During the past two days Latvian U18 national team in Riga played two games against the Austrian U18 team, crushing it both times with 7:1 and 7:2. The top scorer of the Latvian team was 1994-born Roberts Lipsbergs, who scored four goals.

Latvian U18 national team missed several key players. First of all, it was 1994-born Zemgus Girgensons, who is having a superb season in the USHL, also Edgars Klavins, who is one of the leading scorers of the Swedish U18 league, wasn’t in Riga. Edgars Kurmis, who plays for HK Riga, was in Denmark with the Latvian U20 team. Another possible miss-out was Artjoms Dasutins, who is playing for HK Sheriff of the MHL.

Latvian U18 results:

7:1 Austria November 12 7:2 Austria November 13





Latvian U18 statistics:

Player GP G A P PIM YOB Team League F Roberts Lipsbergs 2 4 0 4 2 1994 ? F Regnars Kalinovskis 2 2 1 3 0 1993 Metalurgs Liepaja-2 Latvia F Arturs Birstins 2 2 1 3 2 1993 SC Riessersee U18 German DNL F Martins Lavrovs 2 1 2 3 16 1994 Arlanda J18 Swedish U18 D Edgars Siksna 2 1 2 3 4 1993 Metalurgs Liepaja-2 Latvia F Juris Ziemins 2 1 2 3 0 1993 HK Riga MHL F Toms Andersons* 2 0 3 3 4 1993 ? F Valters Freijs 2 1 1 2 2 1994 Metalurgs Liepaja-2 Latvia F Rihards Remins 2 1 1 2 4 1993 Prizma Riga Latvia F Nikolajs Jelisejevs 2 1 1 2 2 1994 DHK Latgale Latvia D Kristaps Nimanis 2 0 1 1 0 1993 ? F Sandis Sostaks 2 0 1 1 2 1993 Metalurgs Liepaja-2 Latvia F Rinalds Rautensilds 2 0 1 1 0 1993 ? D Pauls Zvirbulis 2 0 0 0 2 1993 ? D Andrejs Kondrovskis-Kudrjavskis 2 0 0 0 0 1993 DHK Latgale Latvia D Janis Eisaks 2 0 0 0 4 1994 ? D Emils Potapovs 2 0 0 0 2 1994 ? D Patriks Skuratovs 2 0 0 0 0 1994 ? D Kriss Lipsbergs 2 0 0 0 4 1993 HK Riga MHL F Ricards Kondrats 1 0 0 0 0 1994 ?

Player GP GAA YOB Team League G Vadims Miscuks 1 4.12 1993 Metalurgs Liepaja U18 Latvia U18 G Nils Grinfogels 1 1.00 1994 ? G Rihards Cimermanis 1 0.00 1993 ?

Toms Andersons is playing in Switzerland, but the club is unknown.

Players, whose teams are unknown, are playing outside either Latvian or Latvian U18 league.