Kaunas Hockey
| Kaunas Hockey | |
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| City: | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| League: | Lithuania Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2017 |
| Home Arena: | Kaunas Ice Arena |
| Colors: | Green, light green, black, white |
Kaunas Hockey is a professional ice hockey team located in Kaunas, Lithuania, which plays in the Lithuania Hockey League, the top tier of ice hockey in Lithuania. They play home games at the Kaunas Ice Arena.
History
Hockey Kaunas was founded in 2017, with the purpose of helping to improve the standard of Lithuanian hockey with the ultimate goal of seeing the Lithuanian national team compete in the Winter Olympics.[1][2] One of the team's initial investors was TeleSoftas, a Kaunas-based software company.[1][2] Following their formation, Hockey Kaunas immediately began play in the Lithuania Hockey League. Their first season was a productive one, making it to the playoff finals, before ultimately losing to SC Energija.[3]
In 2020 Kaunas Hockey took part in the inaugural Baltic Hockey League, a competition made up of two teams from each of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.[4] The team finished last in their group after suffering heavy losses against both Tartu Välk 949 of Estonia, and Latvian side HK Mogo. As a result, they did not progress to the final round.[5] In addition, as a result of being in first place of the NLRL when the remainder of games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaunas Hockey also qualified for the IIHF Continental Cup 2021 where they were scheduled to face-off against Skautafelag Akureyrar of Iceland, Israeli team HC Bat Yam and Spanish outfit FC Barcelona.[6] However, two months later, the IIHF cancelled the Continental Cup due to the Pandemic.[7]
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2017–18 | 20 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 41 | 96 | 80 | 2nd | Final loss |
| 2018–19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 35 | 74 | 35 | 2nd | Semi-final loss |
| 2019–20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 44 | 115 | 51 | 1st | Playoffs cancelled |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kaunas verčia naują puslapį ledo ritulio istorijoje: turės naują klubą Lietuvos ledo ritulio čempionate" (in lithuanian). Sportas.lt. June 13, 2017. https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/231479/kaunas-vercia-nauja-puslapi-ledo-ritulio-istorijoje-tures-nauja-kluba-lietuvos-ledo-ritulio-cempionate.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Debiutuojanti ledo ritulio komanda Kaune stiprino ryšį su sirgaliais" (in lithuanian). Kas vyksta Kaune. June 13, 2017. https://kaunas.kasvyksta.lt/2017/09/20/sportas/debiutuojanti-ledo-ritulio-komanda-kaune-stiprino-rysi-su-sirgaliais/.
- ↑ "Lithuania - 2017-2018" (in english). Sportas.lt. https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/lithuania/standings/2017-2018.
- ↑ "Baltic Hockey League finally start" (in english). EuroHockey.com. November 16, 2020. http://www.eurohockey.com/article/5532-baltic-hockey-league-finally-start.html.
- ↑ "Baltic Hockey League detail" (in english). EuroHockey.com. http://www.eurohockey.com/league/1593-baltic-hockey-league.html.
- ↑ "Continental Cup expands with new format" (in english). International Ice Hockey Federation. June 19, 2020. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/19604/continental-cup-expands-with-new-format.
- ↑ "IIHF cancels Continental Cup" (in english). International Ice Hockey Federation. August 25, 2020. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/20364/iihf-cancels-continental-cup.
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