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==Ultra Fixed Word Association: "Dave's World"==
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The '''2008–09 Dinamo Riga season''' is the first season of [[Dinamo Riga (current)|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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> According to draw, Dinamo Riga are playing in [[Valery Kharlamov|Kharlamov]] division along with [[Avangard Omsk]], [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]], [[HC Lada Togliatti]], [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk]] and [[Amur Khabarovsk]].
The results of the previous game can be found here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox/Word_Association/Fixed#Ultra_Fixed_Word_Association:_.22Battle_of_Poitiers.22]. It began with '''Battle of Poitiers.''' and ended with '''Vegetables'''.

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==Pre-season==
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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 ice hockey team|Latvia national team]]. First players for the team were announced in [[April 25]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> First foreign player to join the team was [[Czechs|Czech]] [[Filip Novák]] in [[June 26]].<ref name="june26">{{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}}</ref> The team roster was completed, when the last two leggionares [[Duvie Westcott]] and [[Mark Hartigan]] joined the team in [[July 22]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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Dinamo Riga started their pre-season training camp in [[July 15]]. The camp continued till [[July 28]] and took place in [[Liptovský Mikuláš]], Slovakia.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]].
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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 [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] and [[Barys Astana]]. In August team also did participate in Tampere Cup ([[Tampere]]) and Governor's Cup ([[Mytishchi]]).
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===Results===
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| '''''[[Dave's World]]''''' || ''[[Dave Barry]]'' || ''[[Newspaper]]'' || ''[[London Times]]'' || ''[[London]]'' || ''[[England]]'' || ''[[Queen Elizabeth II]]''
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| ''[[Harry Anderson]]'' || [[Halle Berry]] || [[Tabloid]] ||''[[The Sun]]'' || [[Fleet Street]] || [[Fleet, Hampshire]] || [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]
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{| class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | 2008–09 Pre-season games
| ''[[Night Court]]'' || [[Markie Post]] || [[New York Post]] || ''[[The New York Sun]]'' || [[New York Marathon]]<!--in which runners get Fleet in the Street--> || [[Relay race]] || [[It's a Royal Knockout]]
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|-
| colspan=11 |
| ''[[Supreme Court]]'' || ''[[Will & Grace]]'' || ''[[Friends]]'' || ''[[Radio Times]]'' || [[The New York Times crossword puzzle]] || [[Cross country running]] || [[Jeux Sans Frontières]]
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
|-
! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | Record: 5–3–1–3 (Home: 3–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–1–1 ; Neutral: 1–2–0–1)
| ''[[The Supremes]]'' || [[Kool & the Gang]] || [[Gang]] || [[Rap music]] || [[Sir Mix-a-Lot|12 Down: Rapper who liked large posteriors]] || [[400m hurdles]] || [[Takeshi's Castle]]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Visitor''' || '''Score''' || '''Home''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Recap'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f5f5dc"
| 1 || July 25 || Dinamo Riga || 3 – 1 || [[MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš]] || SO || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || ? || 0–0–1–0 || [http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=34]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || August 2 || [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || 2 – 3 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 1,214 || 1–0–1–0 || [http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=64]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || August 4 || [[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] || 1 – 5 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || ? || 2–0–1–0 || [http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=71]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4 || August 6 || [[Barys Astana]] || 2 – 7 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || ? || 3–0–1–0 || [http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=77]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5 || August 13 || Dinamo Riga || 3 – 1 || [[Tappara]] || || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || ? || 4–0–1–0 || [http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=86]
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 6 || August 14 || Dinamo Riga || 1 – 3 || [[Ilves]] || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || ? || 4–1–1–0 || [http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=89]
|- align="center" bgcolor=white
| 7 || August 15 || [[Espoo Blues]] || 3 – 2 || Dinamo Riga ''in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]'' || SO || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || ? || 4–1–1–1 || [http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=93]
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 8 || August 16 || Dinamo Riga || 3 – 4 || [[Espoo Blues]] ''in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]'' || || [[Ervīns Muštukovs|Muštukovs]] || ? || 4–2–1–1 || [http://www.dinamoriga.lv/zinas?zinaId=96]
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 9 || August 23 || Dinamo Riga || 1 – 3 || [[HC Atlant Moscow|Atlant Mytishchi]] || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 4,000 || 4–3–1–1 || [http://cup.atlant-mo.ru/games/info/1577/]
|- align="center" bgcolor=white
| 10 || August 24 || [[Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] || 3 – 2 || Dinamo Riga ''in [[Mytishchi]], [[Russia]]''|| OT || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 400 || 4–3–1–2 || [http://cup.atlant-mo.ru/games/info/1581/]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 11 || August 26 || Dinamo Riga || 4 – 2 || [[HC Lada Togliatti]] ''in [[Mytishchi]], [[Russia]]'' || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 250 || 5–3–1–2 || [http://cup.atlant-mo.ru/games/info/1582/]
|- align="center" bgcolor=white
| 12 || August 27 || Dinamo Riga || 2 – 3 || [[HC Atlant Moscow|Atlant Mytishchi]] || SO || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || ? || 5–3–1–3 || [http://cup.atlant-mo.ru/games/info/1793/]
|}
|}

