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 | |
| 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 is scheduled to end on 11 March 2026.[3]
The playoffs format was changed for this season with top six teams in the regular advancing to the postseason.[4]
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 | Kyiv Capitals | 31 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 141 | 74 | +67 | 51 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Zemgale/LBTU | 32 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 159 | 61 | +98 | 51 | |
| 3 | Mogo/RSU | 31 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 149 | 73 | +76 | 50 | |
| 4 | Liepājas HK | 31 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 144 | 81 | +63 | 48 | |
| 5 | Prizma | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 129 | 142 | −13 | 34 | |
| 6 | Panter | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 92 | 133 | −41 | 26 | |
| 7 | Energija | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 62 | 138 | −76 | 19 | |
| 8 | HS Rīga | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 58 | 142 | −84 | 16 | |
| 9 | Hockey Punks – Mototoja | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 79 | 169 | −90 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2026. 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.[5]
| Month | First Star | Second Star | Third Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| September[6] | Aksels Ozols (Zemgale/LBTU) |
Kārlis Ozoliņš (Liepājas HK) |
Roberts Jekimovs (Prizma) |
| October[7] | Kaspars Daugaviņš (Mogo/RSU) |
Deivids Sarkanis (Mogo/RSU) |
Atte Rajala (Zemgale/LBTU) |
| November[8] | Kārlis Ozoliņš (Liepājas HK) |
Kārlis Mežsargs (Mogo/RSU) |
Michael Valenta (Liepājas HK) |
| December[9] | Edijs Brahmanis (Prizma) |
Kevins Strādnieks (Liepājas HK) |
Mārtiņš Karsums (Kyiv Capitals) |
| January[10] | Roberts Jekimovs (Prizma) |
Patriks Zabusovs (Zemgale/LBTU) |
Niks Feņenko (Mogo/RSU) |
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.
- ^ "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.