HC Kaunas City

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Kaunas City
CityKaunas, Lithuania
LeagueOHL
Founded2021 (2021)
Home arenaKaunas Ice Arena
ColoursDark green, green, white
     
Franchise history
2021–presentHC Kaunas City

HC Kaunas City is a professional ice hockey team located in Kaunas, Lithuania, which plays in the Latvian Hockey Higher League, the top tier of ice hockey in Latvia. The team plays its home games at Kaunas Ice Arena.

History[edit]

Kaunas City was founded in 2021 after the demise of Baltų Ainiai Kaunas and Kaunas Hockey teams.[1] In the 2021–22 Lithuania Hockey League season, its debut season, the team finished in third place.[2] For the 2022–23 season, Kaunas City, along with Energija Elektrėnai and Hockey Punks Vilnius, joined the Latvian Hockey Higher League.[3][4] In the regular season the team finished in third place and in the playoffs were eliminated 3–2 by Dinamo Riga in the quarterfinals.[5] After its elimination from the playoffs, Kaunas City played a best-of-five series against Energija Elektrėnai for Lithuania Hockey League championship,[6] winning the series in three games,[7] and also qualifying for the 2023–24 IIHF Continental Cup.[8][9]

Season-by-season record[edit]

Season League GP W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Finish Playoffs
2021–22 LHL 20 12 1 2 5 146 68 +78 40 3rd Did not qualify
2022–23 OHL 32 13 0 1 18 133 153 –20 27 6th Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–3 (DRG)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lietuvos ledo ritulio čempionato naujokai: į "Žalgirio" šeimą pretenduojantys kauniečiai". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ ""Kaunas City" sezono finiše sutriuškino reguliaraus sezono nugalėtojus (VIDEO)". hockey.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Bendrame Lietuvos ir Latvijos ledo ritulio čempionate varžysis devynios komandos". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ "OHL startēs deviņas komandas, tostarp "Dinamo" un trīs Lietuvas klubi". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. ^ ""Kaunas City" sezoną OHL užbaigė dramatiškai pralaimėdami baudinių serijoje". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Šiandien startuoja kova dėl Lietuvos čempionų titulo". hockey.lt (in Lithuanian). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  7. ^ ""Kaunas City" ledo ritulininkai pirmą kartą tapo Lietuvos čempionais". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  8. ^ ""Kaunas City" ledo ritulininkai dalyvaus IIHF Kontinentinės taurės turnyre". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  9. ^ Kruegel, Estelle (23 June 2023). "2024 IIHF Continental Cup groups are set". IIHF.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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