==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]]''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="40%" | [[Valery Kharlamov|Kharlamov]] division
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | OTW
! width="5%" | OTL
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
! width="7.5%" | PTS
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Avangard Omsk]] || 15 || 9 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 53 || 40 || 30
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] || 13 || 9 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 42 || 25 || 28
|- align=center bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left| '''[[Dinamo Riga (current)|Dinamo Riga]]''' || 14 || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 41 || 46 || 26
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] || 14 || 5 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 32 || 32 || 21
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] || 15 || 3 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 35 || 43 || 18
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || 16 || 3 || 11 || 1 || 1 || 28 || 51 || 12
|}

===League standings===
''as before [[11 October]] [[2008]]''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="40%" | [[Kontinental Hockey League]]
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | OTW
! width="5%" | OTL
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
! width="7.5%" | PTS
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC Atlant Moscow|Atlant Mytishchi]] || 15 || 12 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 61 || 28 || 39
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]] || 14 || 9 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 44 || 22 || 32
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Avangard Omsk]] || 15 || 9 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 53 || 40 || 30
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Ak Bars Kazan]] || 14 || 9 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 53 || 41 || 29
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] || 13 || 9 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 42 || 25 || 28
|- align=center bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left| '''[[Dinamo Riga (current)|Dinamo Riga]]''' || 14 || 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 41 || 46 || 26
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || 14 || 6 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 38 || 31 || 24
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Barys Astana]] || 16 || 5 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 47 || 45 || 24
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] || 16 || 5 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 58 || 51 || 24
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] || 13 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 40 || 33 || 23
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] || 15 || 6 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 36 || 43 || 23
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Severstal Cherepovets]] || 15 || 6 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 43 || 51 || 23
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]] || 14 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 2 || 42 || 45 || 22
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]] || 16 || 6 || 8 || 1 || 1 || 49 || 44 || 21
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] || 14 || 5 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 32 || 32 || 21
|- align=center
|align=left| [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] || 15 || 5 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 34 || 26 || 21
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]] || 16 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 2 || 42 || 43 || 20
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] || 14 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 5 || 30 || 36 || 20
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] || 15 || 3 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 35 || 43 || 18
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC MVD Moscow Oblast|MVD Moscow Oblast]] || 15 || 3 || 8 || 3 || 1 || 37 || 46 || 16
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || 16 || 3 || 11 || 1 || 1 || 28 || 51 || 12
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Khimik Voskresensk]] || 15 || 3 || 9 || 0 || 3 || 28 || 46 || 12
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Vityaz Chekhov]] || 15 || 1 || 7 || 2 || 5 || 32 || 51 || 12
|- align=center
|align=left| [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] || 15 || 2 || 10 || 2 || 1 || 25 || 51 || 11
|}

===Results===
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* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

