2024-04-23 00:47:49
As you know, Daugaviņš and defender Kristofers Bindulis represented the Slovakian team Mihalovce “Dukla” last season, which lost 2-4 to “Nitra” in the semi-final series of the extra league.
“I still believe that we had the best team, but seven players were injured at the end of the first round,” said the Latvian forward, noting that an undefeated championship is a major disappointment. “Losing in the playoffs when you are the favorite is unpleasant and painful.”
Daugavins, who was the captain of the Mihalovce team, scored 11 goals and had 43 assists in 47 matches in the regular championship and collected 11 (5+6) points in 11 “play-off” games.
As Daugavins revealed, the national team’s coach is now putting more workloads on the players and the next matches [26. un 27.aprīlī viesos pret Šveici] it will be a good indicator as the unit plays under loads, as you think, and then the coaching staff will figure out when to let the players out of the “hole”.
In the beginning of the training camp, the Latvian hockey players played two test matches with Austria, celebrating the victory in both with 3:2 in the shootouts, but last week the Latvians lost to the Finns twice with 2:3.
The Latvian national team is scheduled to play six test matches at home and two away this spring. After two away games with Switzerland on May 3 and 4, the Latvians will meet Norway at home.
The Latvian national team will go to the world championship in the Czech Republic on May 9.
The 2024 championship will take place in Prague and Ostrava from May 10 to 26.
2024-04-23 00:47:49