“Mogo” / LSPA and “Liepāja” teams reach the Baltic League final tournament

In the first match of the group “Mogo” / LSPA named after Sanda Ozoliņš, Kaunas “Hockey” team won in the first match with 7: 2 (2: 0, 3: 1, 2: 1).

Two goals for the Latvian team Elvis Želubovskis, while from time to time Jānis Straupe, Lauris Rancevs, Renārs Krastenbergs, Gatis Gricinskis and Elvis Kaimiņš were also accurate.

Defender Renārs Demiters was named the best player in the winning ranks, but Remigijs Guoga won the honor in Kaunas team.

On Sunday, “Mogo” / LSPA had planned to play the game with the local “Valk 494” team, but the newspaper “Postimees” reports that the match was not played due to Covid-19.

Both teams would fight for the first place in the group in this game, because the Estonians previously defeated the Kaunas team with 10: 4.

Meanwhile, in the Vilnius group named after Darius Kasparaitis, “Liepāja” destroyed “Everest” from Estonia on Saturday with 11: 2 (4: 0, 2: 1, 5: 1).

In this game, Egīls Kalns stood out with a “hat-trick” and a pass, but Bruno Zabis scored with a goal and three assists.

On Sunday, the people of Liepaja beat the Lithuanian team Vilnius “Hockey Punks” 3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1).

Māris Miezis, Ričards Fomins and Raivo Freidenfelds scored in Liepāja club.

The victory in the second game also guaranteed the Liepaja team victory in the group.

The group tournaments in Tartu and Vilnius revealed the four best teams that will compete in the final tournament in the newly built Rezekne Ice Hall in mid-December. The final round was reached by the two best teams in each group.

The Latvian Hockey Federation (LHF) reports that during the tournament, epidemiological requirements were strictly observed and the teams adhered to the developed Covid 19 protocol – a separate floor in the hotel and restaurant, separate team areas in the arena, wearing masks and other requirements to ensure safe running of the tournament.

The tournament “Final Four” will take place from December 18 to 20 in the new ice hall of Rēzekne. The top four first-round teams will play in a one-round tournament. The champion of the Baltic Hockey League will be determined by the results of the “Final Four” tournament.

The winner of this season’s Baltic Hockey League will receive a champion’s cup and medals. After the “Final Four” tournament, the best goalkeeper, defender, striker and the most valuable player of the Baltic Hockey League will be determined.

In the previous three seasons, Latvia, Lithuania and the Estonian Hockey Federation have jointly organized the Baltic Challenge Cup stages. The winners of all tournaments were selected by the Latvian club team.