LB/Prizma Riga

Latvijas Berzs Riga is an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They play in the Latvian Hockey League, and formerly played in the Pervaya Liga.

LB/Prizma Riga
City	Riga, Latvia
League	Latvian Hockey League
Founded	1962
Home arena	Riga Sports Palace
Franchise history
1962-1995	Latvijas Berzs
1995-2000	LB/Essamika
1997-2002	LB/Prizma Riga
2002-	HK LB 69 Riga

History

In the early 1960s was in the furniture manufacturing company, Latvijas Bērzs (today Latvijas Finieris), founded an ice hockey team. They participated first participated the Latvian SSR Championship in 1962. They won the Latvian Championship ten times in the 1970s and 1980s

The club played in the Vtoraya Liga from 1974-1978, but were promoted to the Pervaya Liga for two years (1979 and 1980) before they were again relegated to the Vtoraya Liga.

After the Soviet Union broke up, the club participated in the now professional Latvian Hockey League. They won the league title in 1997.

Achievements

• Latvian SSR champion 1974, 1975, 1977-1980, 1983-1985
• Vtoraya Liga champion 1978
• Latvian champion 1997

Season-by-season record

Season	League	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF–GA
1974/75	Vtoraya Liga West	52	17	7	28	41	211:240
1975/76	Vtoraya Liga West	52	19	28	5	43	205:237
1976/77	Vtoraya Liga West	52	25	19	8	58	253:190
1977/78	Vtoraya Liga West	52	42	8	2	86	323:132
1978/79	Pervaya Liga	60	16	37	7	39	190:263
1979/80	Pervaya Liga	60	6	46	8	22	167:329
1980/81	Vtoraya Liga West	60	34	24	2	70	281:256
1981/82	Vtoraya Liga West	44	19	22	3	41	188:190
1982/83	Vtoraya Liga West	52	20	30	2	42	212:265
1983/84	Vtoraya Liga West	52	29	20	3	61	240:190
1984/85	Vtoraya Liga West	52	19	23	10	48	194:208

Notable players

• Artūrs Irbe
• Miķelis Rēdlihs
• Mārtiņš Karsums
• Oskars Bārtulis
• Ģirts Ankipāns
• Jānis Andersons
• Guntis Galviņš
• Andris Džeriņš