2022–23 Latvian Hockey League season
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| 2022–23 Latvian Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| League | Latvian Hockey Higher League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 3 September 2022 – 5 April 2023 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | TV4, Sportacentrs.com, LTV7, Sport1, TV6 (final games only) |
| Regular season | |
| Winners | Mogo/LSPA |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Zemgale/LLU |
| Runners-up | Mogo/LSPA |
| Finals MVP | Gatis Gricinskis (Zemgale/LLU) |
The 2022–23 Latvian Hockey League season was the 32nd season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. This season expanded its participants to nine teams – six from Latvia and three from Lithuania.[1] Zemgale/LLU were the defending champions and won the title for the second season in a row when they defeated Mogo/LSPA in five games. Gatis Gricinskis of Zemgale/LLU was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the finals series.[2]
Teams[edit]
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| 7bet-Hockey Punks |  Vilnius
|
| Airwell Energija | Elektrėnai
|
| Dinamo Riga |  Riga
|
| DLSS/Dinaburga | Daugavpils
|
| HS Rīga | Riga
|
| Kaunas City | Kaunas
|
| Mogo/LSPA | Riga
|
| Prizma | Riga
|
| Zemgale/LLU | Jelgava
|
Regular season[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogo/LSPA | 32 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 227 | 54 | +173 | 60 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Zemgale/LLU | 32 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 149 | 53 | +96 | 51 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Riga | 32 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 147 | 105 | +42 | 43 | |
| 4 | Prizma | 32 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 142 | 118 | +24 | 38 | |
| 5 | HS Rīga | 32 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 117 | 96 | +21 | 33 | |
| 6 | Kaunas City | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 133 | 153 | −20 | 27 | |
| 7 | Airwell Energija | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 101 | 134 | −33 | 26 | |
| 8 | 7bet-Hockey Punks | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 100 | 166 | −66 | 24 | |
| 9 | DLSS/Dinaburga | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 69 | 306 | −237 | 4 |
Source: LHF.lv
Playoffs[edit]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mogo/LSPA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 7bet-Hockey Punks | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mogo/LSPA | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Prizma | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Prizma | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | HS Rīga | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mogo/LSPA | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zemgale/LLU | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dinamo Riga | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Kaunas City | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dinamo Riga | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zemgale/LLU | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zemgale/LLU | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Airwell Energija | 0 | ||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "OHL startēs deviņas komandas, tostarp "Dinamo" un trīs Lietuvas klubi". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Rullers filigrāni piespēlē, "Zemgale"/LLU aizrullē līdz Latvijas līgas zeltam". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.