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Latvian Hockey

Pucks from Riga: Latvia and the Way to the 2015 World Championship

Marco Meneghetti | April 28, 2015

Among the former Soviet republics, the most frequently mentioned  “hockey countries” (after Russia, of course) are usually Belarus and Ukraine, sometimes Kazakhstan too: but in the last few years a…

Categories International Hockey, Other Leagues

International Spotlight: Emīls Potāpovs

Margann Laurissa | September 30, 2012

It seems almost stereotypical to think of how many young hockey players, several of them from small towns, get their starts on frozen ponds or rivers, hoping to make their…

Categories International Hockey, National Juniors, NHL Prospects, Player Profiles, World Junior Hockey Championship

Zemgus Girgensons – The Next Ones: 2012 NHL Draft Prospect Profile – The Latvian Locomotive

THW Archives | April 8, 2012

Zemgus Girgensons THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1/5/1994 Place of birth: Riga, Latvia Ht: 6’2″  Wt:  198 lbs Shoots: Left Position: C/RW NHL Entry Draft Eligibility: 2012 He’s been drafted…

Categories International Hockey, NHL Prospects, Player Profiles

Trio of brothers lead Dynamo Riga into Game Seven

James Gazzale | March 10, 2012

They say two’s company and three’s a crowd. Who ‘they’ are, we may never know but one thing is certain, the hockey ice in the Latvian capital of Riga is…

Categories International Hockey, KHL

Teodors Blueger Interview and Profile

Christopher Ralph | January 2, 2012

Teodors Blueger Date of birth: August 15, 1994 Place of birth: Riga, Latvia Ht: 183 cm / 6′ 0″ Wt: 80 kg / 176 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Centre/LW NHL Status: 2012…

Categories College Hockey, International Hockey, NHL Prospects, Player Profiles, World Junior Hockey Championship

World Juniors Team Latvia Preview: Zemgus Girgensons And Beyond

Christopher Ralph | December 23, 2011

Up to date Team Latvia World Juniors 2012 Roster: via Elite Prospects  # Player A Born Birthplace Ht Wt S Ctrct   #1  Rihards Cimermanis (G) 18 1993-03-22 Riga, LAT 179…

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