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! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | 2008–09 Game Log
| ''[[Diana Ross]]'' || [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] || [[British Royal Family]] || [[Operation Tupac]] || [[Tupac Shakur]] || [[Run DMC]] || [[Japanese hip hop]]
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| ''[[Lady Sings the Blues]]'' || ''[[Candle in the Wind]]'' || [[Celebrity]] || [[Nose job]] || [[Vanity]] || [[Hip hop fashion]] || [[Cosplay]]
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|-
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! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | September: 5–3–1–2 (Home: 3–0–0–0 ; Road: 2–3–1–2)
| ''[[Billy Dee Williams]]'' || [[Cloud City]] || [[Lando Calrissian]] || [[Mr. Potato Head]]<!--a secondary character in Toy Story movies--> || [[Dumb blonde]] || [[Stereotype]] || [[Otaku]]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Visitor''' || '''Score''' || '''Home''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Pts''' || '''Recap'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || September 2 || Dinamo Riga ||4 – 2 || [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 7,100 || 1–0–0–0 || 3 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21651]
|- align="center" bgcolor=white
| 2 || September 3 || Dinamo Riga || 6 – 7 || [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || SO || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 7,100 || 1–0–0–1 || 4 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21656]
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 3 || September 5 || Dinamo Riga || 0 – 7 || [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]] || || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || 4,500 || 1–1–0–1 || 4 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21669]
|- align="center" bgcolor=white
| 4 || September 7 || Dinamo Riga|| 1 – 2 || [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] || OT || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 6,000 || 1–1–0–2 || 5 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21681]
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| 5 || September 8 || Dinamo Riga|| 1 – 6 || [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 5,000 || 1–2–0–2 || 5 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21688]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6 || September 11 || [[HC MVD Moscow Oblast|MVD Moscow Oblast]] || 1 – 2 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 10,232 || 2–2–0–2 || 8 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21696]
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| 7 || September 14 || [[HC Atlant Moscow|Atlant Mytishchi]] || 0 – 2 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 7,502 || 3–2–0–2 || 11 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21712]
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| 8 || September 15 || [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]] || 1 – 4 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Edgars Masaļskis|Masaļskis]] || 4,936 || 4–2–0–2 || 14 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21718]
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| 9 || September 22 || Dinamo Riga || 4 – 3 || [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] || || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || 2,500 || 5–2–0–2 || 17 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21745]
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 10 || September 24 || Dinamo Riga || 1 – 5 || [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] || || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || 1,500 || 5–3–0–2 || 17 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21756]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f5f5dc"
| 11 || September 26 || Dinamo Riga || 3 – 2 || [[Vityaz Chekhov]] || SO || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || 1,800 || 5–3–1–2 || 19 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21769]
|}
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| ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' || [[Empire State Building]] || [[Floating city (science fiction)|Floating city]] || [[Rubber ducky]] || [[Sex doll]] || [[Slut]] || [[Sexual addiction]]
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
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| ''[[Mark Hamill]]'' || [[Ordway Building]] || [[San Francisco Bay Area]] || ''[[Convoy (film)|Convoy]]'' || [[Human trafficking]] || [[Prostitution]] || [[Pornography]]
|-
|-
! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | October: 2–0–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0–1 ; Road: 0–0–0–0)
| ''[[The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia]]'' || [[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)]] || [[Transamerica Pyramid]] || [[Wagon train]] || [[Migration]] || [[HIV]] || [[Disease]] <!--pornography is regarded as a disease of society by some-->
|- align="center" bgcolor="
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| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Visitor''' || '''Score''' || '''Home''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Pts''' || '''Recap'''
| ''[[Vicki Lawrence]]'' || [[Michael Vick]] || [[American Football League]] || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 12 || October 1 || [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || 3 – 4 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || 8,528 || 6–3–1–2|| 22 || [http://khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21788]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 13 || October 6 || [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] || 5 – 8 || Dinamo Riga || ||[[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]] || 2,300 || 7–3–1–2 || 25 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21806]
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| 14 || October 9 || [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] || 2 – 1 || Dinamo Riga || SO || [[Sergejs Naumovs|Naumovs]]|| 9,950 || 7–3–1–3 || 26 || [http://www.khl.ru/calendar/report.php?idgame=21820]
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| 15 || October 11 || [[Severstal Cherepovets]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 16 || October 13 || [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 17 || October 18 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Khimik Voskresensk]] || || || || || ||
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| 18 || October 20 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Barys Astana]] || || || || || ||
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| 19 || October 22 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Avangard Omsk]] || || || || || ||
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| 20 || October 23 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Avangard Omsk]] || || || || || ||
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| 21 || October 26 || Ak Bars Kazan || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
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| 22 || October 27 || [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
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| 23 || October 29 || [[Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|}
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| ''[[Mama's Family]]'' || [[Michael Jackson]] || [[Touchdown dance]] || || || ||
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
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! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | November: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0)
| ''[[Raytown]]'' || [[Motown]] || [[Disco]] || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
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| 24 || November 13 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] || || || || || ||
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| 25 || November 15 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]] || || || || || ||
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| 26 || November 17 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]] || || || || || ||
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| 27 || November 24 || [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 28 || November 26 || [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
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| 29 || November 27 || [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
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| 30 || November 29 || [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
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| ''[[Missouri]]'' || [[Michigan]] || || || || ||
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
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! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | December: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0)
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| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Visitor''' || '''Score''' || '''Home''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Pts''' || '''Recap'''
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| 31 || December 3 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] || || || || || ||
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| 32 || December 5 || Dinamo Riga || || [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 33 || December 7 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Ak Bars Kazan]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 34 || December 9 || Dinamo Riga || || [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 35 || December 11 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 36 || December 24 || [[Avangard Omsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 37 || December 27 || [[Khimik Voskresensk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 38 || December 28 || [[Barys Astana]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|}
|}
|-
|colspan=11 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | January: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Visitor''' || '''Score''' || '''Home''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Pts''' || '''Recap'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 39 || January 3 || Dinamo Riga || || [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 40 || January 5 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Severstal Cherepovets]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 41 || January 7 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 42 || January 9 || Dinamo Riga || || [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 43 || January 16 || [[Avangard Omsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 44 || January 19 || [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 45 || January 22 || Dinamo Riga || || [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 46 || January 25 || [[Vityaz Chekhov]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 47 || January 28 || [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 48 || January 29 || [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|}
|-
|colspan=11 |
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
|-
! colspan=11 style="background:maroon; color: silver;" | February: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Visitor''' || '''Score''' || '''Home''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Pts''' || '''Recap'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 49 || February 12 || Dinamo Riga || || [[HC MVD Moscow Oblast|MVD Moscow Oblast]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 50 || February 14 || Dinamo Riga || || [[HC Atlant Moscow|Atlant Mytishchi]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 51 || February 16 || Dinamo Riga || || [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]] || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 52 || February 20 || [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 53 || February 21 || [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 54 || February 23 || [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 55 || February 25 || [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="
| 56 || February 26 || [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || || Dinamo Riga || || || || || ||
|}
|}

