Ice Hockey In Riga

The 2021 iihf world championship will be co hosted by minsk belarus and riga latvia as the iihf announced on 19 may 2017.

Ice hockey in riga. The club has an affiliated club hk rīga which plays in the mhl. It will take place from 21 may to 6 june 2021. Minsk was the sole host of the 2014 iihf wor. After a tight race between two strong applicants the 2017 iihf annual congress allocated the 2021 iihf ice hockey world championship to the joint bid of minsk belarus and riga latvia.

Arēna rīga is an indoor arena in riga latvia it is primarily used for ice hockey basketball and concerts arena riga holds a maximum of 14 500 and was opened on 15 february 2006. We need to confirm your email address. Dinamo riga is the number one hockey team in latvia and if your visit coincides with a home fixture you would be crazy not to go. You will get to see a side of latvians that contradicts the stereotype.

The official website of dinamo riga ice hockey club. 160222 scorpions in riga concert arenariga winter february dreamscometrue rock riga klausmeine scorpionsband clerical princess scorpions arenariga riga latvia returntoforever concert merch. The 2021 iihf ice hockey world championship will take place in minsk and riga. It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 iihf world championship the other being skonto arena the arena was designed by the canadian company sci architects and latvian firms.

Since being re established dinamo riga plays their home games at the arēna rīga. Some say that latvians are quite reserved and quiet in nature go to a ice hockey match in riga and you will see a very different side. To complete the subscription process please click the link in the email we just sent you. With the rise of the league and the improved play and training opportunities many latvian players returned and the ethnic composition of the teams changed again in favor of the latvians.

This was decided by the 2017 iihf annual congress. Their joint bid won by a very tight margin against the finnish bid with the cities of tampere and helsinki. Each city will host one group and two quarter final games with both semi finals and the medal games to be played in minsk. Dinamo riga is a professional ice hockey team based in riga latvia.

It will be the second time hosting for both cities. Two new arenas the skonto arena and the riga arena were built to host the 2006 men s world ice hockey championships in latvia with a total of 15 ice rinks available. Dinamo riga is one of the six khl teams that are not located in the russian federation. The official website of dinamo riga ice hockey club.