Latvia names roster for U18 IHWC

21 Mar 2012 | Davide Tuniz

Leonīds Tambijevs calls 29 players for tournament in Czech Republic

Latvian U18 coach Leonīds Tambijevs starts the final stage of preparation for IHWC in Brno and Znojmo, Czech Republic naming the preliminary roster. Latvia can allign all the best players except forward Zemgus Girgensons, playing playoffs with his club Dubuque Fighting Saints. Here the roster:

Goaltenders: Ivars Punnenovs (Kloten Flyers - SUI), Elvis Merzļikins (HC Lugano, SUI), Nils Grīnfogels (HK Juniors Riga)

Defenders: Iļja Makarovs (Liepājas Metalurgs2), Edmunds Augstkalns (HK Juniors Riga), Patriks Škuratovs (HK Juniors Riga), Rinalds Rosinskis (HK Juniors Riga), Jānis Eisaks (HK Juniors Riga), Mārtiņš Oskars Freimanis (Liepājas Metalurgs2), Krists Apsītis (HS Rīga/Prizma), Kristaps Bazevičs (Alaska Avalanche, USA), Rūdolfs Kalvītis (Shattuck-St. Marys AAA, USA), Matīss Gelažis (EC Graz 99ers, AUT);

Forwards: Nikolajs Jeļisejevs (HK Rīga), Ņikita Jevpalovs (HK Rīga), Roberts Lipsbergs (HK Rīga), Rihards Bukarts (Kapitan Stupino, RUS), Georgijs Golovkovs (Liepājas Metalurgs2), Edgars Kulda (HK Juniors Riga), Daniels Riekstiņš (HS Rīga/Prizma), Ričards Kondrats (HK Juniors Riga), Filips Plostnieks (HS Rīga/Prizma), Artūrs Ševčenko (HK Rīga), Kārlis Ozoliņš (Liepājas Metalurgs2), Edgars Homjakovs (Liepājas Metalurgs2), Teodors Bļugers (Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep,USA), Martins Lavrovs (Assat U18, FIN), Rūdolfs Pētersons (HK Rīga95), Roberts Šmits (Select Hockey Academy, USA)

Latvia will play in Group B in Znojmo with Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and Germany