==Player stats==
===Skaters===
<!-- IMPORTANT: RANK PLAYERS BY Points, then goals, then GP (fewer), then PIM (fewer), then +/- -->
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-align=center
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="30%" | Player
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | G
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | A
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | Pts
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | +/-
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | PIM
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Marcel Hossa]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 33
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Matt Ellison]] || 6 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 27
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Lauris Dārziņš]] || 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || –2 || 6
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Miķelis Rēdlihs]] || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2 || –3 || 2
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Aleksandrs Ņiživijs]] || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2 || –2 || 4
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Ronald Petrovický]] || 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 25
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Mark Hartigan]] || 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 8
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Duvie Westcott]] || 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 35
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Viktors Bļinovs]] || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Ģirts Ankipāns]] || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Armands Bērziņš]] || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Aigars Cipruss]] || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Filip Novák]] || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 35
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Aleksejs Širokovs]] || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || –2 || 2
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Mārtiņš Cipulis]] || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || –1 || 6
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Rodrigo Laviņš]] || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || –1 || 8
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Guntis Galviņš]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Maksims Širokovs]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Agris Saviels]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Ronalds Cinks]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Kristaps Sotnieks]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Juris Štāls]] || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Atvars Tribuncovs]] || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || –1 || 4
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Oļegs Sorokins]] || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || –2 || 12
|}

