HK Ozolnieki/Monarhs
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.
| HK Ozolnieki/Monarch | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| City | Ozolnieki, Latvia | 
| League | Optibet Hockey League | 
| Founded | 2000 | 
| Folded | 2014 | 
| Home arena | Ozo ledus halle | 
| Colours | Black, white, yellow | 
| Head coach |  Eduards Ivanovs | 
| Franchise history | |
| 1994-2000 | Nik's/Brih | 
| 2000-2006 | Vilki/OP | 
| 2006-2008 | Vilki/Monarch | 
| 2008-2014 | Ozolnieki/Monarch | 
The team folded before the start of the 2014–15 Latvian Hockey League season.
Previous names
    
- 1987: AK-2
- 1990s: Saurieši
- 1994–2000: Nik's/Brih
- 2000–2006: Vilki/OP
- 2006–2008: Vilki/Monarch
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