Cibulskis Hat-Trick: Latvia Olympic Hockey Star Scores 3 Goals

Cibulskis helped the Herning “Blue Fox” team beat the “Rungsted” team with a score of 9:1 (4:1, 1:0, 4:0).

The defender of the Latvian national team scored his first goal in the second period, but he scored the second and third accurate shots at the end of the match.

The 37-year-old Cibulskis completed the hat-trick 21 seconds before the end of the regular time of the match.

The composition of the Latvian national team for participation in the Olympic Games in Milan was announced on Tuesday. Cibulskis and Kaspars Daugavins are the oldest players in the team.

In the last match, Latvian hockey player Jānis Fecers guarded the “Blue Fox” goal, but Latvian forward Filips Buncis scored the only goal for the opponents.

Cibulskis has scored six goals and made 10 assists in 34 matches in the Danish championship this season.

With 88 points in 34 games, “Blue Fox” takes the first place in the overall ranking of the Danish championship. The team has already secured participation in the quarterfinals.

“Rungsted” ranks seventh with 40 points. Buncis scored 13 points (7+6).

13 points (4+9) were also collected by the Latvian striker Georgs Golovkovs, who represents Odense “Bulldogs”, who are in third place with 58 points.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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