2008–09 Dinamo Riga season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2008–09
Team=Dinamo Riga (current)
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Division=Kharlamov division
DivisionRank=TBD
Record=TBD
HomeRecord=TBD
RoadRecord= TBD
GoalsFor= TBD
GoalsAgainst= TBD
GeneralManager= Normunds Sējējs
Coach= Július Šupler
Captain= Aleksejs Širokovs
AltCaptain= Atvars Tribuncovs
Matt Ellison
Arena=Arena Riga
Attendance= TBD
GoalsLeader= TBD
AssistsLeader= TBD
PointsLeader= TBD
PlusMinusLeader= TBD
PIMLeader= TBD
WinsLeader= TBD
GAALeader= TBD

The 2008–09 Dinamo Riga season is the first season of the franchise in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). This is also inaugural season for the league. Dinamo Riga will play most of their home games in Arena Riga, however some matches will be held in Inbox.lv Ice hall, Piņķi. [cite web |url=http://www.diena.lv/lat/sports/hokejs/hokeja-komandu-dinamo-atbalstis-nike-bauer |title=Biļetes uz Rīgas Dinamo spēlēm Arēnā Rīga maksās no 7 - 12 latus |publisher=diena.lv |language=Latvian |date=June 6, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-26] According to draw, Dinamo Riga are playing in Kharlamov division along with Avangard Omsk, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, HC Lada Togliatti, HC Sibir Novosibirsk and Amur Khabarovsk.

Pre-season

As it is the first season for the franchise, Dinamo Riga needed to gather their roster from nothing. Most of the team players are members of Latvia national team. First players for the team were announced in April 25. [cite news| title=First Dinamo players are known| publisher= eSports| date=2008-04-25| language=Latvian| url=http://esports.lv/hokejs/25042008-zinami_pirmie_rigas_dinamo_speletaji |accessdate=2008-07-26] First foreign player to join the team was Czech Filip Novák in June 26.cite news| title=First foreigner in Dinamo| publisher= eSports| date=2008-06-26| language=Latvian| url=http://esports.lv/hokejs/26062008-rigas_dinamo_pirmais_legionars| accessdate=2008-07-26] The team roster was completed, when the last two leggionares Duvie Westcott and Mark Hartigan joined the team in July 22. [cite web |url=http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=27 |title=Rīgas Dinamo pievienojas divkārtējs Stenlija kausa ieguvējs |publisher=DinamoRiga.lv |language=Latvian |date=June 22, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-26]

Dinamo Riga started their pre-season training camp in July 15. The camp continued till July 28 and took place in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia. [cite web |url=http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=17 |title=Rīgas Dinamo dodas uz Slovākiju |publisher=DinamoRiga.lv |language=Latvian |date=June 15, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-26] The first game in franchise history was held in July 25, when Dinamo Riga, after playing tie 1-1 in the regular time, in post-game shootout defeated MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš.

In August 2 Dinamo played their first home game, when they won Amur Khabarovsk in Riga. Then in Inbox.lv hall Dinamo won "Inbox.lv" tournament, in which they defeated Dinamo Minsk and Barys Astana. In August team also did participate in Tampere Cup (Tampere) and Governor's Cup (Mytishchi).

Results

* Green background indicates win. (3 points)
* Red indicates loss. (0 points)
* Beige background indicates overtime/shootout win. (2 points)
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

Regular season

Dinamo Riga will play 56 games in regular season. The season will begin in September 2, 2008, it is coming to close in February 26, 2008.

Division standings

"as before 11 October 2008"
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Player stats

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"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes"

ee also

*2008-09 Kontinental Hockey League season

Minor League Affiliates

*BEL - HK Riga 2000

References