Dinamo Riga
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| City | Riga, Latvia |
| League | Kontinental Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Bobrov |
| Founded | 2008 |
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Arena Riga (Capacity: 10,300) |
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| President | Juris Savickis |
| General manager | Normunds Sējējs |
| Head coach | Normunds Sējējs |
| Captain | Gints Meija |
| Affiliate(s) |
HK Riga (MHL) HK Liepāja (LHL) |
| Website | www.dinamoriga.eu |
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Dinamo Riga (Latvian: Rīgas Dinamo) is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dinamo Riga is one of the seven KHL teams that are not located in Russian Federation. The club has an affiliated club HK Riga, which plays in the MHL.
The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a former hockey team (also named "Dinamo Riga"), which was founded in 1946, but ceased to exist in 1995. Since being re-established, Dinamo Riga plays their home games at the Arena Riga, which can accommodate attendance of 10,300 spectators.
Július Šupler became the first head coach of the club. For the first two seasons he was assisted by Miroslav Miklošovič and Artis Ābols, but in 2010 Viktors Ignatjevs replaced Miklošovič. On 27 April 2011, the new head coach, Pekka Rautakallio, was announced.
The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 and among the founders of the club were Guntis Ulmanis, Kirovs Lipmans, Aigars Kalvītis, Juris Savickis, Viesturs Koziols and others. However, on 27 May Latvian ice hockey federation president Kirovs Lipmans stepped out of the project, because of a possible clash of interests. After the first season, also Viesturs Koziols left the project.
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