HK Riga 2000

HK Rīga 2000
HK Rīga 2000
City	Riga, Latvia
League	BXL 2004-06, 2008-09 ; LHL 2000-08 ; EEHL 2000-04
Founded	2000
Folded	2009
Home arena	Inbox.lv ledus halle; (capacity: 1,500)
Colors
Owner(s)	Viesturs Koziols
General manager	Dainis Arins
Head coach	Haralds Vasiļjevs
Affiliate	Dinamo Riga (KHL)

HK Riga 2000 was an ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. The team had played in the LHL since it was founded. In 2004-05 and 2005–06 seasons the club also iced a team in the Belarusian Hockey League, and in 2005-06 finished 3rd. HK Riga 2000 was first foreign team to finish in top three of Belarusian Open Championship. The club has also played several years in the Continental Cup, winning silver in 2005-06 and 2007–08. Before the 2009-2010 KHL season the team was merged into HK Dinamo/Juniors Rīga, the farm club of KHL side Dinamo Rīga.

Notable players

Noteworthy Players

Retired numbers

The Rīga 2000 have retired one number.

No.	Player
Rīga 2000 retired numbers
33	Sergejs Žoltoks

Awards and trophies

Latvian Hockey Higher League

2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06

References

HK Riga 2000 official web site

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Optibet Hockey League
Seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Current teams	7bet-Hockey Punks Airwell Energija HS Rīga Kaunas City Kurbads Mogo/LSPA Panter Prizma Zemgale/LBTU
Former teams	ASK/Ogre HK Rīga 2000 Lifo/Nafta SK Ozollapas LB/Prizma SK Riga 18 Stalkers/Juniors Vilki OP/LaRocca DHK Latgale SC Energija Tartu Big Diamonds SMScredit.lv HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs HK Liepājas Metalurgs Liepājas Metalurgs II HS Rīga/Prizma II SK Rīga 96 SK LSPA/Riga HK Juniors HK Dinamo/Juniors HK Olimp/Venta 2002 HK Dinaburga HK Liepāja Dinamo Riga
IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

Belarusian Extraleague
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
2022–23 teams	Dinamo-Molodechno HK Brest HK Gomel Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk HK Lida HK Lokomotiv Orsha Metallurg Zhlobin HK Mogilev HK Neman Grodno HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk HK Vitebsk Yunost Minsk
Former teams	Belarus U20 ASK/Ogre (Latvia) DHK Latgale (Latvia) Dinamo U20 Bobruisk Dinamo Minsk Keramin Minsk Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk II Shinnik Bobruisk Sokil Kiev (Ukraine) HK Liepājas Metalurgs (Latvia) HK Riga 2000 (Latvia) Tivali Minsk Torpedo Minsk Triumph Minsk Yunior Minsk