HK Dinaburga are a professional Latvian ice hockey team that plays in the , the second tier of the sport in Latvia. The team is based in Daugavpils and play their home games at the Daugavpils Ice Arena.
History The team was founded in 2013, initially playing in the Latvian Hockey Higher League under the name HK Daugavpils. The previous team in the city, DHK Latgale, folded at the culmination of the 2011-12 season. They began play in the Latvian Hockey League, the top tier of hockey in Latvia, during the 2013-14 season, however, they performed poorly winning only one game. Following this, the team dropped down a league to the newly formed Latvian 1st Division where they remained until 2019. Daugavpils would find more success in the second tier of Latvian hockey, winning the league in 2016, and finishing top of the table in the regular season in both 2017 and 2019. Following the culmination of the 2019 Daugavpils changed their name to HK Dinaburga, taking the moniker of a nearby castle, and rejoined the Latvian Hockey League, now known as the Optibet Hockey League for sponsorship reasons. In their first season back in the top tier, Dinaburga were in 6th place out of 8 teams before the play-offs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roster Updated February 11, 2021.
GoaltendersNumberPlayerCatchesAcquiredPlace of Birth 31Uldis ČalpaL 2020Ogresgals, Latvia22Aleksejs ČerikovsL 2017 -1Kirill KuzminL 2020Moscow, Russia54Marks SlavinskisL 2020Riga, Latvia
DefencemenNumberPlayerShootsAcquiredPlace of Birth 5Ernests AzarevičsR 2017 -4Deniss Berbniks R 2020Riga, Latvia19Egor Egorov L 2020Bryansk, Russia72Timofej FillipovL 2019Tyumen, Russia16Mārtiņš Jakovļevs (C)L 2019Jēkabpils, Latvia55Edgars Adriāns Kazaks R 2020 -14Edgars MamajsL 2016 -11Jegors Mateiko L 2020Riga, Latvia16Artūrs Tomsons L 2020Cēsis, Latvia2Vladimirs Zaicevs R 2020 -96Imants Leščovs R 2019Daugavpils, Latvia
ForwardsNumberPlayerShootsPositionAcquiredPlace of Birth 26Vladislavs Barkovskis (A)LF 2015 -81Kristupas Blazys LF 2020Rokiškis, Lithuania28Nikolajs Fetisovs LF 2020 -55Ivo HaritonovsLF 2018 -88Haims JoffeLF 2016 -13Jānis Ričards KārkliņšRF 2020 -6Romāns Keda RF 2019 -21Aleksandr KlisunovLF 2019Elektrostal, Russia191Ivans KokinsLF 2013 -99Sergej MelnikovRLW 2020Yaroslavl, Russia16Mikus NoviksRF 2020 -96Ilya OlonovRLW 2020Moscow, Russia3Aleksis OstaņkovičsRF 2019Riga, Latvia7Artjoms Pankevičs LC 2020Riga, Latvia77Sergejs Pečura (A)LC 2019Liepāja, Latvia12Edgars PetrovsLF 2020Daugavpils, Latvia12Dmitrii SeliutinRF 2020 -17Artjoms TretjakovsLF 2018 -10Renāts VabiščevsLF 2013Daugavpils, Latvia8Vadims VabiščevsLF 2014Krāslava, Latvia71Gļebs VoinoLF 2020 -
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 Season League GP W L T OTW OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2015-16 Latvia2 24 17 3 — 2 2 57 155 62 2nd Champion 2016-17 Latvia2 24 20 2 — 1 1 63 169 71 1st Bronze medal winner 2017-18 Latvia2 16 8 6 — 1 1 27 82 53 5th Did not qualify 2018-19 Latvia2 32 22 4 — 4 2 76 182 76 1st Bronze medal game loss. 2019-20 Optibet Hockey League 35 8 21 — 1 5 23 85 161 6th Playoffs cancelled
Team records
Career These are the top five scorers in HK Dinaburga history.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Pos GP G A Pts Vadims Vabiscevics F 112 82 121 203 Artūrs Kuzmenkovs F 69 58 131 189 Renats Vabiscevics F 134 67 110 177 Ivans Kokins F 92 54 78 132 Vladislavs Barkovskis F 132 51 54 105
Penalty minutes: Maris Lescovs, 182
Season Regular season Most goals in a season: Artūrs Kuzmenkovs, 35 (2018-19) Most assists in a season: Artūrs Kuzmenkovs, 66 (2018-19) Most points in a season: Artūrs Kuzmenkovs, 101 (2018-19) Most penalty minutes in a season: Maris Lescovs, 86 (2019–20)
Playoffs Most goals in a playoff season: Daniil Kulikov, 10 (2015–16) Most assists in a playoff season: Daniil Kulikov, 12 (2015–16) Most points in a playoff season: Daniil Kulikov, 22 (2015–16) Most penalty minutes in a playoff season: Artūrs Kuzmenkovs, 36 (2018-19)
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