Latvian Hockey Higher League

Latvian Hockey Higher League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1931
No. of teams	7
Country	Latvia
Most recent champion(s)	HK Mogo

The Latvian Hockey Higher League (Latvian: Latvijas Virslīgas hokeja čempionāts) is the top tier league of ice hockey in Latvia. Previously it was also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā (Latvian Open Hockey Championships).

Teams

Teams in 2015–16

Team	City	Arena	Affiliate Team	Founded
Latvian Hockey League
HASC Tukums	Tukums	Tukuma ledus halle		1999
HK Kurbads	Ogre	Vidzemes ledus halle		1996
HK Liepāja	Liepāja	Olimpiska ledus halle	Dinamo Riga (KHL) Liepāja Juniors (Latvia2)	2014
HK Mogo	Riga	Inbox.lv ledus halle
HS Rīga	Riga	Hokeja halle "Rīga"		1999
HK Prizma Riga	Riga	Volvo sporta centrs	Prizma Riga U18 (Latvia U18) HS Prizma/Pārdaugava U18 (Latvia U18)	1996
HK Zemgale/LLU	Jelgava	Jelgavas Laudus halle		2001

Previous Teams

2014–15

HK Kurbads
HS Rīga/Prizma
HK Mogo
HK Zemgale/LLU
HK Liepāja
Jūrmala HASC
Ogre/Sāga97

2013–14

2012–13

HK Ozolnieki/MONARCH
HK Zemgale/JLSS
SMScredit.lv
HK Juniors
Liepājas Metalurgs
SK Rīga 96
HS Rīga/Prizma
HS Rīga/Prizma II

2011–12

2010–11

2009–10

2008–09

2007–08

2006–07

2005–06

2004–05

2003–04

2002–03

HK Rīga 2000
Liepājas Metalurgs
ASK/Zemgale
Vilki
Stalkers/Juniors
SK Ozollapas

2001–02

HK Rīga 2000
Liepājas Metalurgs
LB/Prizma
Vilki
Stalkers/Juniors
SK Ozollapas

2000–01

HK Rīga 2000
Liepājas Metalurgs
Prizma
Vilki
Stalkers/Juniors
Kandava
Lifo/Nafta

League champions

2014–15 – HK Mogo
2013–14 – HS Rīga/Prizma
2012–13 – SMScredit.lv Riga
2011–12 – Liepājas Metalurgs
2010–11 – Liepājas Metalurgs
2009–10 – Dinamo-Juniors Riga
2008–09 – Liepājas Metalurgs
2007–08 – Liepājas Metalurgs
2006–07 – HK Rīga 2000
2005–06 – HK Rīga 2000
2004–05 – HK Rīga 2000
2003–04 – HK Rīga 2000
2002–03 – Liepājas Metalurgs
2001–02 – Liepājas Metalurgs
2000–01 – HK Rīga 2000
1999-00 – Liepājas Metalurgs
1998–99 – HK Nik's Brih Riga
1997–98 – HK Nik's Brih Riga
1996–97 – Latvijas bērzs
1995–96 – HK Nik's Brih Riga
1994–95 – HK Nik's Brih Riga
1993–94 – Hokeja Centrs
1992–93 – HK Pārdaugava Rīga
1991–92 – HK Sāga Ķekava Riga
1944–90 – not played
1943–44 – US Rīga
1942–43 – not played
1941–42 – US Rīga
1940–41 – not played
1939–40 – US Rīga
1938–39 – ASK Rīga
1937–38 – ASK Rīga
1936–37 – US Rīga
1935–36 – ASK Rīga
1934–35 – ASK Rīga
1933–34 – ASK Rīga
1932–33 – Unions Rīga
1931–32 – Unions Rīga

Teams

Color	Result
Gold	Champion
Silver	Runner-up
Green	3.-4.th
Blue	5.-8.th
Violet	9.-12. th
White	Below the 12th location

1931–1944

Team	1932*	1933*	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1944**
Rīgas "US" A	4	4	2	2	2	1	2	2	1		1	1
Rīgas "RSK"											2
HK Rīgas "Daugavieši"											3
Rīgas "US" B											4
Rīgas "Dinamo" A										1
Rīgas "RDKA"										2
Rīgas "Dinamo" B										3
Rīgas "ASK"	5	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Rīgas "LSB"	2	5	4	5	3	3	3	3	3
Rīgas "Unions"	1	1	5	3	5	4	4	4
Rīgas "RFK"	3	3	3	4	4
HK Rīgas "Kaiserwald"	6		6
HK Liepājas "Olimpija"	2	2
Liepājas "LTK"	3	2
Liepājas "ASK"	2

