LB/Prizma Riga
TeamLB/Prizma Riga
Bg colourBlue
Text colourWhite
CityRiga, Latvia
LeagueLatvian Hockey League
Founded1962
ArenaRiga Sports Palace
Name 1Latvijas Berzs
Dates 11962-1995
Name 2LB/Essamika
Dates 21995-2000
Dates 31997-2002
Name 3LB/Prizma Riga
Dates 42002-
Name 4HK LB 69 Riga

Latvijas Berzs Riga is an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They play in the Latvian Hockey League, and formerly played in the Pervaya Liga.

History

In the early 1960s was in the furniture manufacturing company, Latvijas Bērzs (today Latvijas Finieris), founded an ice hockey team. They participated first participated the Latvian SSR Championship in 1962. They won the Latvian Championship ten times in the 1970s and 1980s

The club played in the Vtoraya Liga from 1974-1978, but were promoted to the Pervaya Liga for two years (1979 and 1980) before they were again relegated to the Vtoraya Liga.

After the Soviet Union broke up, the club participated in the now professional Latvian Hockey League. They won the league title in 1997.

Achievements

  • Latvian SSR champion 1974, 1975, 1977-1980, 1983-1985[1]
  • Vtoraya Liga champion 1978
  • Latvian champion 1997

Season-by-season record

SeasonLeagueGPWLTPtsGF–GA
1974/75Vtoraya Liga West521772841211:240
1975/76Vtoraya Liga West521928543205:237
1976/77Vtoraya Liga West522519858253:190
1977/78Vtoraya Liga West52428286323:132
1978/79Pervaya Liga601637739190:263
1979/80Pervaya Liga60646822167:329[2]
1980/81Vtoraya Liga West603424270281:256
1981/82Vtoraya Liga West441922341188:190[3]
1982/83Vtoraya Liga West522030242212:265
1983/84Vtoraya Liga West522920361240:190
1984/85Vtoraya Liga West5219231048194:208

Notable players

References

  1. ^ internationalhockey.net, Latvian championships - All Time Results Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ hockeydb.com, Standings for Latvia Berzs Rus-1
  3. ^ hockeydb.com, Standings for Latvia Berzs Rus-2