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HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs

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HK Ozolnieki/Monarch
CityOzolnieki, Latvia
LeagueOptibet Hockey League
Founded2000
Folded2014
Home arenaOzo ledus halle
ColoursBlack, white, yellow
Head coachLatvia Eduards Ivanovs
Franchise history
1994-2000Nik's/Brih
2000-2006Vilki/OP
2006-2008Vilki/Monarch
2008-2014Ozolnieki/Monarch

HK Ozolnieki/Monarch (also HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs) was a Latvian ice hockey club from Ozolnieki, founded in 2008. Formally the club was established as HK Vilki in 2000, but the roots of the team date back to a team called AK-2, founded in Riga in 1987. The owner of the club during its stay in Ozolnieki was 7-time NHL All-star defenseman Sandis Ozoliņš.

The team folded before the start of the 2014–15 Latvian Hockey League season.

Previous names

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  • 1987: AK-2
  • 1990s: Saurieši
  • 1994–2000: Nik's/Brih
  • 2000–2006: Vilki/OP
  • 2006–2008: Vilki/Monarch