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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.[1] Dinamo Riga were playing in Kharlamov division along with Avangard Omsk, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, HC Lada Togliatti, HC Sibir Novosibirsk and Amur Khabarovsk.

2008–09 Dinamo Riga
Division2nd Kharlamov
2008–09 record24-23-5-4 (W–L–OTW-OTL)
Home record14-9-3-2
Road record10-14-2-2
Goals for132
Goals against156
Team information
General managerNormunds Sējējs
CoachJúlius Šupler
CaptainAleksejs Širokovs
Alternate captainsAtvars Tribuncovs
Matt Ellison
ArenaArena Riga
inbox.lv Arena
Average attendance6,093
Team leaders
GoalsMarcel Hossa (22)
AssistsMarcel Hossa (22)
PointsMarcel Hossa (44)
Penalty minutesMarcel Hossa (118)
Plus/minusMarcel Hossa (+3)
WinsSergejs Naumovs (12)
Goals against averageMartin Prusek (1.70)

Pre-season edit

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.[2] First foreign player to join the team was Czech Filip Novák on June 26.[3] The team roster was completed, when the last two legionaries Duvie Westcott and Mark Hartigan joined the team on July 22.[4]

Dinamo Riga started their pre-season training camp on July 15. The camp continued till July 28 and took place in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia.[5] 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 edit

  • 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).
2008–09 pre-season games

Regular season edit

Dinamo Riga will play 56 games in regular season. The season will begin on September 2, 2008, it is coming to close on February 26, 2008.

Division standings edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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).
2008–09 game log

Player stats edit

Skaters edit

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 edit

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 edit

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
# 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
Forwards
# 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 edit

Minor League affiliates edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Biļetes uz Rīgas Dinamo spēlēm Arēnā Rīga maksās no 7 - 12 latus" (in Latvian). diena.lv. June 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  2. ^ "First Dinamo players are known" (in Latvian). eSports. 2008-04-25. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  3. ^ "First foreigner in Dinamo" (in Latvian). eSports. 2008-06-26. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  4. ^ "Rīgas Dinamo pievienojas divkārtējs Stenlija kausa ieguvējs" (in Latvian). DinamoRiga.lv. June 22, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  5. ^ "Rīgas Dinamo dodas uz Slovākiju" (in Latvian). DinamoRiga.lv. June 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-26. [dead link]
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