Dinamo Riga 3864973 220678609 2008-06-21T01:10:36Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|the current team|Dinamo Riga (current)}} [[Image:Dynamoriga.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo of Dinamo Riga]] '''Dinamo Riga''' was an [[ice hockey]] club, based in [[Riga]], [[Latvia]]. It was founded in [[1946]] and disestablished in [[1995]] as '''Pārdaugava Rīga'''. ==History== Dinamo Riga was one of eleven teams which played in the first Soviet championship tournament in the winter of 1946/1947. Dinamo Riga finished in fourth place behind [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]], [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] and [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]], making it the highest team based outside [[Moscow]]. In the 1987-88 season, Dinamo Riga had their best finish, losing to [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] in the final. In [[1975]], [[Viktor Hatulev]] of Dinamo Rīga became the first ice hockey player from the [[Soviet Union]] drafted by the [[National Hockey League]]. He never had a chance to play for the NHL, as Soviet players were not allowed to play for foreign teams. In season 1976-77 Dinamo Rīga star [[Helmuts Balderis]] was the leading scorer, had the most goals, and won the best player of the season award (MVP). He was also the goal leader in 1975-76 and leading scorer in 1983. He scored 333 goals in his Soviet Union League career. After the end of Soviet Union, the team continued to play until 1995 as a member of the [[Russian Super League|International Hockey League]], the successor of Soviet Hockey League. During this period, the team was called ''Stars Rīga'' and later, ''Pārdaugava Rīga''. It was the former team of the [[Aleksey Nikiforov]], coach of many future [[NHL]]ers. As of April 7, 2008 the club has been re-established. See [[Dinamo Riga (current)]]. ==Season-by-season record== '''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' {| cellpadding=5 |- bgcolor="#dddddd" | '''Season''' || '''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''Pts''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' ||'''PIM''' || '''Finish''' || '''Playoffs''' || '''Player statistics''' |- | 1978-79 || 44 || 19 || 18 || 7 || 45 || 150 || 132|| 625 || 6 || None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291979.html] |- |1979-80 || 44 || 16 || 24 || 4 || 36|| 134 || 162 || || 8 ||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/002729180.html] |- |1980-81 || 49 || 22 || 21 || 6 || 50 || 163 || 157 || ||5 ||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291981.html] |- |1981-82 || 56 || 17 || 33 || 6 || 40 || 202 || 234 || || 8 ||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291982.html] |- |1982-83|| 56 || 27 || 24 || 5 || 59 || 240 || 212 || 619 ||5||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291983.html] |- |1983-84|| 44 || 17 || 19 || 8 || 42|| 146 || 172 || ||8 ||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291984.html] |- |1984-85|| 52 || 18 || 25 || 9 || 45|| 170 || 196 || 531||7 ||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291985.html] |- |1985-86|| 40 || 19 || 15 || 6 || 44|| 138 || 128 || 452||5||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291986.html] |- |1986-87||40 || 14 || 21 || 5 || 33|| 117|| 132 || 485 || 7 ||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291987.html] |- |1987-88 (Stage 1) ||26||10|| 12 || 4 || 24||88||92|| || 10 || || |- |1987-88 (Stage 2) ||18||11 || 3|| 4|| 25 || 66|| 46 || ||3 || Lost in finals || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291988.html] |- |1988-89 || 44 || 18 || 20 || 6 || 42|| 115 || 131 || 489 || 6 || None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291989.html] |- |1989-90|| 48 || 26 || 15 || 7 || 59 || 148|| 117|| ||5 ||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291990.html] |- |1990-91 || 46 || 25 || 16 || 5 || 55|| 187|| 138 || || 5||None || [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0027291991.html] |} ===Notes=== *The player statistics for the 1987-88 season are the total for both stages. *Soviet league had no playoffs, except for the 1987-88 season. ==Notable Players== *[[Helmut Balderis]] *[[Viktor Hatulev]] *[[Artūrs Irbe]] *[[Harijs Mellups]] *[[Vitālijs Samoilovs]] *[[Harijs Vitolinsh]] *[[Olegs Znaroks]] [[Category:Sports clubs established in 1946]] [[Category:Sports clubs disestablished in 1995]] [[Category:Defunct ice hockey teams]] [[Category:Ice hockey teams in Latvia]] [[de:Dinamo Riga (1940–1995)]] [[fr:Dinamo Riga]] [[lv:Rīgas "Dinamo" (agrākais)]] [[ru:Динамо (хоккейный клуб, Рига)]]