2008–09 Dinamo Riga season

The 2008–09 Dinamo Riga season was the first season of the franchise in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). This was also inaugural season for the league. Dinamo Riga played most of their home games in Arena Riga, however some matches were held in other locations. Dinamo Riga were playing in Kharlamov division along with Avangard Omsk, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, HC Lada Togliatti, HC Sibir Novosibirsk and Amur Khabarovsk.
==Pre-season==
As it is the first season for the franchise, Dinamo Riga had to gather their roster from nothing. Most of the team players are members of Latvia national team. First players for the team were announced on April 25. First foreign player to join the team was Czech Filip Novák on June 26. The team roster was completed, when the last two leggionares Duvie Westcott and Mark Hartigan joined the team in July 22.
Dinamo Riga started their pre-season training camp on July 15. The camp continued till July 28 and took place in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia. The first game in franchise history was held on July 25, when Dinamo Riga defeated MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš in a shootout after a 1-1 in regular time.
On August 2 Dinamo played their first home game, when they won against Amur Khabarovsk in Riga. Then at the "Inbox.lv hall" in Riga, Dinamo won the Inbox.lv tournament, in which they defeated Dinamo Minsk and Barys Astana. In August the team also participated in the Tampere Cup (Tampere) and the Governor's Cup (Mytishchi).
===Results===
* Green background indicates win. (3 points) 
* Red indicates loss. (0 points) 
* Beige background indicates overtime/shootout win. (2 points) 
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	July 25 	Dinamo Riga 	3 – 1 	MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš 	SO 	Masaļskis 	? 	0–0–1–0 	 	
2 	August 2 	Amur Khabarovsk 	2 – 3 	Dinamo Riga 	 	Masaļskis 	1,214 	1–0–1–0 	 	
3 	August 4 	Dinamo Minsk 	1 – 5 	Dinamo Riga 	 	Naumovs 	? 	2–0–1–0 	 	
4 	August 6 	Barys Astana 	2 – 7 	Dinamo Riga 	 	Masaļskis 	? 	3–0–1–0 	 	
5 	August 13 	Dinamo Riga 	3 – 1 	Tappara 	 	Naumovs 	? 	4–0–1–0 	 	
6 	August 14 	Dinamo Riga 	1 – 3 	Ilves 	 	Masaļskis 	? 	4–1–1–0 	 	
7 	August 15 	Espoo Blues 	3 – 2 	Dinamo Riga in Tampere, Finland 	SO 	Naumovs 	? 	4–1–1–1 	 	
8 	August 16 	Dinamo Riga 	3 – 4 	Espoo Blues in Tampere, Finland 	 	Muštukovs 	? 	4–2–1–1 	 	
9 	August 23 	Dinamo Riga 	1 – 3 	Atlant Mytishchi 	 	Masaļskis 	4,000 	4–3–1–1 	 	
10 	August 24 	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 	3 – 2 	Dinamo Riga in Mytishchi, Russia 	OT 	Masaļskis 	400 	4–3–1–2 	 	
11 	August 26 	Dinamo Riga 	4 – 2 	HC Lada Togliatti in Mytishchi, Russia 	 	Masaļskis 	250 	5–3–1–2 	 	
12 	August 27 	Dinamo Riga 	2 – 3 	Atlant Mytishchi 	SO 	Masaļskis 	? 	5–3–1–3 	 	
==Regular season==
Dinamo Riga will play 56 games in regular season. The season will begin in September 2, 2008, it is coming to close in February 26, 2008.
