Two leaders of the attack join the Latvian hockey team

In the quarterfinals of the Swiss National Hockey League, King Lausanne made concessions to Friborg-Gotteron with 1-4. Ronalds scored seven goals in 43 regular season games and assisted his partners 13 times. In eight playoffs, the Latvian national forward has one goal and two assists.

LHF also reports that defender Nikita Matejko is no longer training with the national team.

As part of the preparation phase, the team led by Harry Vītoliņš will play six test matches – two each against France, Switzerland and Kazakhstan. On April 21 and 22, Latvians will visit France, on April 30 and May 1 – Switzerland, but on May 8 and 9, they will be at home with matches with Kazakhstan.

The Latvian national team at the World Championships in Group B in Tampere crossed sticks with Finland, the United States, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, Great Britain and Austria. Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Italy and France will play in Group A. Helsinki.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended all Russian and Belarusian teams and clubs from competitions organized by the IIHF.

Russia and Belarus will be replaced by France and Austria, which ranked the highest selection of countries not expected to play in the top division.

The 2022 World Championships in Finland are scheduled for May 13-29.

List of candidates for the Latvian men’s hockey team in the training camp:

Goalkeepers: Gustavs Dāvis Grigals (Fairbanks University of Alaska, NCAA), Ēriks Vītols (“Zemgale” / LLU), Patriks Bērziņš (“Liepāja”);

Defenders: Jānis Jaks (“Sochi”, KHL), Kārlis Čukste (Lahti “Pelicans”, Finland), Kristaps Sotnieks (Riga “Dinamo”, KHL), Roberts Mamčics (“Linkoping”, Sweden), Arvils Bergmanis (University of Alaska, Fairbanks) , NCAA), Ernest Ošenieks (“Kiekko-Vantaa”), Artūrs Andžāns (“Rīga”, MHL), Artūrs Kulda (Krefeld “Pinguine”, Germany);

Forwards: Mārtiņš Dzierkals (Škoda, Pilsen, Czech Republic), Richard Bucharest (Vladivostok Admiral, KHL), Robert Buchart (Ridera, Czech Republic), Andris Džeriņš (Linz, Black Hawks, Austria), Richard Maren Vita Hasten, Sweden), Deniss Smirnov (Geneva Servette, Switzerland), Patrick Zabusov (PSG Berani, Zlin, Czech Republic), Daniel Berzins (Jiviskeles JYP, Finland), Oskar Lapinskis (Langnava Tiger, Switzerland) ), Edgars Kulda (Zemgale / LLU), Raimonds Mikus Vītoliņš (University of Vermont, NCAA), Ronalds Ķēniņš (Lausanne, Switzerland), Miks Indrašis (Biel-Bienne, Switzerland), Oskars Batņa (Mikeli Jukurit) ”, Switzerland), Renar Krastenberg (Villach VSV, Austria), Klav Weinberg (Zemgale / LLU), Rodrigo Apple (Orebro, Sweden).