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.