The Latvian hockey team is looking for revenge against Norway in the last test match before the world championship

In the previous games, the Latvian ice hockey players defeated Austria twice in the shootout at home with 3:2 and lost to Finland twice with 2:3, but lost to Switzerland 1:5 and 0:4 away.

The Norwegians have celebrated three victories in six games in April. The visitors have shared points with Denmark (1:3, 3:2), but lost twice to Hungary (1:2, 2:3). Then the Danes were defeated 4:3 and 2:1 in overtime at home.

After the match with Switzerland, forwards Miks Indrašis, Raivis Ansons and Swedish champion Mārtiņš Dzierkals, German vice-champion goalkeeper Kristers Gudļevskis, as well as defender Kārlis Čukste joined the Latvian national team, but forwards Kristaps Skrastiņš and Tom Anderson, defender Artūrs Andžans and goalkeeper Ivars Punnenovs are no longer in the national team. .

It also became known that due to injuries, the finalists of the Swiss Championship, Rudolfs Balcers and Ronalds Kēniņš, will not be able to help the national team this spring.

The Latvian national team will go to the world championship in the Czech Republic on May 9.

The 2024 championship will take place in Prague and Ostrava from May 10 to 26.

List of candidates for the Latvian national team:

Goalkeepers

• Elvis Merzlikin (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL)
• Erik Vitols (KeuPa, Finland)
• Christer Gudlewski (Fischtown Pinguins, Bremerhaven, Germany)

Defenders

• Jānis Jaks (Litvīnovas “Verva”, Czech Republic)
• Kristaps Zile (Litvinova “Verva”, Czech Republic)
• Robert Mamcic (Nove Zamky, Slovakia)
• Arvils Bergmanis (University of Alaska Fairbanks, NCAA)
• Marcus Komul (Lions of Trois-Rivières, Canada)
• Robert Kalķis (Marseille, France)
• Sandis Smons (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland)
• Ralf Freiberg (Mountfield Hradec Kralove)
• Oskars Cibulskis (Herning Blue Fox, Denmark)
• Christopher Bindulis (Mihalovce “Dukla”, Slovakia)
• Kārlis Čukste (Jävles “Brynas”, Sweden)

Attackers

• Oskars Batnia (Mikeli “Jukurit”, Finland)
• Robert Bukart (Rider of Vítkovice, Czech Republic)
• Filips Buncis (Vesterviks IK, Sweden)
• Renard Krastenberg (Graz 99ers, Austria)
• Haralds Egle (Liptovski Mikuláš “MHK 32”, Slovakia)
• Rihards Marenis (Niebro “Vikings”, Sweden)
• Oskars Lapinskis (Langnavs Tigers, Switzerland)
• Martins Lavins (University of New Hampshire, NCAA)
• Felix Gavar (St. Lawrence University, NCAA)
• Dan Lochmelis (University of Massachusetts Amherst, NCAA)
• Andris Džeriņš (Hernings “Blue Fox”, Denmark)
• Kaspars Daugavins (Mihalovce “Dukla”, Slovakia)
• Eduards Tralmak (Kladno “Rytīrži”, Czech Republic)
• Raivis Anson (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, AHL)
• Miks Indrašis (Jävles “Brynas”, Sweden)
• Mārtiņš Dzierkals (Šellefteo AIK, Sweden)

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