Uvis Jānis Balinskis Photo: Litvinov “Verva”
Czech Republic
Latvian defender Uvis Jānis Balinskis scored on Sunday in the second match of the Czech hockey extraordinary match in a row, when his representative Litvīnova “Verva” suffered a loss. “Verva” at home with a result of 2: 3 (2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) admitted the superiority of Brno “Kometa” in overtime.
Balinskis scored in the 11th minute, when after a pass from a teammate he made a long and strong shot without stopping the puck, reaching 1: 0. He spent 22 minutes and 36 seconds on the ice in this match, threw three times and scored at a neutral efficiency. The Latvian defender has scored two games in a row, but in the season he has stood out in a total of 35 games with seven goals scored and ten assists.
In another game, the striker Roberts Bukarts noted, and he and the team of Vītkovice “Ridera” represented by the defender Guntis Galviņš defeated Plzeň “Škoda” with the striker Mārtiņš Dzierkala at home 4: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1). Meanwhile, striker Māris Bičevskis and “Mlada Boleslav” lost 2: 5 (2: 0, 0: 3, 0: 2) to the previously represented Latvian “Hradeckrālova“ Mountfield ”. Česke Budejovice’s “Motor” beat Prague’s “Sparta” 5: 1 (0: 1, 3: 0, 2: 0) without a defender in the application of Christopher Bindulis.
Zlina’s PSG Berani, represented by forward and Patrick Zabusov and defender Robert Mammitch, did not play on Sunday. In the tournament table, Škoda is fourth with 63 points in 37 games, and Ridera is 60 points in 37 games. Mlada Boleslav is seventh with 57 points in 38 matches and 56 points behind 36 games. Verva is still in 12th place with 48 points in 36 battles, while PSG Berani is in last place in the 15-team competition with 25 points in 37 games.
Switzerland
Latvian national forward Ronalds Ķēniņš on Saturday marked a successful pass in the Swiss Hockey Premier League (NL) game, shaking hands with the Lausanne team. The Lausanne, in their first game since December 23, beat Geneva’s Servette team 3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1).
The king assisted in scoring a second goal by passing from the goal 35 seconds before the end of the second period. Tim Bozon made a good shot from the throw-in without stopping the puck. The king spent 12 minutes and 27 seconds on the ice in this duel, during which he scored once, scored two minutes and earned a positive efficiency of +1.
In the ranks of the opponents, striker Deniss Smirnov threw once in 17 minutes and 21 seconds, blocked one shot, won in seven of 13 shots and was at a neutral efficiency. Defender Sanda Smona was not in the game application.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, the striker Kaspars Daugaviņš represented “Bern” in the guests with the result 3: 4 (1: 2, 1: 0, 1: 2) acknowledged the superiority of Zurich “Lions”. Daugaviņš scored three times in 18 minutes and 47 seconds, blocked one throw, won the only throw, scored two penalty minutes and a negative efficiency of -1. Langnava “Tigers”, represented by several Latvians, has not played since December 23.
In the tournament table, Lausanne is in eighth place with 46 points in 33 battles, Bern is in ninth place with 45 points in 33 games, followed by Servette with 44 points in 33 duels and Tigers with 32 points in 35 matches. is ranked 12th in a 13-team competition. Last season, the Geneva Servette conceded to the Zug hockey players in the final of the National League.
