Latvian hockey league

Latvian hockey league Champions

    In the table bellow are included Latvian Champions from 1932-1944 and 1992-2015.  It's a mystery about what happened with Latvian hockey league in soviet occupation, from 1945 till 1990. Hockey of course was played, but information about champions are unavailable, at least in the internet. Notes:

• In 1931-32 and 1932-33 season were Rīga and Liepāja  groups where each played their own separate tournaments. Each group leaders met in the finals where Latvian hockey Champions were crowned.
  

• In 1943-44 season is known only the champions - US Rīga.
  
• In 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons Liepājas Metalurgs played as Liepājas Metalurgs 2 and won two Champion titles.
• In 2016-17 season HK Kurbads after 3 season straight losses in final series became Latvian hockey league Champions. HK Kurbads rebounded from 0:3 in final series and won the Latvian Champion title in game 7 (1:3; 2:3 SO; 2:3; 7:4; 4:3; 4:1; 2:1).
  

    If I have to explain what is Latvian Hockey League? I would say it's complicated. There was a golden years where league gained some stability and was good attended, but all that was stopped by great financial crisis and super-club Dinamo Rīga attracts all Latvian hockey fans and Latvian hockey league stays second. But in 2014-15 season shows growth in some aspects and that's  positive.

Titles	Club	Year
7	Liepājas Metalurgs	2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
5	HK Rīga 2000	2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
5	ASK Rīga	1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939
4	HK Nik's Brih Riga	1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
4	US Rīga	1937, 1940, 1942, 1944
2	Unions Rīga	1932, 1933
1	HK Kurbads	2017
1	HK Liepāja	2016
1	HK MOGO	2015
1	HS Rīga Prizma	2014
1	SMScredit.lv	2013
1	Dinamo-Juniors Riga	2010
1	Latvijas Bērzs	1997
1	Hokeja Centrs	1994
1	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	1993
1	HK Sāga Ķekava Riga	1992

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Latvian hockey league medalists by city since season 1991-92

     This graph highlights the strongest hockey cities and regions. Note that indoor ice rinks in Liepāja was constructed 1998, Daugavpils 1999, Jelgava 2001, Ogre 2001, Ozolnieki 2008.

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Latvian hockey league Champions and medalists

Season	1st	2nd	3rd
2016-17	HK Kurbads	HK MOGO	HK Zemgale / LLU
2015-16	HK Liepāja	HK Kurbads	HK MOGO
2014-15	HK MOGO	HK Kurbads	HK Liepāja
2013-14	HS Rīga / Prizma	HK Kurbads	HK Zemgale / LLU
2012-13	SMScredit.lv	HK Juniors	Liepājas Metalurgs
2011-12	Liepājas Metalurgs	Ozolnieki-MONARCH	SMScredit.lv
2010-11	Liepājas Metalurgs	Ozolnieki-MONARCH	DHK Latgale
2009-10	Dinamo Juniors	Liepājas Metalurgs	Ozolnieki-MONARCH
2008-09	Liepājas Metalurgs	HK Ogre	HK Rīga 2000
2007-08	Liepājas Metalurgs	ASK Ogre	HK Rīga 2000
2006-07	HK Rīga 2000	ASK Ogre	Liepājas Metalurgs
2005-06	HK Rīga 2000	Liepājas Metalurgs	DHK Latgale
2004-05	HK Rīga 2000	ASK Ogre	Liepājas Metalurgs
2003-04	HK Rīga 2000	ASK Ogre	Liepājas Metalurgs
2002-03	Liepājas Metalurgs	Rīga 2000	Rīgas Vilki/OP
2001-02	Liepājas Metalurgs	Rīga 2000	Lido/Nafta
2000-01	HK Rīga 2000	Liepājas Metalurgs	Lido/Nafta
1999-00	Liepājas Metalurgs	Lido/Nafta	Nik’s/Brih
1998-99	Nik's Brih Rīga	Lido/Nafta	HK Rīgas Dinamo-81
1997-98	Nik's Brih Rīga	Lido/Nafta	HK Rīgas Laterna
1996-97	Latvijas Bērzs	Nik’s/Brih	Ogres Essamika
1995-96	Nik's Brih Rīga	Ogres Essamika	HK Rīgas Juniors
1994-95	Nik's Brih Rīga	Ogres Essamika	HK Pārdaugava Rīga
1993-94	Hokeja Centrs	Nik’s/Brih	Ogres Essamika
1992-93	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	Rīgas Latvijas Zelts	HK Pārdaugava B
1991-92	HK Sāga Ķekava	HK Pārdaugava Rīga	HK Rīgas Saurieši
1944-90	Did not take place
1943-44	US Rīga	-	-
1942-43	Did not take place
1941-42	US Rīga	RSK Rīga	HK Rīgas Daugavieši
1940-41	Did not take place
1939-40	US Rīga	ASK Rīga	LSB Rīga
1938-39	ASK Rīga	US Rīga	LSB Rīga
1937-38	ASK Rīga	US Rīga	LSB Rīga
1936-37	US Rīga	ASK Rīga	LSB Rīga
1935-36	ASK Rīga	US Rīga	LSB Rīga
1934-35	ASK Rīga	US Rīga	Unions Rīga
1933-34	ASK Rīga	US Rīga	RFK Rīga
1932-33	Unions Rīga	HK Liepājas Olimpija	-
1931-32	Unions Rīga	HK Liepājas Olimpija	-