HK Olimp/Venta 2002

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HK Olimp/Venta 2002
HK Olimp Venta 2002 logo.png
City Riga, Latvia
League Optibet Hockey League
2019 - 2022
Founded2018 [1]
Folded2022
Home arena Inbox Ice Arena
ColoursBlack, gold, white
   
General manager Aleksejs Sirokovs
Head coach Aigars Cipruss [1]
Captain Georgijs Pujacs
Website HK Olimp/Venta 2002
Franchise history
2018 - 2020HK Olimp
2020 - presentHK Olimp/Venta 2002

HK Olimp/Venta 2002 are a Latvian ice hockey team that plays in the Optibet Hockey League, the top tier of the sport in Latvia. The team is based in Riga and play their home games at the Inbox Ice Arena.

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History

HK Olimp was founded in 2018, and the following year joined the Optibet Hockey League where they were immediately considered to be dark horses for the championship, [2] due to have several Latvian national team members as part of their roster, including Georgijs Pujacs and Aleksejs Širokovs, both of whom also had KHL significant experience. [3] [4] The dark horse appellation turned out to be prescient as the team were in 1st place in their inaugural season, before the play-offs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the off-season, the team partnered with junior side Venta 2002, and as a result rebranded as HK Olimp/Venta 2002. [5]

As a result of 1st-place finish when the season was cancelled, Olimp qualified for the 2020–21 IIHF Continental Cup where they were scheduled to face-off in Group E against Shakhtyor Soligorsk of Belarus, Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana and the winner of Group B (made up of Crvena Zvezda Belgrade of Serbia, Mladost Zagreb from Croatia, Bulgarian side Irbis-Skate Sofia and Turkish outfit Buz Beykoz Istanbul). [6] However, two months later, the IIHF cancelled the Continental Cup due to the Pandemic. [7]

Roster

Updated February 11, 2021. [1]

Goaltenders
NumberPlayerCatchesAcquiredPlace of Birth
79 Flag of Russia.svg Andrej Bonch-Brujevič L2019 Saint Petersburg, Russia
30 Flag of Latvia.svg Rūdolfs Gusts Lazdiņš L2020 Riga, Latvia
35 Flag of Latvia.svg Kārlis Zakrevskis L2020 Riga, Latvia
Defencemen
NumberPlayerShootsAcquiredPlace of Birth
61 Flag of Latvia.svg Krists Apsītis L2019 Riga, Latvia
77 Flag of Latvia.svg Vladislavs Balakuns L2019 Riga, Latvia
65 Flag of Latvia.svg Arvils Bergmanis L2020 Riga, Latvia
71 Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksejs Popovs L2021 Riga, Latvia
23 Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksandrs Jerofejevs L2019 Riga, Latvia
81 Flag of Latvia.svg Georgijs Pujacs (C)L2019 Riga, Latvia
33 Flag of Latvia.svg Maksims Širokovs (A)R2019 Riga, Latvia
Forwards
NumberPlayerShootsPositionAcquiredPlace of Birth
59 Flag of Latvia.svg Lauris Bajaruns RRW2020 Ventspils, Latvia
93 Flag of Latvia.svg Edijs Brahmanis RLW2019 Riga, Latvia
28 Flag of Latvia.svg Emīls Ezītis LC2019 Riga, Latvia
47 Flag of Latvia.svg Kirils Galoha RC/RW2020 Riga, Latvia
18 Flag of Latvia.svg Sandis Grīnbergs LW2020-
52 Flag of Latvia.svg Arjoms Koppass LF2020 Valka, Latvia
17 Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Korņilovs LW2019 Sigulda, Latvia
14 Flag of Latvia.svg Ričards Landmanis LF2020 Ventspils, Latvia
15 Flag of Latvia.svg Sandis Mežaraups RF2019 Jēkabpils, Latvia
10 Flag of Latvia.svg Roberts Potapenko LLW/RW2019-
19 Flag of Latvia.svg Miķelis Rēdlihs LRW2020 Riga, Latvia
72 Flag of Latvia.svg Roberts Siliņš LF2020-
62 Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksejs Širokovs (A)RC2019 Riga, Latvia
44 Flag of Latvia.svg Gatis Sprukts LLW/C2020 Jelgava, Latvia
84 Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Undelis LC2019 Riga, Latvia
21 Flag of Russia.svg Valerii Vorozhontsov LF2020 Yekaterinburg, Russia
68 Flag of Russia.svg Fedor Yarionovskii LF2020 Saint Petersburg, Russia
11 Flag of Latvia.svg Ņikita Zantmans RF2020-

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
2019-20 Optibet Hockey League 352254456121671st Playoffs cancelled

Team records

Career

These are the top five scorers in HK Olimpa history. [8]

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

PlayerPosGPGAPts
Nikolajs Jeļisejevs F48322860
Kirils Galoha F45213253
Emīls Ezītis F60232750
Georgijs Pujacs D60162541
Aleksejs Širokovs F52132538

Penalty minutes: Aleksejs Širokovs, 101

Season

Regular season

Notable players

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HK Olimp/Venta 2002" (in Latvian). Optibet Hockey League. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. "OHL jaunpienācējas "Olimp" rindās spēlēs vairāki bijušie Latvijas izlases hokejisti, iespējams, arī Bārtulis" (in Latvian). Optibet Hockey League. September 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. "Georgijs Pujacs". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. "Aleksejs Širokovs". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. "HK VENTA 2002 on Facebook" (in Latvian). HK Venta 2002. August 28, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. "Continental Cup expands with new format". International Ice Hockey Federation. June 19, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. "IIHF cancels Continental Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. August 25, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. "Olimp Riga". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.