Latvian Forward Abols Joins Swedish Higher League, Expresses Disinterest in KHL

Next season, Abols will represent “Rogle” of the Swedish Higher League (SHL), but before that he played for “Orebro” and “Karlskoga” in Sweden.

“Since Latvia is in NATO, we should not worry, but it is scary that Moscow is ten hours away by bus from Riga,” he said.

27-year-old Abols in the KHL, representing Riga “Dinamo” in 2014/2015. in the season, having played 14 games.

“My grandfather didn’t serve in the army, but fought with the Russians with other methods. They could offer me 10 million here and now to play in the KHL – I wouldn’t go. It’s a bloody mess, and I have absolutely no interest in making friends with people who go there,” said Forward of the Latvian national team.

The former goalkeeper of the Latvian national team, Jānis Kalniņš, will play for the KHL team “Amur” of Khabarovsk next season as well, for whom the door to the national team has been closed forever.

In the previous season, the Vladivostok Admiral of the KHL was also represented by forward Nikolai Yeliseev, who will not have the opportunity to return to the national team either.