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HK Zemgale/LBTU
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HK Zemgale/LBTU is a Latvian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The team is based in Jelgava and play their home games at the Jelgava Ice hall.

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The team was founded in 2002, shortly after the opening of the Jelgava Ice hall, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence.[1] The team was initially called ASK/Zemgale, and joined the Latvian Hockey Higher League, in addition the team also participated in Division 2 of the Eastern European Hockey League during the 2002–03 season. At the culmination of the season, financial issues meant that the team split in two, with the ASK franchise relocating to Ogre, creating ASK/Ogre, whilst the Zemgale side of the partnership remained in the town, operating under the name HK Zemgale.[1] The team remained in the Latvian first tier for two further seasons before disbanding following the culmination of the 2004–05 season.

Zemgale remained inactive until the 2010–11 season, when they reformed and returned to the Latvian top tier,[1] where they have played since. Usually a mid-table team,[3] HK Zemgale's most successful season came in the 2017-18 season where they made it to the play-off final, ultimately losing to HK Kurbads,[5] under Head Coach Haralds Vasiljevs.[6]

In 2013, the team established a partnership with the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (Latvian: Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitāte (LLU)).[7][8] In addition, Zemgale also serve as the farm team to the KHL's Dinamo Riga.[4] During the 2020/21 season, David Levin played a handful of games for the team whilst under contract with Dinamo.[9]

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Updated February 11, 2021.[3]

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Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

SeasonLeagueGPWLTOTWOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2015–16Latvian Hockey Higher League3017111154137874thQuarter-final loss
2016–17Latvian Hockey Higher League301872361137853rdSemi-final loss
2017–18Optibet Hockey League301213414587944thFinal loss
2018–19Optibet Hockey League3520112266138892ndSemi-final loss
2019–20Optibet Hockey League35151424381381055thPlayoffs cancelled

Team records

Career

These are the top five scorers in HK Zemgale/LLU history.[3]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

PlayerPosGPGAPts
Guntis PujātsF9110098198
Raivis KurniginsD23567110177
Artjoms OgorodņikovsF1565387140
Artūrs BatraksF1794784131
Olafs AploksF1385875128

Penalty minutes: Krišs Kupčus, 211

Season

Regular season

  • Most goals in a season: Guntis Pujāts, 31 (2011–12)
  • Most assists in a season: Guntis Pujāts, 38 (2011–12)
  • Most points in a season: Guntis Pujāts, 69 (2011–12)
  • Most penalty minutes in a season: Gatis Gajevskis, 135 (2004–05)

Playoffs

  • Most goals in a playoff season: Ivan Rybchik, 9 (2017–18)
  • Most assists in a playoff season: Artūrs Āboliņš, 7 (2014–15)
  • Most points in a playoff season: Māris Miezis, 11 (2014–15)
  • Most penalty minutes in a playoff season: Olafs Aploks, 41 (2017–18)
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