Mārtiņš Dzierkals | Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Mārtiņš Dzierkals will join the training camp of the Latvian hockey team before the upcoming world championship tomorrow, while Rodrigo Ābols will be available to the national team on Monday. https://twitter.com/UlvisBrozhe/status/1785979595621048635 journalist Ulvis Brože.
It should be reminded that on Monday evening Schellefteo AIK, represented by Dzierkals, triumphed in the final series of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), beating Engelholms “Rogle” with Rodrigo Ābolas. In the fifth game of the series, AIK won at home with the result 2:0 and reached 4-1 in the series up to four victories. Dzierkals is the first Latvian hockey player to become the Swedish champion.
Dzierkals collected 2+1 in 45 and 16 games, respectively, in both the main tournament and the play-off. Abol has 26 points (14+12) in 50 games in the main tournament, and 12 points (5+7) in 15 play-off matches.