For the team founded in 2009, see HK Riga.

HK Riga was a Latvian ice hockey team. They played in the Eastern European Hockey League

Eastern European Hockey League

Eastern European Hockey League was a regional ice hockey league which existed from 1995 to 2005.The league was formed in 1995 by Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland...

 for the 1997-98 season.

History

The club was founded in 1997, and began playing in the Eastern European Hockey League. Their stay in the EEHL lasted only one year, and the team folded after their first season.

HK Riga finished with a 8-27-1 record, with 82 goals for, and 177 goals against.

Notable Players

• Agris Saviels
  Agris Saviels
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• Edgars Masaļskis
  Edgars Masalskis
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• Aleksejs Širokovs
  Aleksejs Širokovs
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• Georgijs Pujacs
  Georgijs Pujacs
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