2025–26 Latvian Hockey League season
| 2025–26 Latvian Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| League | Latvian Hockey Higher League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 5 September 2025 – April 2026 |
| Teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | TV4, Sportacentrs.com, Sport1, hockey.lt |
| Regular season | |
| Winners | Mogo/RSU |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2025–26 Latvian Hockey League season is the 35th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. This season is contested by nine teams – five from Latvia, two from Lithuania, and one from Estonia and Ukraine.[1][2] The regular season started on 5 September 2025 and ended on 11 March 2026.[3] The playoffs started on 13 March.[4]
The playoffs format was changed for this season with top six teams in the regular advancing to the postseason.[5]
Mogo/RSU are the defending champions.
Teams
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Energija | Elektrėnai |
| Hockey Punks – Mototoja | Vilnius |
| Liepājas HK | Liepāja |
| HS Rīga | Riga |
| Kyiv Capitals | Kyiv |
| Mogo/RSU | Riga |
| Panter | Tallinn |
| Prizma | Riga |
| Zemgale/LBTU | Jelgava |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogo/RSU | 40 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 198 | 94 | +104 | 64 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Zemgale/LBTU | 40 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 188 | 74 | +114 | 64 | |
| 3 | Liepājas HK | 40 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 182 | 98 | +84 | 63 | |
| 4 | Kyiv Capitals | 40 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 192 | 109 | +83 | 61 | |
| 5 | Prizma | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 148 | 177 | −29 | 36 | |
| 6 | Panter | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 115 | 163 | −48 | 34 | |
| 7 | HS Rīga | 40 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 92 | 179 | −87 | 28 | |
| 8 | Energija | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 72 | 176 | −104 | 20 | |
| 9 | Hockey Punks – Mototoja | 40 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 96 | 213 | −117 | 18 |
Source: LHF.lv
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mogo/RSU | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Kyiv Capitals | 3 | 4 | Kyiv Capitals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Prizma | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Zemgale/LBTU | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Liepājas HK | 3 | 3 | Liepājas HK | ||||||||||
| 6 | Panter | 0 | ||||||||||||
Source: LHF.lv
Awards
Players of the Month
The league started to name three best players of the month starting with the 2023–24 season.[6]
| Month | First Star | Second Star | Third Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| September[7] | Aksels Ozols (Zemgale/LBTU) |
Kārlis Ozoliņš (Liepājas HK) |
Roberts Jekimovs (Prizma) |
| October[8] | Kaspars Daugaviņš (Mogo/RSU) |
Deivids Sarkanis (Mogo/RSU) |
Atte Rajala (Zemgale/LBTU) |
| November[9] | Kārlis Ozoliņš (Liepājas HK) |
Kārlis Mežsargs (Mogo/RSU) |
Michael Valenta (Liepājas HK) |
| December[10] | Edijs Brahmanis (Prizma) |
Kevins Strādnieks (Liepājas HK) |
Mārtiņš Karsums (Kyiv Capitals) |
| January[11] | Roberts Jekimovs (Prizma) |
Patriks Zabusovs (Zemgale/LBTU) |
Niks Feņenko (Mogo/RSU) |
| February[12] | Rinalds Vutkevičs (Liepājas HK) |
Pauls Svars (Liepājas HK) |
Michael Valenta (Liepājas HK) |
Best players
The league named five best players at the end of the regular season:[13]
- Sergejs Žoltoks award (best forward) – Roberts Jekimovs (Prizma)
- Kārlis Skrastiņš award (best defenceman) – Pauls Svars (Liepājas HK)
- Uldis Opits award (best goaltender) – Jānis Voris (Kyiv Capitals)
- Elmārs Bauris award (top scorer) – Roberts Jekimovs (Prizma)
- Aleksejs Auziņš award (best young player) – Kristers Obuks (HS Rīga)
References
- ^ Brože, Ulvis (25 June 2025). "Divas sezonas pastāvējusī Ukrainas vicečempione paziņo par spēlēšanu OHL". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Dilāns, Kristiāns (26 August 2025). "Desmit dienas pirms sezonas sākuma paziņo OHL kalendāru, pirmā spēle - fināla atkārtojums". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Publiskots OHL 2025./2026. gada sezonas kalendārs". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Brože, Ulvis (12 March 2026). "Balsojumā noteikta "Optibet" Hokeja līgas simboliskā izlase un MVP". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "HC Panter alustab kolmandat hooaega Balti liigas". ERR.ee (in Estonian). 12 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Brože, Ulvis (2 November 2023). "Čempiones aizsargs Porejs atzīts par OHL oktobra labāko spēlētāju". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Jaunās OHL sezonas septembra MVP - Ozols". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 1 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Oktobra OHL mēneša MVP - Kaspars Daugaviņš". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "OHL mēneša MVP - liepājnieks Kārlis Ozoliņš". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 2 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Edijs Brahmanis - OHL mēneša MVP!". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Jekimovs - OHL mēneša MVP". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Rinalds Vutkevičs - OHL mēneša MVP". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Treneri nosaka labākos regulārā čempionāta spēlētājus". LHF.lv (in Latvian). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.