Energija/GV Elektrėnai (formerly Energija Elektrėnai) is a professional ice hockey team based in Elektrėnai, Lithuania. The team competes in the Latvian Hockey Higher League, the top tier of ice hockey in Latvia. The team plays its home games at Elektrėnai Ice Palace. Energija is the most successful ice hockey team in Lithuania, having won 27 Lithuanian championships.
History Energija Elektrėnai was founded in 1977, following the completion of the Elektrėnai Ice Palace the year prior. The team immediately joined Lithuanian league and fared well in their first season, finishing fifth out of nine teams whilst qualifying for the second round of competition. Energija won its first Lithuanian championship in 1986 after battling with Baltija Klaipėda for the top spot over the course of the season. The following season, Energija made it to the play-off final, ultimately losing to Baltija. The team won their next championship in 1990, and that marked the beginning of the team's dominance of the domestic competition, as they went on to win every Lithuanina championship until the 1999 season.
Starting in 1995, Energija participated in the Eastern European Hockey League, a trans-national league featuring teams from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. In addition to the EEHL, Energija were given an automatic spot in the final in the Lithuanian league, despite no longer competing in the Lithuanian regular season. Energija's maiden season in the EEHL saw them finish sixth out of eight teams. During the team's tenure in the EEHL, they were often near the bottom of the table. Energija did not compete in the 1999–2000 EEHL season, however, they returned to the league in 2001, and remained there until 2003, a year before the league folded.
Subsequently, Energija joined the Latvian Hockey Higher League, they had a strong debut season, making it to the semi-finals, losing to ASK/Ogre. They then lost again in the third place game to HK Liepājas Metalurgs. Despite the auspicious start north of the border, the team's first season in the Latvian border was their best; they never managed to advance past the quarter-finals. Energija participated in the Latvian league until 2012, when they returned to the Lithuanian league. During their time in Latvia, Energija were again given an automatic spot in the Lithuanian final, and they continued to dominate the league, winning every edition of the competition between 2003 and 2009. In September 2010, a new league had been formed in Lithuania, the Lithuania Hockey League (), of which Energija were founding members. After leaving the Latvian league, Energija played one season in the NLRL, again being crowned champions, before deciding to move solely to the Belarusian second tier, the Vysshaya Liga.
The side's maiden season in Belarus was a decent one, finishing fifth out of 13 teams in the regular season, before losing in the play-off quarter-finals. Their best season in Belarus came during the 2015–16 season, where they reached the play-off semi-finals. The 2015–16 season saw Energija return to the NLRL; they continued to field a team in both in the Vysshaya Liga and the NLRL until 2018, when they elected to focus solely on the NLRL. During this season, former NHL star and Olympic gold medallist Darius Kasparaitis briefly played for Energija in order to qualify for the Lithuanian national team, having previously represented Russia. He had played for Hockey Punks Vilnius in previous seasons, whilst obtaining national team eligibility. The move saw Kasparaitis play one game for Energija, the same team with whom he played as a junior. Fellow ex-NHLer Dainius Zubrus also began his career with Energija. However, Enerjiga only played one season in the NLRL before suffering from financial difficulties which resulted in a dispute with the owners of the Elektrėnai Ice Palace, as a result the team did not compete in the NLRL during the 2019–20 season. The team later went on to partner with the Geležinis Vilkas hockey school, named after the mythical Iron Wolf, and returned to the NLRL for the 2020–21 season under the name Energija/GV.
Owing to the team's dominance of the Lithuanian league, they regularly appeared in continental competition in the 1990s and 2000s. Initially appearing in the European Cup and then its successor competition the Continental Cup. However, they did not have much success in Europe, only managing to make it out of the initial group stage twice.
Roster Updated 5 May 2026.
