2023–24 Latvian Hockey League season
| 2023–24 Latvian Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| League | Latvian Hockey Higher League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 8 September 2023 – April 2024 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | TV4, Sportacentrs.com, Sport1, hockey.lt |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2023–24 Latvian Hockey League season is 33rd season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. This season is contested by nine teams – five from Latvia, three from Lithuania, and one from Estonia.[1][2] The regular season started on 8 September 2023 and was scheduled to end on 28 February 2024,[3] but was extended to 29 February, after a game between Kurbads and HS Rīga on 17 February was postponed.[4] The playoffs are scheduled to start 2 March and end in early April.[5]
The playoffs format was changed for this season with top six teams in the regular advancing to the postseason. Two best teams will directly qualify for the semifinals, while teams that finish from third to sixth will play in a best-of-five quarterfinals series. In the semifinals and finals teams will play in a best-of-seven series.[5]
Teams
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| 7bet-Hockey Punks |  Vilnius
|
| Airwell Energija | Elektrėnai
|
| HS Rīga |  Riga
|
| Kaunas City | Kaunas
|
| Kurbads | Riga
|
| Mogo/LSPA | Riga
|
| Panter |  Tallinn
|
| Prizma | Riga
|
| Zemgale/LBTU | Jelgava
|
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zemgale/LBTU | 32 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 180 | 68 | +112 | 55 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Mogo/LSPA | 32 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 193 | 58 | +135 | 55 | |
| 3 | Kurbads | 32 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 154 | 81 | +73 | 47 | |
| 4 | Panter | 32 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 38 | |
| 5 | Prizma | 32 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 37 | |
| 6 | HS Rīga | 32 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 100 | 128 | −28 | 30 | |
| 7 | Kaunas City | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 113 | 147 | −34 | 25 | |
| 8 | Airwell Energija | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 69 | 190 | −121 | 12 | |
| 9 | 7bet-Hockey Punks | 32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 59 | 212 | −153 | 5 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Zemgale/LBTU | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Panter | 1 | 5 | Prizma | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Prizma | 3 | 1 | Zemgale/LBTU | ||||||||||
| 2 | Mogo/LSPA | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Mogo/LSPA | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kurbads | 3 | 3 | Kurbads | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | HS Rīga | 0 | ||||||||||||
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2024. Source: LHF.lv
Awards
Players of the Month
The league started to name three best players of the month starting with this season.[6]
| Month | First Star | Second Star | Third Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| October[7] | Mārtiņš Porejs (Zemgale/LBTU) |
Mārtiņš Karsums (Zemgale/LBTU) |
Artūrs Ozoliņš (Kurbads) |
| November[8] | Henrijs Ančs (Mogo/LSPA) |
Lauris Bajaruns (Mogo/LSPA) |
Tadas Kumeliauskas (Airwell Energija) |
| December[9] | Rasmus Kiik (Panter) |
Ondřej Machala (Kaunas City) |
Mariuss Bajaruns-Galejs (Zemgale/LBTU) |
| January[10] | Daniil Fursa (Panter) |
Denys Honcharenko (Kaunas City) |
Villem-Henrik Koitmaa (Panter) |
| February[11] | Lauris Bajaruns (Mogo/LSPA) |
Deivids Sarkanis (Mogo/LSPA) |
Kristers Ansons (Mogo/LSPA) |
References
- ^ "Optibet Hokeja Līgā sacentīsies visu trīs Baltijas valstu komandas". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Suveizda, Agris (11 July 2023). ""Kurbads" atgriežas, klāt arī igauņi – OHL apstiprina deviņu komandu dalību". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Zināms 2023./2024. gada sezonas OHL čempionāta kalendārs". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Brože, Ulvis (17 February 2024). "Ūdens apgādes problēmu dēļ nenotiks "Kurbada" un HS "Rīga" duelis". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Zināms "Optibet" hokeja līgas "play-off" kalendārs". Sportazinas.com (in Latvian). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Brože, Ulvis (2 November 2023). "Čempiones aizsargs Porejs atzīts par OHL oktobra labāko spēlētāju". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Mārtiņš Porejs atzīts par OHL mēneša MVP". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Henrijs Ančs - OHL novembra mēneša MVP". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Igaunijas hokejists Kīks atzīts par OHL decembra mēneša MVP". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "OHL mēneša MVP - Igaunijas kluba uzbrucējs Fursa". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "OHL februāra mēneša MVP – Lauris Bajaruns". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.