Energija/GV Elektrėnai

SC Energija

Full name	SC Energija
Founded	1991
Based In	Elektrenai, Lithuania
Arena	Pramogu Arena Vilnius (Capacity: 4000)
League	LHL 2003–2011 LIT 1992–2013 BLR-2 2013-present
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SC Energija is a Lithuanian ice hockey team that plays in the second-level Belarusian Vysshaya Liga. The club is based in Elektrėnai.

History

The team was founded in 1991, and promptly won the first four Lithuania Hockey League championships, while only suffering one defeat throughout their first four seasons.

Energija joined the new Eastern European Hockey League for the 1995-96 season, and struggled mightily, winning only 6 of their 28 games in their first season. They never did particularly well in the EEHL, their best finish being second in the B Group in 2002-03. In addition to the EEHL, they were given an automatic spot in the final in the Lithuanian Hockey League, winning the title in 1996, 1997, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Energija dropped out of the EEHL after the 2002-03 season, one year before the league folded.

They joined the Latvian Hockey League for the 2003-04 season, and finished with a respectable 10-9-3 record, being eliminated in the semifinals of the playoffs. Things went downhill from there, and they never again advanced past the quarterfinals. The nadir was the 2007-08 season, in which Energija finished with a 1-41 record during the regular season. The club fared better in the regular season in subsequent years, but still lacked playoff success.

Energija continued their hegemony of the Lithuanian League, winning the title in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2013. They withdrew from the Latvian League after the 2011-12 season and played exclusively in Lithuania for 2012-13. Energija then joined the Vysshaya Liga, the second level league in Belarus, for the 2013-14 season.

Results

Latvian Hockey League 2003/04: 4th place (lost in semifinals) 2004/05: 6th place (lost in quarterfinals) 2005/06: 7th place (lost in quarterfinals) 2006/07: 6th place (lost in quarterfinals) 2007/08: 7th place (did not qualify for playoffs) 2008/09: 4th place (lost in quarterfinals) 2009/10: 4th place (lost in quarterfinals) 2010/11: 6th place (lost in quarterfinals) 2011/12: 6th place (did not participate)

Lithuanian Hockey League 1992: 1st place 1993: 1st place 1994: 1st place 1995: 1st place 1996: 1st place 1997: 1st place 1998: 1st place 1999: 1st place 2000: 2nd place 2001: 1st place

2002: 2nd place 2003: 1st place 2004: 1st place 2005: 1st place 2006: 1st place 2007: 1st place 2008: 1st place 2009: 1st place 2010: DNP 2011: DNP 2012: DNP 2013: 1st place

Vysshaya Liga

• 2014: 5th place (lost in quarterfinals)
• 2015: 8th place (lost in quarterfinals)

External links

• Team profile on eurohockey.com