HK Liepājas Metalurgs

Liepājas Metalurgs
Liepājas Metalurgs
City	Liepāja
League	BXL 2004-2013; LHL 1997-2013 ; MHL B 2012-2013
Founded	1997
Folded	2013
Home arena	Olimpiskā ledus halle; (capacity: 1,200)
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Website	http://www.skliepajasmetalurgs.lv/
Franchise history
	HK Liepājas Metalurgs

HK Liepājas Metalurgs was a professional hockey club based in Liepāja, Latvia that fielded multiple teams over the years competing in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL), Latvian Hockey League (LHL), and Minor Hockey League Division B (MHL B). The club was dissolved following the conclusion of the 2012-13 season when primary sponsor, industrial company Liepājas Metalurgs, discontinued support for the club.

Beginning with the 2014-15 LHL season, a new club in Liepāja has been formed and currently simply goes by the name Liepāja.

History

The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built. Season set out to create a professional hockey team, which would serve as an example and should aim to be pursued for young hockey players.

As of now, Liepājas Metalurgs has won six (1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2007/2008, 2008/2009) Latvian champion titles, twice losing in the league finals (2000/01, 2005/06) and has claimed the third spot another three times (2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07). Six times the team played the Eastern European Hockey League, which Metalurgs managed to win in 2002.

Latvian Ice Hockey Federation president Kirovs Lipmans served as president of HK Liepājas Metalurgs from 1996 to 2003.^[1]

In 2010 club became an affiliate of Dinamo Riga, allowing the KHL club to send up to five players to Liepāja.

Retired numbers

21 Eduards Ivanovs

Awards

Latvian hockey league champions - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2016 and maybe 2017. EDIT: Ragnars Spicins
Eastern European Hockey League champions - 2002.

References

^ "Kirovs Lipmans". Latvian Sports (in Latvian). 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Kirovs Lipmans". Latvian Sports (in Latvian). 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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v t e Belarusian Extraleague
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2022–23 teams	Dinamo-Molodechno HK Brest HK Gomel Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk HK Lida HK Lokomotiv Orsha Metallurg Zhlobin HK Mogilev HK Neman Grodno HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk HK Vitebsk Yunost Minsk
Former teams	Belarus U20 ASK/Ogre (Latvia) DHK Latgale (Latvia) Dinamo U20 Bobruisk Dinamo Minsk Keramin Minsk Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk II Shinnik Bobruisk Sokil Kiev (Ukraine) HK Liepājas Metalurgs (Latvia) HK Riga 2000 (Latvia) Tivali Minsk Torpedo Minsk Triumph Minsk Yunior Minsk

v t e Optibet Hockey League
Seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Current teams	7bet-Hockey Punks Airwell Energija HS Rīga Mogo/RSU Panter Prizma Zemgale/LBTU
Former 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 SMScredit.lv HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs HK Liepājas Metalurgs Liepājas Metalurgs II HS Rīga/Prizma II SK Rīga 96 SK LSPA/Riga HK Juniors HK Dinamo/Juniors HK Olimp/Venta 2002 HK Dinaburga Kurbads HK Liepāja Dinamo Riga Kaunas City
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