===Goaltenders===
''Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime/Shootout Wins; OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="50%" | Player
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | GP
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | TOI
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | W
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | L
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | OTW
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | OTL
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | GA
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | SO
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | Sv%
! style="background:maroon; color: silver;" width="10%" | GAA
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Edgars Masaļskis]]|| 6|| 285:40|| 2|| 1|| 0|| 1|| 16|| 0|| 0.81|| 3.36
|-align=center
|align=left| [[Sergejs Naumovs]]|| 2|| 79:35|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 8|| 0|| 0.765|| 6.03
|}

==Roster==

{| width=750
!colspan=8 |<center><big>Goaltenders
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=35%|'''Player'''
!width=5%|'''Pos.'''
!width=8%|'''Catches'''
!width=8%|'''Acquired'''
!width=37%|Place of Birth

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''30'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Sergejs Naumovs]]
|align=center|[[Goalie (ice hockey)|G]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''39'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Ervīns Muštukovs]]
|align=center|[[Goalie (ice hockey)|G]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''31'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Edgars Masaļskis]]
|align=center|[[Goalie (ice hockey)|G]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]
|}

{| width=750
!colspan=8 |<center><big>Defencemen
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=35%|'''Player'''
!width=5%|'''Pos.'''
!width=8%|'''Shoots'''
!width=8%|'''Acquired'''
!width=37%|Place of Birth

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''2'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Rodrigo Laviņš]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''4'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Agris Saviels]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Jūrmala]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''5'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Guntis Galviņš]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''9'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Krišjānis Rēdlihs]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''11'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Kristaps Sotnieks]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''13'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Maksims Širokovs]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''14'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CZE}}
|[[Filip Novák]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[České Budějovice]], [[Czech Republic]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''15'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Duvie Westcott]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''23'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Atvars Tribuncovs]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Ogre, Latvia|Ogre]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''28'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Oļegs Sorokins]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''44'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Edgars Apelis]]
|align=center|[[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]
|}

{| width=750
!colspan=8 |<center><big>Forwards
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
!width=5%|#
!width=5%|
|align=left!!width=35%|'''Player'''
!width=5%|'''Pos.'''
!width=8%|'''Shoots'''
!width=8%|'''Acquired'''
!width=37%|Place of Birth

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Ronalds Cinks]]
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Juris Štāls]]
|align=center|[[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''8'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Viktors Bļinovs]]
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''10'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Lauris Dārziņš]]
|align=center|[[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''12'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Mark Hartigan]]
|align=center|[[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Fort St. John, British Columbia]], [[Canada]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''16'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Jānis Ozoliņš]]
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''17'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Aleksandrs Ņiživijs]]
|align=center|[[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''19'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Miķelis Rēdlihs]]
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''21'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Armands Bērziņš]]
|align=center|[[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''22'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Toms Hartmanis]]
|align=center|[[Forward (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Liepāja]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''24'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Aleksejs Širokovs]]
|align=center|[[Center (ice hockey)|C]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''27'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|SVK}}
|[[Ronald Petrovický]]
|align=center|[[Right Wing (ice hockey)|RW]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Žilina]], [[Slovakia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''29'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Aigars Cipruss]]
|align=center|[[Center (ice hockey)|C]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''47'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Mārtiņš Cipulis]]
|align=center|[[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''75'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|LAT}}
|[[Ģirts Ankipāns]]
|align=center|[[Winger (ice hockey)|F]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Riga]], [[Latvia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''81'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|SVK}}
|[[Marcel Hossa]]
|align=center|[[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]
|align=center|L
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Ilava]], [[Slovakia]]

|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|'''83'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[Matt Ellison]]
|align=center|[[Center (ice hockey)|C]]
|align=center|R
|align=center|[[2008]]
|[[Duncan, British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
|}

==See also==
*[[2008-09 Kontinental Hockey League season]]

