LB/Prizma Riga
Latvian ice hockey club
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Latvijas Bērzs Riga is an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They played in the Latvian Hockey League, and formerly played in the USSR's Pervaya Liga. Currently, the remnants of the team are affiliated with either HK Prizma Rīga or HK Sāga and a sports school by the name of Latvijas Bērzs currently exists in Riga.
| LB/Prizma Rīga | |
|---|---|
| City | Riga, Latvia |
| League | Latvian Hockey League |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Home arena | Rīgas sporta pils |
| Franchise history | |
| 1962-1995 | Latvijas Bērzs |
| 1995-2000 | LB/Essamika |
| 1997-2002 | LB/Prizma Riga |
| 2002- | HK LB 69 Riga |
History
In the early 1960s the furniture manufacturing company Latvijas Bērzs (today - Latvijas Finieris), founded an ice hockey team in Soviet-occupied Latvia. They first participated the Latvian SSR Championship in 1962. They won the Latvian SSR Championship ten times in the 1970s and 1980s.
The club played in the Soviet Vtoraya Liga (Second League) from 1974-1978, but were promoted to the Pervaya Liga (First League) for two years (1979 and 1980) before they were again relegated to the Vtoraya Liga.
After the restoration of Latvian independence, the club participated in the now professional Latvian Hockey League. They won the league title in 1997, before partnering up with HK Prizma. After 2002, an LB amateur team played in the second division, and youth teams have taken part in activities, usually within the HK Sāga or Prizma clubs.
Achievements
- Latvian SSR champion 1974, 1975, 1977-1980, 1983-1985[1]
- USSR Vtoraya Liga champion 1978
- Latvian champion 1997
Season-by-season record
| Season | League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF–GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974/75 | Vtoraya Liga West | 52 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 41 | 211:240 |
| 1975/76 | Vtoraya Liga West | 52 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 43 | 205:237 |
| 1976/77 | Vtoraya Liga West | 52 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 58 | 253:190 |
| 1977/78 | Vtoraya Liga West | 52 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 86 | 323:132 |
| 1978/79 | Pervaya Liga | 60 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 39 | 190:263 |
| 1979/80 | Pervaya Liga | 60 | 6 | 46 | 8 | 22 | 167:329[2] |
| 1980/81 | Vtoraya Liga West | 60 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 70 | 281:256 |
| 1981/82 | Vtoraya Liga West | 44 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 41 | 188:190[3] |
| 1982/83 | Vtoraya Liga West | 52 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 42 | 212:265 |
| 1983/84 | Vtoraya Liga West | 52 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 61 | 240:190 |
| 1984/85 | Vtoraya Liga West | 52 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 48 | 194:208 |