• Source: LB/Prizma 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
Vtoraya Liga champion 1978
Latvian champion 1997




Season-by-season record






Notable players


Artūrs Irbe
Miķelis Rēdlihs
Mārtiņš Karsums
Oskars Bārtulis
Ģirts Ankipāns
Jānis Andersons
Guntis Galviņš
Andris Džeriņš




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• HK Prizma Riga
• LB/Prizma Riga
• Matīss Kivlenieks
• Juniors Riga
• Latvian Hockey Higher League
• Miks Lipsbergs
• Armands Bērziņš
• Mārtiņš Karsums
• 2000–01 Latvian Hockey League season
• Roberts Locāns