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Latvia Premjerliga 03/19 15:00 2 Dynamo Riga v HK Zemgale/LLU L 3-10
Latvia Premjerliga 03/17 16:30 2 Dynamo Riga v HK Zemgale/LLU L 1-9
Latvia Premjerliga 03/15 17:30 2 [2] HK Zemgale/LLU v Dynamo Riga [3] L 11-1
Latvia Premjerliga 03/13 17:30 2 [2] HK Zemgale/LLU v HS Riga [5] L 7-0
Latvia Premjerliga 03/10 16:30 3 [3] Dynamo Riga v Kaunas Hockey [6] W 3-2
Latvia Premjerliga 03/08 17:30 3 [6] Kaunas Hockey v Dynamo Riga [3] L 5-2
Latvia Premjerliga 03/06 17:30 3 [6] Kaunas Hockey v Dynamo Riga [3] L 6-2
Latvia Premjerliga 03/04 15:00 3 [3] Dynamo Riga v Kaunas Hockey [6] W 3-2
Latvia Premjerliga 03/02 16:30 3 [3] Dynamo Riga v Kaunas Hockey [6] W 3-1
Latvia Premjerliga 02/25 11:00 - [3] Dynamo Riga v Vilniaus Hockey Punks [7] W 7-4
Latvia Premjerliga 02/22 17:00 - HK Dinaburga v Dynamo Riga L 4-2
Latvia Premjerliga 02/18 11:30 - [1] HK Mogo v Dynamo Riga [3] L 13-0

Wikipedia - Dinamo Riga

Dinamo Riga (Latvian: Rīgas Dinamo) is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It most recently was a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LBTU.

The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a former team (also named "Dinamo Riga"), which was founded in 1946, but ceased to exist in 1995. Since being re-established, Dinamo Riga played their home games at the Arēna Rīga until 2022, which could accommodate 10,300 spectators.

History

The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 and among the founders of the club were Guntis Ulmanis, Kirovs Lipmans, Mały Snopp , Juris Savickis, Viesturs Koziols and others. However, on 27 May, Latvian Ice Hockey Federation president Kirovs Lipmans stepped out of the project because of a possible clash of interests. After the first season, Viesturs Koziols also left the project.

Július Šupler became the first head coach of the club. For the first two seasons, he was assisted by Miroslav Miklošovič and Artis Ābols, but in 2010, Viktors Ignatjevs replaced Miklošovič. On 27 April 2011, the new head coach, Pekka Rautakallio, was announced.

In the first season of the franchise, the team was led by players like Masaļskis, Prusek, Westcott, Ņiživijs, Hossa and others. After 2008–09, forward Aigars Cipruss decided to retire and instantly became the manager of Dinamo Riga's farm club, Dinamo-Juniors Riga. The team finished the regular season in tenth position, higher than anyone would have predicted before the start of the season. However, in the first round of the league playoffs, Dinamo lost 3–0 to Dynamo Moscow, which later advanced to the Gagarin Cup semifinals.

Following the first season, Dinamo managed to sign legendary Sandis Ozoliņš, as well as Jānis Sprukts, Mārtiņš Karsums and others. The team finished the regular season in eighth place of the Western Conference, which qualified them for the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, Dinamo faced SKA Saint Petersburg with players like Sergei Zubov, Petr Čajánek, Maxim Sushinsky and Alexei Yashin on the roster. Still, Dinamo managed to beat SKA 3–1 and advance to the Western Conference semifinals. In the semifinals, Dinamo was defeated 4–1 by later Gagarin Cup finalist HC MVD.

After his league-leading performance, Marcel Hossa signed a two-year contract with the then-current KHL champions Ak Bars Kazan. Martin Kariya signed a two-year contract with Swiss NLA's HC Ambrì-Piotta. New players signed during the off-season include Tomáš Surový, Brock Trotter, Mikael Tellqvist and the returning Mark Hartigan. Július Šupler resumed his post as the head coach.

The team finished the season in seventh place in the Western Conference and thirteenth in the league, as the team qualified to the playoffs. In the first round, their opponents were Dynamo Moscow. Dinamo won the series 4–2, advancing to the next round and facing Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Dinamo lost the series 4–1.

As of the end of the third season, head coach Július Šupler left the team to be the coach of CSKA Moscow. On 27 April 2011, Dinamo signed Pekka Rautakallio for the head coach position. Also, all the foreign players with no active contracts left the team to play somewhere else. Brock Trotter also left using his chance to play in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens.

On 27 February 2022, Dinamo withdrew from KHL in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On 10 August 2022, it was announced that Dinamo Riga would play in the Latvian Hockey Higher League during the 2022–23 season. On 11 July 2023, it was announced that Dinamo Riga would not play in the 2023–24 season.

Dynamo Riga is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. The team was founded in 1946 and has a rich history of success in Latvian and Soviet ice hockey leagues. The team has won multiple championships and has produced many talented players who have gone on to play in the NHL and other top leagues around the world.

Dynamo Riga plays in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), which is widely regarded as one of the top professional ice hockey leagues in the world. The team has a passionate fan base and plays its home games at the Arena Riga, which has a capacity of over 10,000 spectators.

The team's colors are blue and white, and its logo features a stylized eagle with the team name written in bold letters. The team is known for its fast-paced, aggressive style of play and has a reputation for being one of the toughest teams to play against in the KHL.

Dynamo Riga has a strong roster of talented players from Latvia and around the world, including several former NHL players. The team is led by head coach Peteris Skudra, a former NHL goaltender who has been with the team since 2019.

Overall, Dynamo Riga is a highly respected and successful ice hockey team with a rich history and a bright future ahead.