Apple’s return to the NHL – hope for April Latvian hockey forward Rodrigo Ābols could return to the field at the end of this National Hockey League (NHL) season after a severe ankle injury. Although initial predictions were pessimistic, there is hope that the player could return before the end of the regular season. The … Read more
IIHF maintains disqualification based on safety risks The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has decided to extend the disqualification of Russian and Belarusian teams from participating in the IIHF championships until 2026/2027. for the season of the year. The Federation cites security risks as the main argument for maintaining the disqualification, rather than Russia’s military … Read more
Albert Schmidt will be 18 years and two months old in the OS’s first match against the USA. If he goes to the field, he will become the youngest ever Olympian of the Latvian hockey team. Schmidt, who plays in Finland’s top league, will be one of two U20 players to take part in the … Read more
EDMONTON — After three months of trying to find goaltenders they could rely on, the Edmonton Oilers appear to have solved the problem with the recent additions of Tristan Jarry and Connor Ingram. Acquired from Utah last fall, Ingram arrived in Edmonton as an unknown to the Oilers when he was recalled from Bakersfield to … Read more
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Since the trade, the Pittsburgh team has been alternating between goalkeepers – Skinner plays one game, the Latvian starts the next match. Johi believes that Skinner should play more often, because he shows a better performance than Šilov, although the Latvian hockey player probably has more potential. “Skinner has conceded only seven goals in the … Read more
The National Hockey League (NHL) game between Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars will take place on January 18 at 21:00 Latvian time. The game will be broadcast on TV6. In the game, Zemgus Girgensons and his team “Lightning” will visit the Dallas “Stars”, who are the second place winners of the Western Conference. “Lightning”, … Read more
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The Blue Jackets lost to the Ottawa Senators 1-4 (1-2, 0-0, 0-2) at home, suffering their first defeat under the leadership of new head coach Rick Bowness. Merzlikin played for the third time in a row in the main team. Before that, he had played just one match out of the previous 11 games. This … Read more
EDMONTON — Zach Hyman of the Oilers only played his first game this season on December 1, after wrist surgery following an injury suffered in the Western final last spring. He missed the Edmonton club’s first 19 matches. His first two weeks were difficult but he found his cruising speed, as evidenced by his eight … Read more
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“Kloten” beat “Ambri-Piotta” team 5:2 (2:2, 2:0, 1:0) away. Smirnov assisted Klotene’s first goal, the winning goal at the beginning of the second period, as well as the fourth goal at the end of the second period. In this match, he was on the ice for 17 minutes and 16 seconds and had one shot … Read more
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In the game for the fifth place, the people of Riga beat Angers “Duc” from France with a score of 4:3 (1:1, 1:1, 2:1). Rūdolfs Maslovskis scored the winning goal nine minutes before the end of regular time, but before that Elviss Želubovskis, Ernests Krūms and Kaspars Ziemiņš stood out for the Latvian team with … Read more