===Division standings===
as before 25 October 2008
Kharlamov division 	GP	W 	L 	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Avangard Omsk 	20	11	7 	1 	1 	69	55	36
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	18	11	5 	0 	2 	51	36	35
Dinamo Riga 	20	9 	7 	1 	3 	49	60	32
Lada Togliatti 	19	6 	9 	2 	2 	45	50	24
Sibir Novosibirsk 	19	5 	8 	3 	3 	45	57	24
Amur Khabarovsk 	21	4 	13	2 	2 	38	64	18
===League standings===
as before 25 October 2008
Kontinental Hockey League	GP	W 	L 	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Atlant Mytishchi 	20	14	2 	2 	2 	77	40	48
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	19	13	3 	2 	1 	70	32	44
Ak Bars Kazan 	19	11	4 	2 	2 	65	50	39
Avangard Omsk 	20	11	7 	1 	1 	69	55	36
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	18	11	5 	0 	2 	51	36	35
CSKA Moscow 	18	9 	4 	3 	2 	55	42	35
Metallurg Magnitogorsk 	20	9 	7 	3 	1 	56	53	34
Traktor Chelyabinsk 	19	9 	5 	1 	4 	54	55	33
Dynamo Moscow 	18	8 	5 	4 	1 	51	39	33
Spartak Moscow 	21	8 	8 	4 	1 	75	68	33
Dinamo Riga 	20	9 	7 	1 	3 	49	60	32
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 	20	9 	6 	0 	5 	50	50	32
Barys Astana 	21	7 	8 	5 	1 	65	59	32
Severstal Cherepovets 	19	8 	7 	3 	1 	56	61	31
SKA Saint Petersburg 	19	7 	8 	4 	0 	44	34	29
Metallurg Novokuznetsk 	21	6 	10	3 	2 	57	57	26
Lada Togliatti 	19	6 	9 	2 	2 	45	50	24
Sibir Novosibirsk 	19	5 	8 	3 	3 	45	57	24
MVD Moscow Oblast 	20	5 	11	3 	1 	47	60	22
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 	20	6 	12	0 	2 	46	60	20
Amur Khabarovsk 	21	4 	13	2 	2 	38	64	18
Vityaz Chekhov 	20	2 	9 	2 	7 	47	71	17
Dinamo Minsk 	20	3 	14	2 	1 	36	72	14
Khimik Voskresensk 	19	3 	11	0 	5 	34	57	14
===Results===
* Green background indicates win. (3 points) 
* Red indicates loss. (0 points) 
* Beige background indicates overtime/shootout win. (2 points) 
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	September 2 	Dinamo Riga 	4 – 2 	Amur Khabarovsk 	 	Masaļskis 	7,100 	1–0–0–0 	3 	
2 	September 3 	Dinamo Riga 	6 – 7 	Amur Khabarovsk 	SO 	Masaļskis 	7,100 	1–0–0–1 	4 	
3 	September 5 	Dinamo Riga 	0 – 7 	Metallurg Novokuznetsk 	 	Naumovs 	4,500 	1–1–0–1 	4 	
4 	September 7 	Dinamo Riga 	1 – 2 	Sibir Novosibirsk 	OT 	Masaļskis 	6,000 	1–1–0–2 	5 	
5 	September 8 	Dinamo Riga 	1 – 6 	Sibir Novosibirsk 	 	Masaļskis 	5,000 	1–2–0–2 	5 	
6 	September 11 	MVD Moscow Oblast 	1 – 2 	Dinamo Riga 	 	Masaļskis 	10,232 	2–2–0–2 	8 	
7 	September 14 	Atlant Mytishchi 	0 – 2 	Dinamo Riga 	 	Masaļskis 	7,502 	3–2–0–2 	11 	
8 	September 15 	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 	1 – 4 	Dinamo Riga 	 	Masaļskis 	4,936 	4–2–0–2 	14 	
9 	September 22 	Dinamo Riga 	4 – 3 	CSKA Moscow 	 	Naumovs 	2,500 	5–2–0–2 	17 	
10 	September 24 	Dinamo Riga 	1 – 5 	Spartak Moscow 	 	Naumovs 	1,500 	5–3–0–2 	17 	
11 	September 26 	Dinamo Riga 	3 – 2 	Vityaz Chekhov 	SO 	Naumovs 	1,800 	5–3–1–2 	19 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
Marcel Hossa 	20	12	7 	19 	0 	49
Matt Ellison 	20	5 	12	17 	0 	39
Mark Hartigan 	19	8 	4 	12 	–1 	34
Filip Novák 	19	2 	6 	8 	–3 	22
Aleksandrs Ņiživijs	20	2 	6 	8 	–6 	4
Aleksejs Širokovs 	20	2 	6 	8 	–2 	8
Duvie Westcott 	19	1 	7 	8 	0 	47
Mārtiņš Cipulis 	20	1 	5 	6 	–6 	8
Miķelis Rēdlihs 	19	5 	0 	5 	–4 	8
Lauris Dārziņš 	20	1 	4 	5 	–2 	22
Ronald Petrovický 	19	2 	2 	4 	–2 	33
Rodrigo Laviņš 	20	1 	3 	4 	0 	12
Ģirts Ankipāns 	17	2 	1 	3 	–2 	4
Viktors Bļinovs 	18	2 	1 	3 	–2 	8
