HK Dinaburga

HK Dinaburga 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 Daugavpils and play their home games at the Daugavpils Ice Arena.
==History==
The team was founded in 2013, initially playing under the name of the city in which they're located; 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.
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
Number 	 	Player 	Catches 	Acquired 	Place of Birth
31 	 	Uldis Čalpa 	L 	2020 	Ogresgals, Latvia
22 	 	Aleksejs Čerikovs	L 	2017 	-
1 	 	Kirill Kuzmin 	L 	2020 	Moscow, Russia
54 	 	Marks Slavinskis 	L 	2020 	Riga, Latvia
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	
5 	 	Ernests Azarevičs 	R 	2017 	- 	
4 	 	Deniss Berbniks 	R 	2020 	Riga, Latvia 	
19 	 	Egor Egorov 	L 	2020 	Bryansk, Russia 	
72 	 	Timofej Fillipov 	L 	2019 	Tyumen, Russia 	
16 	 	Mārtiņš Jakovļevs (C)	L 	2019 	Jēkabpils, Latvia 	
55 	 	Edgars Adriāns Kazaks	R 	2020 	- 	
14 	 	Edgars Mamajs 	L 	2016 	- 	
11 	 	Jegors Mateiko 	L 	2020 	Riga, Latvia 	
16 	 	Artūrs Tomsons 	L 	2020 	Cēsis, Latvia 	
2 	 	Vladimirs Zaicevs 	R 	2020 	- 	
96 	 	Imants Leščovs 	R 	2019 	Daugavpils, Latvia	
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
26 	 	Vladislavs Barkovskis (A)	L 	F 	2015 	-
81 	 	Kristupas Blazys 	L 	F 	2020 	Rokiškis, Lithuania
28 	 	Nikolajs Fetisovs 	L 	F 	2020 	-
55 	 	Ivo Haritonovs 	L 	F 	2018 	-
88 	 	Haims Joffe 	L 	F 	2016 	-
13 	 	Jānis Ričards Kārkliņš 	R 	F 	2020 	-
6 	 	Romāns Keda 	R 	F 	2019 	-
21 	 	Aleksandr Klisunov 	L 	F 	2019 	Elektrostal, Russia
191 	 	Ivans Kokins 	L 	F 	2013 	-
99 	 	Sergej Melnikov 	R 	LW 	2020 	Yaroslavl, Russia
16 	 	Mikus Noviks 	R 	F 	2020 	-
96 	 	Ilya Olonov 	R 	LW 	2020 	Moscow, Russia
3 	 	Aleksis Ostaņkovičs 	R 	F 	2019 	Riga, Latvia
7 	 	Artjoms Pankevičs 	L 	C 	2020 	Riga, Latvia
77 	 	Sergejs Pečura (A) 	L 	C 	2019 	Liepāja, Latvia
12 	 	Edgars Petrovs 	L 	F 	2020 	Daugavpils, Latvia
12 	 	Dmitrii Seliutin 	R 	F 	2020 	-
17 	 	Artjoms Tretjakovs 	L 	F 	2018 	-
10 	 	Renāts Vabiščevs 	L 	F 	2013 	Daugavpils, Latvia
8 	 	Vadims Vabiščevs 	L 	F 	2014 	Krāslava, Latvia
71 	 	Gļebs Voino 	L 	F 	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)
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2013
Category:Latvian Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in Latvia