Latvian Hockey Players Shine in Czech Extraliga Action
Liberec, โCzech Republic – Latvian defenseman Kristaps Zileโข scoredโฃ twice against his former club, Verva Litvinov, but Liberec ultimately fellโข 3:4 in overtime. Meanwhile, Mฤrtiลลก Dzierkals registered two assists โfor Sparta Prague in โaโ 3:4 shootout loss toโฃ Karlovy Vary Energie.
Zile found โthe back of the net in the 14th minute,giving Liberec a 3-1 lead,and again in the 20th minute. he finished the game with a +3 efficiency โขrating,blocking two shots and contributing to all three of his team’s goals. This brings his season total โขto four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 17 games.Dzierkals’ two assists elevate hisโ season point โtotal โto six โ(3โค goals, 3 assists) inโ 17 matches.
Elsewhere in the Czech Extraliga, Jฤnis Jakas recorded anโ assist forโฃ Karlovy Vary, โฃwhile Haralds Egle andโ Roberts Mamฤiฤ were held scoreless. Ralf Freiberg’s Vฤซtkoviceโ Ridera lost 1-4โ to Brnoโข Kometa, and Mick Indrasis’ Mlada Boleslav were defeated 1-2โค by Trลกinec Ocelarzi. Mountfield Hradecโ Krรกlovรฉ defeated Plzeล ล koda 3-2 โฃwithout the injured Kriลกjฤnis Rubin, and Renฤrs Krastenberg did notโข feature in Olomouc’s โ2-3 loss to Kladno Rytรญลi. Pilsen currently holds the highest league position among teams with โLatvian players,โค sitting inโค fourth place. Brno Kometa were crowned โคchampions in the previous season.
