HC Kaunas City
| Kaunas City | |
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| City: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| League: | OHL |
| Founded: | 2021 |
| Home Arena: | Kaunas Ice Arena |
| Colors: | Dark green, green, white |
| Franchise history | |
| 2021–present: | HC Kaunas City |
HC Kaunas City is a professional ice hockey team located in Kaunas, Lithuania, which plays in the Latvian Hockey League, the top tier of ice hockey in Latvia. The team plays its home games at Kaunas Ice Arena.
History
Kaunas City was founded in 2021 after the demise of Baltų Ainiai Kaunas and Kaunas Hockey teams.[1] In the 2021–22 Lithuania Hockey League season, its debut season, the team finished in third place.[2] For the 2022–23 season, Kaunas City, along with Energija Elektrėnai and Hockey Punks Vilnius, joined the Latvian Hockey League.[3][4] In the regular season the team finished in third place and in the playoffs were eliminated 3–2 by Dinamo Riga in the quarterfinals.[5] After its elimination from the playoffs, Kaunas City played a best-of-five series against Energija Elektrėnai for Lithuania Hockey League championship,[6] winning the series in three games,[7] and also qualifying for the IIHF Continental Cup 2024.[8][9]
Season-by-season record
| Season | League | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2021–22 | LHL | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 146 | 68 | +78 | 40 | 3rd | Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 | OHL | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 133 | 153 | –20 | 27 | 6th | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–3 (DRG) |
Honours
- Lithuania Hockey League champions – 2022–23
References
- ↑ "Lietuvos ledo ritulio čempionato naujokai: į "Žalgirio" šeimą pretenduojantys kauniečiai" (in lt-LT). 10 September 2021. https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/startai/2021/09/10/news/lietuvos-ledo-ritulio-cempionato-naujokai-i-zalgirio-seima-pretenduojantys-kaunieciai-20711787.
- ↑ ""Kaunas City" sezono finiše sutriuškino reguliaraus sezono nugalėtojus (VIDEO)" (in lt-LT). 13 March 2022. https://www.hockey.lt/index.php/naujienos/kaunas-city-sezono-finise-sutriuskino-reguliaraus-sezono-nugaletojus-video/121799.
- ↑ "Bendrame Lietuvos ir Latvijos ledo ritulio čempionate varžysis devynios komandos" (in lt-LT). 10 August 2022. https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/startai/2022/08/10/news/bendrame-lietuvos-ir-latvijos-ledo-ritulio-cempionate-varzysis-devynios-komandos-24214808.
- ↑ "OHL startēs deviņas komandas, tostarp "Dinamo" un trīs Lietuvas klubi" (in lv-LV). 10 August 2022. https://sportacentrs.com/hokejs/latvijas_cempionats/10082022-ohl_startes_devinas_komandas_tostarp_dina.
- ↑ ""Kaunas City" sezoną OHL užbaigė dramatiškai pralaimėdami baudinių serijoje" (in lt-LT). 10 March 2023. https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/startai/2023/03/10/news/-kaunas-city-sezona-ohl-uzbaige-dramatiskai-pralaimedami-baudiniu-serijoje-26386292.
- ↑ "Šiandien startuoja kova dėl Lietuvos čempionų titulo" (in lt-LT). 14 March 2023. https://www.hockey.lt/index.php/naujienos/siandien-startuoja-kova-del-lietuvos-cempionu-titulo/124362.
- ↑ ""Kaunas City" ledo ritulininkai pirmą kartą tapo Lietuvos čempionais" (in lt-LT). 18 March 2023. https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/1941184/kaunas-city-ledo-ritulininkai-pirma-karta-tapo-lietuvos-cempionais.
- ↑ ""Kaunas City" ledo ritulininkai dalyvaus IIHF Kontinentinės taurės turnyre" (in lt-LT). 17 June 2023. https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/2015592/kaunas-city-ledo-ritulininkai-dalyvaus-iihf-kontinentines-taures-turnyre.
- ↑ Kruegel, Estelle (23 June 2023). "2024 IIHF Continental Cup groups are set". https://www.iihf.com/en/news/47813/2024_iihf_continental_cup_groups_are_set.
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