1991–2010

Team	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Dinamo Juniors Riga																			1
HK Liepājas Metalurgs									1	2	1	1	3	3	2	3	1	1*	2
HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs																		6	3
HK Liepājas Metalurgs-2																		7	4
DHK Latgale															3	5	4	4*	5
SC Energija													4	6	7	6	7	8	6
SK Rīga/Profs-18																			7
HK Ogre																			8
ASK/Ogre													2	2	4	2	2	2*
HK Rīga 2000										1	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3*
Rīgas "Concept"																		5
SK LSPA/Rīga														5	6	4	5	9
Rīgas "Prizma"/Rīgas "Hanza"																		10
SK Rīga 18														8				11
DHK Latgale-2																		12
Tartu Big Diamonds																	6
Rīgas "Vilki/OP"										7**	3	3	5	4	5
Jelgavas "ASK/Zemgale"												4	6	7
HK Rīga 85													7
Rīgas "Prizma"/Rīgas "BHS"													8
SK Ventspils "Ozollapas"											4	6	9
HK Daugavpils "Stalkers/Juniors"										6	6	5
Rīgas "Prizma"/"Latvijas Bērzs"							7			4	5
HK Rīgas "Lido/Nafta"				7	7	4	2	2	2	3
HK Kandava										5
Rīgas "Nik's Brih"		4	2	1	1	2	1	1	3
HK Rīgas "Dinamo-81"							4	3	4
Ogres "Essamika"/Rīgas "Juniors"									5
Ogres "Essamika"/"Latvijas Bērzs"					11	1		4	6
HK Rīgas "Laterna"					5	6	3	5
Rīgas "DHL"								6
Rīgas "Vital"					8	5	5
Ogres "Essamika" A		8	3	2	2	3
HK Rīgas "Hanza"						7
HK Rīgas "Daugava"						8
HK Rīgas "Juniors"		7	7	4	3
Rīgas "Alianse"				6	4
Ogres "Essamika"/Rīgas "BHS"					6
HK Ķekavas "Sāga"	1	5	10	12	9
Rīgas "RTU/Hanza"	4	6	6	8	10
HK Talsi		12	12	14	12
HK Valmiera	9	10	9	15	13
Rīgas "BHS"			14	10	14
HK Smiltenes "Vanagi"		14	15	16	15
HK Rīgas "Dispečeri"/"Mezgls"					16
HK Rīgas "Pārdaugava" A	2	1	5	3
Rīgas "Latvijas Zelts"		2	4	5
Ogres "Essamika" B			13	9
HK Rīga				11
HK Rīgas "Dispečeri"		13	17	13
HK Valmieras "Seda"				17
HK Rīgas "Sin"			11	18
HK Rīgas "Vecmeistars"	5	9	8	19
Rīgas "Hokeja Centrs"			1
Rīgas "Hanza/LJS"		11	16
HK Engures "Polaks"	11	15	18
HK Rīgas "Pārdaugava" B	8	3
HK Rīgas "Saurieši"	3
Rīgas "LSPA"	6
HK Cēsu "Vendenieki"	7
HK Ogres "Lauktehnika"	10
HK Pļaviņu "NIK"	12
HK Smiltenes "8"	13
HK Brocēnu "Starts"	14

2011-

Team	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
HK Mogo					1
HK Kurbads				2	2
HK Liepāja					3
HK Zemgale	5	5	5	3	4
HK Prizma Riga	7	8	6	1	5
Ogre/Sāga 18					6
HASC Jūrmala					7
SMScredit.lv	4	4	1
Dinamo Juniors Riga		3	2	5
HK Daugavpils				6
HK Liepājas Metalurgs-2	1	1	3
HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs	2	2	4
HK Prizma Riga II			7
SK Rīga 96		6	8
SC Energija	6	7
DHK Latgale	3	9
HS LSPA/Riga	8	10
HK Ogre	9

Titles by team

Titles	Club	Years
7	Liepājas Metalurgs	2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
5	HK Rīga 2000	2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
4	HK Nik's Brih Riga	1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
1	Dinamo-Juniors Riga	2010
1	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	1993
1	LB/Prizma Riga	1997
1	Hokeja Centrs	1994
1	HK Sāga Ķekava Riga	1992

External links

Top-level ice hockey leagues

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) IIHF Continental Cup Junior Club World Cup List of KHL vs NHL games Memorial Cup Spengler Cup Stanley Cup

Africa, Middle East, Oceania	Australia New Zealand Israel South Africa United Arab Emirates Qatar

Americas	Brazil Mexico United States & Canada

Asia	Asia League Ice Hockey (international) China Hong Kong India Kyrgyzstan Malaysia Mongolia North Korea Singapore Turkmenistan Thailand Taiwan

Europe (International)	Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Champions Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League Inter-National League Hockey Europe MOL Liga

Europe (National)	Armenia Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Greece Georgia Germany Hungary Iceland Italy Ireland Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

Defunct leagues	Soviet Union Russia Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia West Germany East Germany Japan Alpenliga Interliga North Sea Cup Panonian League Eastern European Balkan League Baltic League Carpathian League Slohokej League Champions Hockey League (2008–09) European Trophy

Latvian Hockey League

Current teams	SMScredit.lv HK Ozolnieki/MONARCH Liepājas Metalurgs II HS Rīga/Prizma HS Rīga/Prizma II HK Zemgale/JLSS SK Rīga 96 HK Juniors

Defunct teams	ASK/Ogre HK Rīga 2000 Lifo/Nafta SK Ozollapas LB/Prizma SK Riga 18 Stalkers/Juniors Vilki OP/LaRocca DHK Latgale SC Energija Tartu Big Diamonds

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Latvian Hockey League seasons

1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

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