GoaltendersNumberPlayerCatchesAcquiredPlace of Birth 30Arkadijus Grigaravicius-ReyzinL 2024Saint Petersburg, Russia35Laurynas LubysL 2025Klaipėda, Lithuania1Rokas SalecisL 2024 -
DefencemenNumberPlayerShootsAcquiredPlace of Birth 88Jared BrockL 2025Edmonton, Alberta, Canada33Matas CyvasL 2024 –96Aurimas Gaidauskas L 2024Elektrėnai, Lithuania6Artūras KatulisR 2025Elektrėnai, Soviet Union5Sergii LohachL 2025Kyiv, Ukraine2Paulius RumseviciusR 2022Elektrėnai, Lithuania16Avgustinas Silinas L 2025Vilnius, Lithuania24Dominykas SkadauskasR 2014Elektrėnai, Lithuania3Otas UrvelisL 2023 -
ForwardsNumberPlayerShootsPositionAcquiredPlace of Birth 93Aivaras BendžiusLLW 2024Elektrėnai, Lithuania87Egidijus BinkulisRC 2025Elektrėnai, Lithuania85Kevinas CerniauskasLF 2025 -17Matt GouldLF 2024Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States12Kipras GrabliauskasLF 2021Kaunas, Lithuania18Paulius GrybauskasLF 2024Kaunas, Lithuania7Karolis KrasilnikovasLF 2020Elektrėnai, Lithuania71Tadas KumeliauskasRC/RW 2023Elektrėnai, Soviet Union35Adomas LaimutisLF 2025 -13Dovydas LaimutisRF 2021Elektrėnai, Lithuania25Laurynas MiliunasLF 2025 -73Nazar RuzhnikovLF 2025Kyiv, Ukraine86Augustas SalecisLF 2025 -
Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes Season League GP W L T OTW OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2015–16 NLRL 24 24 0 — 0 0 72 280 64 1st Champion (Hockey Punks) 2015–16 BHL 36 15 15 — 5 1 56 132 148 5th Semi-final loss (HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk-2) 2016–17 NLRL 20 20 0 — 0 0 60 182 50 1st Semi-final loss (Juodupė) 2016–17 BHL 44 18 19 — 4 3 65 176 191 8th Quarter-final loss (HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk-2) 2017–18 NLRL 20 19 1 — 0 0 57 155 55 1st Champion(Kaunas Hockey) 2017–18 BHL 52 9 40 — 1 2 31 139 335 12th Did not qualify 2018–19 NLRL 18 15 2 — 0 1 46 90 36 1st Champion(Hockey Punks) 2019–20 Did not compete 2020–21 NLRL 20 11 5 — 1 3 38 103 74 3rd Semifinal loss (Kaunas Hockey) 2021–22 NLRL 20 13 6 — 1 0 41 117 60 2nd Final loss (Hockey Punks) 2022–23 OHL 32 8 18 — 4 2 26 101 134 7th Quarterfinal loss (Zemgale) 2023–24 OHL 32 5 26 — 1 0 12 69 190 8th Did not qualify (HK Mogo) 2024–25 OHL 36 10 22 — 3 1 27 105 148 5th Did not qualify (HK Mogo) 2025–26 OHL 40 6 28 — 2 4 20 176 104 8th Did not qualify (HK Mogo)
Honours Lithuanian championships: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2026
Team records
Career These are the top five scorers in Energija history.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Pos GP G A Pts Dovydas Kulevičius F 405 189 452 644 Rolandas Aliukonis D 523 121 364 485 Sarunas Kuliesius F 353 196 247 443 Aivaras Bendžius F 348 228 180 408 Povilas Verenis F 184 184 174 358
Penalty minutes: Rolandas Aliukonis, 885
Season
Regular season Most goals in a season: Paulius Gintautas, 42 (2013–14) Most assists in a season: Dovydas Kulevičius, 274 (2015–16) Most points in a season: Dovydas Kulevičius, 108 (2015–16) Most penalty minutes in a season: Andrius Kaminskas, 146 (2002–03)
Playoffs Most goals in a playoff season: Povilas Verenis, 10 (2017–18) Most assists in a playoff season: Tadas Kumeliauskas, 9 (2023–24) Most points in a playoff season: Povilas Verenis, 16 (2017–18) Most penalty minutes in a playoff season: Aivaras Bendžius, 75 (2016–17)
Notable players Nerijus Ališauskas Egidijus Bauba Darius Kasparaitis Dainius Zubrus
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