HK Riga 2000 2945731 225175115 2008-07-12T08:11:54Z Krm500 1328606 changed Continental Hockey League to Kontinental Hockey League {| style="margin:5px; border:1px solid #8888AA;" align=right cellpadding=3 cellspacing=3 width=280 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FEBE10" |colspan=2|<font color="Black"><big>'''HK Riga 2000''' |- align="center" |colspan=2| [[Image:hkriga2000.jpg]] |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" || '''Founded''' || 2000 |- align="center" || '''Home ice''' || Inbox.lv ledus halle |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" || '''Based in''' || [[Rīga]],[[Latvia]] |- align="center" || '''Colors''' || Yellow, Black |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" || '''League''' || [[Belarusian Extraliga]] |- align="center" || '''Head coach''' || [[Haralds Vasiļjevs]] (rumoured) |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" || '''Manager''' || Armands Simsons |- align="center" || '''Owner''' || Viesturs Koziols |- align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee" || '''Affiliate(s)''' || [[Dinamo Riga (current)|Dinamo Riga]] ([[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]) |} '''HK Riga 2000''' is a [[Belarusian Extraliga]] team based in [[Riga|Rīga]], [[Latvia]]. The team has played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons the club also iced a team in the [[Belarusian Hockey League]], and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three of Belarusian Open Championship. The club has also played several years in the [[Continental Cup]], winning silver in in 2005-06 and 2007-08. :'''Founded:''' 2000 :'''Arena:''' [[Inbox.lv ice hall]] :'''Uniform colors:''' Yellow, [[Iron Range]] Grey, Black, and White. ==Notable players== ===Current roster=== ====Goaltenders==== *60 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Mārtiņš Raitums]] *81 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Edgars Lūsiņš]] ====Defencemen==== *&nbsp; 2 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Ģirts Zvirgzdiņš]] *&nbsp; 4 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Jānis Brakšs]] *&nbsp; 7 {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Marc Hemmerich]] *10 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Renārs Valters]] *11 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Kristaps Sotnieks]] *13 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Maksims Širokovs]] *41 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Aigars Bērziņš]] *47 {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Ilja Demidov]] *73 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Ronalds Ozoliņš]] *80 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Renārs Demiters]] ====Forwards==== *&nbsp; 3 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Juris Štāls]] *&nbsp; 8 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Edgars Brancis]] *&nbsp; 9 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Ģirts Ankipāns]] (kapteinis) *12 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Raimonds Daņiļičs]] *17 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Elviss Želubovskis]] *18 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Toms Hartmanis]] *20 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Artis Ābols]] *21 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Mihails Kokļins]] *22 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Aldis Āboliņš]] *23 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Jurijs Kļujevskis]] *39 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Edgars Žaltkovskis]] *77 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Kaspars Saulietis]] *87 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Gints Meija]] *88 {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Romāns Glazkovs]] *97 {{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Pavel Osmolovsky]] ===Not to be forgotten=== *[[Artūrs Irbe]] *[[Karlis Skrastins]] *[[Sergei Zholtok]] ===Retired numbers=== *'''33''' [[Sergei Zholtok]] ==Awards== five-time [[Latvian hockey league]] winner - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. one-time [[Latvian hockey league]] runner-up (2nd place) - 2002. ==References== *[http://www.riga2000.lv/ HK Riga 2000 official web site] {{LHL}} [[Category:Sports clubs established in 2000]] [[Category:Latvian Hockey League teams]] [[Category:Ice hockey teams in Latvia]] [[de:HK Riga 2000]] [[lv:HK Rīga 2000]] [[lt:HK Riga 2000]]