Two experienced forwards will not go to the WC together with the Latvian national team

Andris Džeriņš | Photo: LHF

The strikers left the training camp of the Latvian hockey team today Andris Džeriņš and Rihards Marenis, https://twitter.com/lhf_lv/status/1787385268087013449 Latvian Ice Hockey Federation (LHF).

It is indicated that Jeriņas is prevented from continuing his training due to an injury, but the Swedish vice-champion will go on the ice with the team today for the first time this spring Rodrigo Abol.

36-year-old Džeriņš played for the second season in a row for the Danish hockey championship team Herning Blue Fox. In the regular tournament, he played 31 games, during which he stood out with 19 (5+14) productive points, 39 penalty minutes and a positive efficiency coefficient of +4, while in 12 “play-off” duels he collected three assists. During his career, Džeriņš participated in 12 world championships, in which he scored 33 (11+22) points in a total of 78 matches.

Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Marenis represented the Vikings, the second strongest league in Sweden (Allsvenskan), in whose ranks he stood out with 33 (13+20) productive points and 83 penalty minutes in 45 games in the main tournament, and four assists in six qualifying tournament games.

The Latvian national team will go to the world championship in the Czech Republic on May 9, but tomorrow at At 13:00, head coach Harijs Vītoliņš will name the team for the upcoming tournament. The 2024 championship will take place in Prague and Ostrava from May 10 to 26. Latvia will play the first match in the world championship on May 11 at 17:20 against Poland.

List of candidates for the Latvian national team (06.05)

Goalkeepers – Elvis Merzlikin (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL), Erik Vitols (Keuruu “KeuPa”, Finland), Kristers Gudlevsky (Bremerhafen “Fischtown Pinguins”, Germany);

Defenders – Jānis Jaks, Kristaps Zīle (Litvīnovas “Verva”, Czech Republic), Roberts Mamčić (“Nove Zamky”, Slovakia), Arvils Bergmanis (University of Alaska Fairbanks, NCAA), Markus Komuls (Trois-Rivières “Lions”, Canada), Roberts Kalčis (“Marseille”, France), Sandis Smons (“La Chaux-de-Fonds”, Switzerland), Ralfs Freiberg (“Mountfield” of Hradec Kralove), Oskars Cibulskis (“Blue Fox” of Herning, Denmark), Kārlis Čukste (Jevles ” Brynas”, Sweden);

Attackers – Oskars Batņa (Mikeli “Jukurit”, Finland), Roberts Bukart (Vītkovice “Ridera”, Czech Republic), Rihards Bukart (Vītkovice “Ridera”, Czech Republic), Filips Buncis (Vestervíkas IK, Sweden), Renārs Krastenberg (Graz “99ers” ) (University of Massachusetts Emerst, NCAA), Kaspars Daugavins (Mihalovce “Dukla”, Slovakia), Eduards Tralmaks (Kladno “Rytīrži”, Czech Republic), Raivis Ansons (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton “Penguins”, AHL), Miks Indrašis (Jēvle “Brynas” , Sweden), Mārtiņš Dzierkals (Šlelefteo AIK, Sweden), Rodrigo Ābols (Engelholms “Rogle”, Sweden).