2024-06-30 15:41:17
The Capitals chosen Mateiko with the ninetieth total choose. That is the very best quantity with which a Latvian hockey participant has been drafted since 2015, when the Toronto “Maple Leafs” chosen Mārtiņas Dzierkalas with quantity 68.
Mateiko performed the earlier two seasons within the Quebec Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and this season scored 23 targets and 20 assists in 49 video games for the St. John’s Sea Canines.
However, Montreal “Canadiens” chosen goalkeeper Mika Vecvanagas within the fifth spherical with quantity 134.
The 18-year-old goalkeeper beforehand performed in junior leagues in Sweden for 2 seasons, however final season he returned to Latvia and performed for “Rīga” Hockey College, and along with the Latvian U-18 nationwide group, he reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship, the place he averaged 3.84 targets in 4 matches. , capturing 89.4%.
Being drafted by NHL groups doesn’t assure a contract.
It has already been reported that on Friday the San Jose “Sharks” chosen McLean Celebrini with the primary quantity within the NHL draft.
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