==Minor League Affiliates==
*[[Belarusian Extraliga|BEL]] - [[HK Riga 2000]]


==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Dinamo Riga seasons}}
{{2008–09 KHL season by team}}


[[Category:Dinamo Riga seasons]]
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[[Category:2008 in ice hockey|Dinamo Riga season, 2008–09]]
[[Category:2009 in ice hockey|Dinamo Riga season, 2008–09]]


[[lv:Rīgas "Dinamo" 2008-09 sezonā]]
{{Word Association}}
[[ru:Динамо Рига в сезоне 2008-2009]]

Revision as of 20:10, 10 October 2008

2008–09 Dinamo Riga (current)
DivisionTBD Kharlamov division
2008–09 recordTBD
Home recordTBD
Road recordTBD
Goals forTBD
Goals againstTBD
Team information
General managerNormunds Sējējs
CoachJúlius Šupler
CaptainAleksejs Širokovs
Alternate captainsAtvars Tribuncovs
Matt Ellison
ArenaArena Riga
Average attendanceTBD
Team leaders
GoalsTBD
AssistsTBD
PointsTBD
Penalty minutesTBD
Plus/minusTBD
WinsTBD
Goals against averageTBD

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.[1] 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.[2] First foreign player to join the team was Czech Filip Novák in June 26.[3] The team roster was completed, when the last two leggionares Duvie Westcott and Mark Hartigan joined the team in July 22.[4]

Dinamo Riga started their pre-season training camp in July 15. The camp continued till July 28 and took place in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia.[5] 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).
2008–09 Pre-season games

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

Kharlamov division GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
Avangard Omsk 15 9 4 1 1 53 40 30
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 13 9 3 0 1 42 25 28
Dinamo Riga 14 7 3 1 3 41 46 26
Lada Togliatti 14 5 5 2 2 32 32 21
Sibir Novosibirsk 15 3 6 3 3 35 43 18
Amur Khabarovsk 16 3 11 1 1 28 51 12

League standings

as before 11 October 2008

Kontinental Hockey League GP W L OTW OTL GF GA PTS
Atlant Mytishchi 15 12 1 1 1 61 28 39
Salavat Yulaev Ufa 14 9 2 2 1 44 22 32
Avangard Omsk 15 9 4 1 1 53 40 30
Ak Bars Kazan 14 9 3 0 2 53 41 29
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 13 9 3 0 1 42 25 28
Dinamo Riga 14 7 3 1 3 41 46 26
Dynamo Moscow 14 6 5 3 0 38 31 24
Barys Astana 16 5 6 4 1 47 45 24
Spartak Moscow 16 5 6 4 1 58 51 24
CSKA Moscow 13 6 4 2 1 40 33 23
Metallurg Magnitogorsk 15 6 6 2 1 36 43 23
Severstal Cherepovets 15 6 6 2 1 43 51 23
Traktor Chelyabinsk 14 6 5 1 2 42 45 22
Metallurg Novokuznetsk 16 6 8 1 1 49 44 21
Lada Togliatti 14 5 5 2 2 32 32 21
SKA Saint Petersburg 15 5 7 3 0 34 26 21
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 16 6 8 0 2 42 43 20
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 14 5 4 0 5 30 36 20
Sibir Novosibirsk 15 3 6 3 3 35 43 18
MVD Moscow Oblast 15 3 8 3 1 37 46 16
Amur Khabarovsk 16 3 11 1 1 28 51 12
Khimik Voskresensk 15 3 9 0 3 28 46 12
Vityaz Chekhov 15 1 7 2 5 32 51 12
Dinamo Minsk 15 2 10 2 1 25 51 11

