HK Prizma Riga
| HK Prizma Riga | |
|---|---|
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| City: | Riga, Latvia |
| League: | Minor Hockey League Division B Latvian Hockey League |
| Home Arena: | Volvo Sports Centre |
| Colors: | Blue, Red, White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1998–2002: | LB Prizma Riga |
| 2002–present: | HK Prizma Riga |
HK Prizma Riga is an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They have competed in the Latvian Hockey League since 1998, and also played in the Eastern European Hockey League from 2001–2003.
The club also fields a junior team in the Minor Hockey League Division B.
History
HK Prizma Riga was founded in 1998 and first took part in the Latvian Hockey League as part of a joint venture with Latvijas Bērzs. Between 2001 and 2003 the team played in the B Division of the Eastern European Hockey League in addition. In the 2002–03 season, they played in the Pirma Liga, the second level Latvian league, and finished in third place.[1]
In the 2003–04 season, the club joined forces with the sports school of Helmut Balderis under the name BHS Prizma/Riga 86, and finished in seventh place in the LHL.[2] For the 2004–05 season, the club returned to the second league, while the U18 team participated in the Latvian U18 Hockey League.
In the 2008–09 season, the team entered a cooperation with Hanza Riga, forming HS Riga/Prizma-Hanza. The combined club finished in sixth place in 2008–09.
Since 2010-11, the club has competed independently in the Latvian Hockey League. They defeated HK Kurbads in the final to win their first Latvian Championship in 2013-14
References
- ↑ hockeyarchives.info, Lettonie 2003
- ↑ hockeyarchives.info, Lettonie 2004