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EEHL
Eastern European Hockey League (EEHL) was a regional ice hockey league which existed from 1995 to 2004. History The league was formed in 1995 by Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, to provide a higher-level competition for teams from those countries. In some years, the league also included teams from Poland and Russia. Besides the main tournament for professional ice hockey teams, the league also had junior championships in several age groups. In 2004, it was dissolved. Instead, two teams from Latvia (HK Liepājas Metalurgs, Metalurgs Liepāja and Riga 2000, Rīga 2000) and one team from Ukraine (Sokil Kyiv) joined the Belarusian Extraliga. There was temporarily a period where the Belarusian Extraliga was closed to foreign teams, but that has since changed as HK Liepājas Metalurgs, Metalurgs Liepāja, Dinamo-Juniors Riga, Dinamo/Juniors Rīga, and Sokil Kyiv became members of the league. Teams of the last season (2003–04) ;Division A: * HK Riga 2000, HK Rīga 2000 * HK Lie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juniors Rīga
The Juniors Riga were an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They played in the Latvian Hockey Higher League and the Eastern European Hockey League. History The Juniors Riga were founded in 1993 and first took part in the Latvian Hockey Higher League. With the establishment of the East European Hockey League in 1996, the Juniors were included in this multinational league, and finished runner-up in their first season. They joined the LHL for the semifinals this year. A year later, Juniors Riga were EEHL champions by defeating Sokil Kiev in five games. They participated in the 1997–98 IIHF Continental Cup. Before the 1997-98 season, the team found a new sponsor, so they were renamed Essamika Juniors Riga. They finished fourth in the EEHL. Due to financial problems, an affiliation with LB Prizma Riga was set up for 1998. The affiliate played in the LHL as LB/Essamika/Juniors-82 Riga. The club folded after the 1999-00 season, in which they participated in the Latvian Hockey Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |