Metalurgs Liepaja 2

Ozolnieki Monarch and Metalurgs 2 advance to semifinals

Ozolnieki/Monarch and champion Metalurgs Liepaja 2 need just two games to knock out Prizma Riga and Zemgale and advance to Latvian League semifinals. Ozolnieki won two games 9-3 and 4-0, while Metalurgs, alligning players from main team, crushed Zemgale 7-2 and 3-0.
Semifinals will see regular season champion SMS Credit against Metalurgs and Ozolnieki - HK Juniors Riga

(14 Mar 2013)

Latvian League clubs announced

The LHF announces the 8 clubs of the Latvijas Virslīga for this season: SK Liepājas Metalurgs II, HK Ozolnieki/MONARCH, DHK Latgale, SMScredit.lv, HK Zemgale/JLSS, HS Rīga/Prizma, HK Juniors and SK Rīga'96. HS Rīga/LSPA and Lithuanian side Elektrēnu Energija won't participate. The league is scheduled to start 12 September 2012.

(21 Aug 2012)

Metalurgs Liepaja 2 confirmed title in Latvia but club can terminate cooperation with Dinamo Riga

By hammering 8-2 regular season winner Ozolnieki/Monarch in game #5 of finals, Liepaja Metalurgs 2 confirmed its title in Latvian League. Mārtiņš Gipters scored an hattrick. This is the fourth title in last five years for Metalurgs, two as senior team and the last two as "B" team.

During the celebrations for the title Metalurgs' Director Mikhail Vasilenok said is still unsure if club will continue to serve as Dinamo Riga farm club: ""Co-operation in this season was not as favorable as in the first season, so do not know whether we will continue to cooperate and will remain a farm club Dinamo. We had the impression Dinamo prioritised HK Riga in the MHL, assigning to them some key players when we are also fighting for access to the playoffs in Belarus League"

(16 Apr 2012)

Ozolnieki keep hopes alive

Ozolnieki/Monarch wins 2-1 Latvian League playoffs finals game #3  against Liepaja Metalurgs 2, earning the first victory in the series. Goals by Sergejs Durdins and Aleksandrs Šiškovičs answered to Gunars Skvorcovs opening one, scored after 35 seconds. The series is now leading by Metalurgs 2-1. Next game is tomorrow, again in Liepaja

(09 Apr 2012)

LIepaja Metalurgs join Ozolnieki in Latvian League finals

Six games were enough for current champion Liepaja Metalurgs-2 to sweep out SMS Credit and advance to finals against regular season winner Ozolnieki. In last game Metalurgs, alligning some of first team top players, win 5-3 against SMS Credits. As last year the Latvian title will be decided between Ozolnieki and Liepaja Metalurgs-2

(01 Apr 2012)

Ozolnieki waits for opponent

Ozolnieki Monarch sweeps out HK Juniors Riga in four games, closing the series with 5-3 victory in game four after been recovered from a 3-1 gap after second period. A 4-0 half points in last period gives Ozolnieki the third consecutive finals in Latvian League. In other pairs Liepaja Metalurgs-2 ties 2-2 the series beating 4-2 SMS-Credit

(28 Mar 2012)

Ozolnieki one step from final, SMS Credit takes advantage

In Latvijas Virslīga semifinals game #3 Ozolnieki Monarchs get the third victory against Juniors Riga recovering from 1-3 and closing the game 5-3 with two goals by Artis Abols in third period. In the other pair SMS Credit get a capital success against Liepaja Metalurgs-2 with a lonely goal by veteran Aleksandr Kercs and now leads the series 2-1

(26 Mar 2012)

SMS Credit ties series in Latvia, Ozolnieki wins also second game

To call some star players from MHL HK Riga wasn't enough for Juniors Riga to win semifinal game #2 in Latvian League. Despite initial advantage scored by Ainars Podzins, Juniors conceeded 3 goals to Ozolnieki, now 2-0 in the series. The other pair confirms to be very balanced: SMS Credit equalizes the series beating Liepaja Metalurgs-2 4-3 at shoot-outs: Ronalds Cinks scores decisive penalty. Games #3 will be played next monday

(25 Mar 2012)

Ozolnieki and Metalurgs-2 win semifinals game #1 in Latvia

Latvijas Virslīga playoffs semifinals started today: Regular Season winner Ozolnieki/Monarch clearly win over Juniors Riga. Ozolnieki veterans scored five goals with five different players for the final 5-2. In other pairs the young Liepaja Metalurgs-2 turns over the score in the last period against SMS-credit, another team with a lot of veterans in the rosters: 45-years-old Aleksandr Kercs scored twice for SMS but his team lost 3-4.

(23 Mar 2012)

Metalurgs win big in the first Latvian final

Liepājas Metalurgs II beat HK Ozolnieki-MONARCH 9-0 in the first game of the Latvian finals. Viktors Blinovs scored 3 goals, Vitalijs Pavlovs and Edijs Brahmanis 2 and Egils Kalns and Lauris Bajaruns a goal each.

(16 Mar 2011)