Latvian Optibet Hockey League

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Established
1931 (95 years old)

First Recorded Event
2015-09-05

Current Season
2025-2026

Current Round

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Ice Hockey

Location
Latvia

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - Hockey TV [2021]

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		Results
16 Apr 26	HK MogoHK Mogo	2 - 1	ZemgaleZemgale
14 Apr 26	ZemgaleZemgale	1 - 2	HK MogoHK Mogo
12 Apr 26	ZemgaleZemgale	3 - 1	HK MogoHK Mogo
10 Apr 26	HK MogoHK Mogo	5 - 4	ZemgaleZemgale
07 Apr 26	HK MogoHK Mogo	3 - 1	ZemgaleZemgale
04 Apr 26	ZemgaleZemgale	6 - 0	LiepajaLiepaja
03 Apr 26	Kyiv CapiKyiv Capitals	2 - 8	HK MogoHK Mogo
02 Apr 26	LiepajaLiepaja	2 - 3	ZemgaleZemgale
01 Apr 26	HK MogoHK Mogo	6 - 5	Kyiv CapiKyiv Capitals
31 Mar 26	ZemgaleZemgale	2 - 3	LiepajaLiepaja

Description

The Latvian Hockey Higher League (Latvian: Latvijas Virslīgas hokeja čempionāts), also known as the Optibet Hockey League (Latvian: Optibet hokeja līga) since 2017 due to sponsorship by Optibet, is the top tier league of ice hockey in Latvia currently comprising seven teams. Previously it was also known as the Latvian Open Hockey Championships (Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā) and the Samsung Premier League (Samsung Premjerlīga) from 2006 to 2008. The league was established in 1931.

HK Liepājas Metalurgs, which played in the league between 1999 and 2013, has been the most successful team of the tournament, having won seven titles.

Several former National Hockey League players have played in the league, including Latvians Kaspars Astašenko, Helmuts Balderis, Oskars Bārtulis, Viktors Ignatjevs, Artūrs Irbe, Aleksandrs Kerčs, Jānis Sprukts as well as imports Konstantin Pushkaryov, Rob Schremp.

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