Liepaja wins title in Latvia

09 Apr 2016Davide Tuniz»

The club estabilished two years ago brings title back in town

Two seasons after the return of professional hockey in Liepaja, after the closure of historic Metalurgs that won 7 titles between 1999 and 2012, the title of Latvian League is back in town after a dramatic finals series against HK Kurbads, decided at overtime of game 7 by a goal of Bruno Zabis. Kurbads,that lost its third consecutive playoffs finals, recovered from 1-3 in the series and from 0-3 in the last game before losing 4-3. Last season champion HK Mogo, eliminaed by Kurbads in the semifinals, won bronze beating 3-1 in the series HS Prizma Riga. Liepaja forward Māris Diļevka was the top scorer of the league

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