HC Kaunas City

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Kaunas City
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City Kaunas, Lithuania
League OHL
Founded2021 (2021)
Home arena Kaunas Ice Arena
ColoursDark green, green, white
   
Franchise history
2021–presentHC Kaunas City

HC Kaunas City is a professional ice hockey team located in Kaunas, Lithuania, which plays in the Latvian Hockey Higher League, the top tier of ice hockey in Latvia. The team plays its home games at Kaunas Ice Arena.

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History

Kaunas City was founded in 2021 after the demise of Baltų Ainiai Kaunas and Kaunas Hockey teams. [1] In the 2021–22 Lithuania Hockey League season, its debut season, the team finished in third place. [2] For the 2022–23 season, Kaunas City, along with Energija Elektrėnai and Hockey Punks Vilnius, joined the Latvian Hockey Higher League. [3] [4] In the regular season the team finished in third place and in the playoffs were eliminated 3–2 by Dinamo Riga in the quarterfinals. [5] After its elimination from the playoffs, Kaunas City played a best-of-five series against Energija Elektrėnai for Lithuania Hockey League championship, [6] winning the series in three games, [7] and also qualifying for the 2023–24 IIHF Continental Cup. [8] [9]

Season-by-season record

SeasonLeagueGPWSOWSOLLGFGAGDPtsFinishPlayoffs
2021–22 LHL 201212514668+78403rdDid not qualify
2022–23 OHL 32130118133153–20276thLost in Quarterfinals, 2–3 (DRG)

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