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).
2008–09 Game Log

Player stats

Skaters

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

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Marcel Hossa 6 4 2 6 1 33
Matt Ellison 6 2 2 4 1 27
Lauris Dārziņš 6 1 2 3 –2 6
Miķelis Rēdlihs 6 2 0 2 –3 2
Aleksandrs Ņiživijs 6 2 0 2 –2 4
Ronald Petrovický 5 1 1 2 2 25
Mark Hartigan 6 0 2 2 1 8
Duvie Westcott 6 0 2 2 0 35
Viktors Bļinovs 5 1 0 1 1 0
Ģirts Ankipāns 3 1 0 1 0 2
Armands Bērziņš 2 0 1 1 1 2
Aigars Cipruss 3 0 1 1 0 4
Filip Novák 5 0 1 1 1 35
Aleksejs Širokovs 6 0 1 1 –2 2
Mārtiņš Cipulis 6 0 1 1 –1 6
Rodrigo Laviņš 6 0 1 1 –1 8
Guntis Galviņš 1 0 0 0 0 0
Maksims Širokovs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Agris Saviels 2 0 0 0 0 4
Ronalds Cinks 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kristaps Sotnieks 3 0 0 0 0 4
Juris Štāls 6 0 0 0 0 4
Atvars Tribuncovs 6 0 0 0 –1 4
Oļegs Sorokins 6 0 0 0 –2 12

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTW = Overtime/Shootout Wins; OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP TOI W L OTW OTL GA SO Sv% GAA
Edgars Masaļskis 6 285:40 2 1 0 1 16 0 0.81 3.36
Sergejs Naumovs 2 79:35 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.765 6.03

Roster

Goaltenders
# Player Pos. Catches Acquired Place of Birth
30 Latvia Sergejs Naumovs G L 2008 Riga, Latvia
39 Latvia Ervīns Muštukovs G R 2008 Riga, Latvia
31 Latvia Edgars Masaļskis G R 2008 Riga, Latvia
Defencemen
# Player Pos. Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
2 Latvia Rodrigo Laviņš D L 2008 Riga, Latvia
4 Latvia Agris Saviels D L 2008 Jūrmala, Latvia
5 Latvia Guntis Galviņš D L 2008 Riga, Latvia
9 Latvia Krišjānis Rēdlihs D L 2008 Riga, Latvia
11 Latvia Kristaps Sotnieks D L 2008 Riga, Latvia
13 Latvia Maksims Širokovs D L 2008 Riga, Latvia
14 Czech Republic Filip Novák D L 2008 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
15 Canada Duvie Westcott D R 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
23 Latvia Atvars Tribuncovs D L 2008 Ogre, Latvia
28 Latvia Oļegs Sorokins D L 2008 Riga, Latvia
44 Latvia Edgars Apelis D L 2008 Riga, Latvia
Forwards
# Player Pos. Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
3 Latvia Ronalds Cinks F R 2008 Riga, Latvia
6 Latvia Juris Štāls RW L 2008 Riga, Latvia
8 Latvia Viktors Bļinovs F L 2008 Riga, Latvia
10 Latvia Lauris Dārziņš LW R 2008 Riga, Latvia
12 Canada Mark Hartigan C L 2008 Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
16 Latvia Jānis Ozoliņš F R 2008 Riga, Latvia
17 Latvia Aleksandrs Ņiživijs RW R 2008 Riga, Latvia
19 Latvia Miķelis Rēdlihs F L 2008 Riga, Latvia
21 Latvia Armands Bērziņš C L 2008 Riga, Latvia
22 Latvia Toms Hartmanis F L 2008 Liepāja, Latvia
24 Latvia Aleksejs Širokovs C R 2008 Riga, Latvia
27 Slovakia Ronald Petrovický RW R 2008 Žilina, Slovakia
29 Latvia Aigars Cipruss C L 2008 Riga, Latvia
47 Latvia Mārtiņš Cipulis LW L 2008 Riga, Latvia
75 Latvia Ģirts Ankipāns F L 2008 Riga, Latvia
81 Slovakia Marcel Hossa LW L 2008 Ilava, Slovakia
83 Canada Matt Ellison C R 2008 Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

See also

Minor League Affiliates

References

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  2. ^ "First Dinamo players are known" (in Latvian). eSports. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-07-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "First foreigner in Dinamo" (in Latvian). eSports. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Rīgas Dinamo pievienojas divkārtējs Stenlija kausa ieguvējs" (in Latvian). DinamoRiga.lv. June 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Rīgas Dinamo dodas uz Slovākiju" (in Latvian). DinamoRiga.lv. June 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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