2000 LB/Essamika
1997-2002 LB/Prizma Riga
2002- HK LB 69 Riga

Latvijas Berzs Riga is an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They play in the Latvian Hockey League, and formerly played in the Pervaya Liga.

History

In the early 1960s was in the furniture manufacturing company, Latvijas Bērzs (today Latvijas Finieris), founded an ice hockey team. They participated first participated the Latvian SSR Championship in 1962. They won the Latvian Championship ten times in the 1970s and 1980s

The club played in the Vtoraya Liga from 1974-1978, but were promoted to the Pervaya Liga for two years (1979 and 1980) before they were again relegated to the Vtoraya Liga.

After the Soviet Union broke up, the club participated in the now professional Latvian Hockey League. They won the league title in 1997.

Achievements

Season-by-season record

Season League GP W L T Pts GF-GA
1974/75 Vtoraya Liga West 52 17 7 28 41 211:240
1975/76 Vtoraya Liga West 52 19 28 5 43 205:237
1976/77 Vtoraya Liga West 52 25 19 8 58 253:190
1977/78 Vtoraya Liga West 52 42 8 2 86 323:132
1978/79 Pervaya Liga 60 16 37 7 39 190:263
1979/80 Pervaya Liga 60 6 46 8 22 167:329[2]
1980/81 Vtoraya Liga West 60 34 24 2 70 281:256
1981/82 Vtoraya Liga West 44 19 22 3 41 188:190[3]
1982/83 Vtoraya Liga West 52 20 30 2 42 212:265
1983/84 Vtoraya Liga West 52 29 20 3 61 240:190
1984/85 Vtoraya Liga West 52 19 23 10 48 194:208

Notable Players

References

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