Juris Štāls 	14	1 	2 	3 	2 	8
Atvars Tribuncovs 	16	1 	2 	3 	–3 	38
Armands Bērziņš 	9 	0 	2 	2 	1 	31
Oļegs Sorokins 	12	0 	2 	2 	–2 	16
Aigars Cipruss 	3 	0 	1 	1 	–2 	4
Guntis Galviņš 	15	0 	1 	1 	–4 	8
Maksims Širokovs 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
Krišjānis Rēdlihs 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	4
Sergejs Pečura 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Ronalds Cinks 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Agris Saviels 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
Kristaps Sotnieks 	15	0 	0 	0 	–4 	6
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime/Shootout Wins; OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player 	GP	Min 	W	L	OTW	OTL	GA	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Sergejs Naumovs 	11	588:15	5	4	1 	1 	33	0 	0.899	3.37
Edgars Masaļskis	8 	406:40	4	2	0 	2 	18	1 	0.915	2.66
Daniel Sperrle 	4 	219:38	1	3	0 	0 	7 	0 	0.926	1.91
==Roster==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
# 	 	Player 	Pos. 	Catches 	Height 	Weight 	Place of birth
30 	 	Sergejs Naumovs 	G 	L 	178 cm	78 kg 	Riga, Latvia
35 	 	Martin Prusek 	G 	L 	185 cm	78 kg 	Ostrava, Czech Republic
39 	 	Ervīns Muštukovs	G 	R 	188 cm	68 kg 	Riga, Latvia
40 	 	Uģis Avotiņš 	G 	  	185 cm	70 kg 	Riga, Latvia
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen
# 	 	Player 	Pos. 	Shoots 	Height 	Weight 	Place of birth
2 	 	C Rodrigo Laviņš 	D 	L 	180 cm	84 kg 	Riga, Latvia
4 	 	Agris Saviels 	D 	L 	187 cm	90 kg 	Jūrmala, Latvia
5 	 	Guntis Galviņš 	D 	L 	187 cm	86 kg 	Talsi, Latvia
9 	 	Krišjānis Rēdlihs 	D 	L 	189 cm	86 kg 	Riga, Latvia
11 	 	Kristaps Sotnieks 	D 	L 	180 cm	80 kg 	Riga, Latvia
13 	 	Maksims Širokovs 	D 	L 	181 cm	87 kg 	Riga, Latvia
14 	 	Filip Novák 	D 	L 	182 cm	82 kg 	Budweis, S. Bohemia, Czech Republic
15 	 	Duvie Westcott 	D 	R 	180 cm	89 kg 	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
23 	 	A Atvars Tribuncovs	D 	L 	188 cm	100 kg	Ogre, Latvia
28 	 	Oļegs Sorokins 	D 	L 	178 cm	80 kg 	Riga, Latvia
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# 	 	Player 	Pos. 	Shoots 	Height 	Weight 	Place of birth
3 	 	Ronalds Cinks 	RW 	L 	183 cm	80 kg 	Riga, Latvia
6 	 	Juris Štāls 	RW 	L 	191 cm	91 kg 	Riga, Latvia
8 	 	Viktors Bļinovs 	F 	L 	178 cm	80 kg 	Riga, Latvia
10 	 	Lauris Dārziņš 	LW 	R 	190 cm	90 kg 	Riga, Latvia
12 	 	Mark Hartigan 	C 	L 	185 cm	93 kg 	Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
17 	 	Aleksandrs Ņiživijs	RW 	R 	177 cm	77 kg 	Riga, Latvia
19 	 	Miķelis Rēdlihs 	F 	L 	179 cm	78 kg 	Riga, Latvia
21 	 	Armands Bērziņš 	C 	L 	192 cm	90 kg 	Riga, Latvia
22 	 	Toms Hartmanis 	C 	L 	183 cm	82 kg 	Ogre, Latvia
24 	 	Aleksejs Širokovs 	C 	R 	182 cm	86 kg 	Riga, Latvia
27 	 	Ronald Petrovický 	RW 	R 	183 cm	86 kg 	Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia
29 	 	Aigars Cipruss 	LW 	L 	178 cm	80 kg 	Riga, Latvia
47 	 	Mārtiņš Cipulis 	LW 	L 	180 cm	81 kg 	Riga, Latvia
75 	 	Ģirts Ankipāns 	LW 	L 	186 cm	96 kg 	Riga, Latvia
81 	 	Marcel Hossa 	LW 	L 	192 cm	100 kg	Ilava, Trenčín, Slovakia
83 	 	A Matt Ellison 	C 	R 	183 cm	87 kg 	Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
87 	 	Gints Meija 	F 	L 	183 cm	72 kg 	Riga, Latvia
==See also==
*2008-09 Kontinental Hockey League season
==Minor League affiliates==
*BEL - HK Riga 2000
==References==
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:Dinamo Riga seasons