Latvian U-18 National Team Competes in U-20 Four Nations Tournament

The Latvian U-18 national team led by Oļegs Sorokin lost to the Austrian U-20 national team 5-6 in extra time at the U-20 Four Nations tournament in Vojens (Denmark).

Dmitrijs Diļevka, Rauls Ladusāns, Ričards Pētersons, Pavel Nikitins and Antons Macijevskis scored goals for the Latvian national team. On the other hand, Bruno Osmanis collected two assists.

Defender Oskar Nilas Briedi was recognized as the best player in the ranks of the Latvian national team in this game.

In the first match of the U-20 tournament, our U-18 national team lost 0:4 to Denmark, but on Friday they capitulated to the Norwegian U-20 national team 2:7.

Before going to Denmark, our hockey players held joint training sessions at HS “Rīga” ice hall on November 6 and 7.

Latvia’s U-18 national team includes two goalkeepers, nine defenders and 13 forwards.

Herbert Vasiļjevs, Maksims Širokovs and goalkeeper coach Edgars Lūsiņš will assist Sorokin in his work with the Latvian U-18 hockey team this season. On the other hand, Raivis Miezāns will take care of the physical training, while Artūrs Barovskis will perform the duties of the video coach.

Next year’s U-18 World Championship elite division tournament will be held in Finland. The national team led by Sorokin will play in one subgroup with the USA, Slovakia, Finland and Norway.

Latvian U-18 national team for the tournament in Denmark

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NAME AND SURNAME

POSITION

YEAR OF BIRTH

CLUB

30

NILS ROBERTS MAURINISH

V

06.09.2006

SÖDERTÄLJE SK (ZVIEDRIJA)

29

DYLAN BIRCAN

V

13.06.2006

ODENSE (DENMARK)

3

CHRIST THE RARE

A

04.07.2006

HS RIGA

5

OSCAR NILES BRIEDIS

A

10.06.2006

HS RIGA

6

RICHARD PETERSON

A

05.10.2006

HS RIGA

7

CHRISTIAN SARTS

A

18.01.2007

HS RIGA

8

ALEX SIMANOVICH

A

16.02.2006

MOGO/LSPA

9

RAULS LADUSANS

A

20.05.2006

HK KURBAD

10

REINI OUZIņŠ

A

15.08.2007

ILVES (FINLAND)

12

ANTON MATIJEVSKI

U

28.02.2006

HS RIGA

13

EDVINS BĕRZINŠ

U

09.08.2006

HS RIGA

14

MAXIM PUMPINŠ

U

11.05.2006

HS RIGA

15

ALEXANDR ZAPRIVODA

U

16.04.2006

HS RIGA

17

DMITRY DILYEVKA

U

13.10.2006

HS RIGA

18

OLIVER MASON

U

31.07.2008

MOGO/LSPA

19

BRUNO OSMANIS

U

16.12.2006

IF BJÖRKLÖVEN (SWEDEN)

20

THE NILE HAWK

U

19.02.2006

IF BJÖRKLÖVEN (SWEDEN)

21

MARKUS KRISTIANS SIERADZKIS

U

22.05.2006

MORA IK (SWEDEN)

22

RAINER PAVLOVICH

U

16.10.2006

KALIX HC (SWEDEN)

23

CARL FLUGINS

U

11.11.2007

IK OSKARSHAMN (SWEDEN)

24

SANDIS UZIņŠ

U

30.01.2006

ILVES (FINLAND)

27

PAVEL NIKITIN

U

24.09.2006

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