Head coach of the Russian team 25 and S.K.A. Romain Rotenberg told that the good dedication of the Latvian players and the weak play of the favorites helped the team take third place in the Ice Hockey World Championship on home soil.
The Latvian national team for the first time in its history won bronze in the World Championship. In the match for third place, the team defeated the American team.
– Why did the Latvians shoot like that, when Dynamo Riga no longer plays in the KHL?
– First of all, Dynamo Riga left the KHL quite recently. It cannot be said that our championship has had no impact on the development of Latvian hockey. I have seen the statistics that the Latvian national team has the most experience in the KHL overall. Let’s see what will happen in ten years.
Finland can be cited as an example here: we trained the Finns in such a way that for several consecutive years they won medals in any tournament. Latvians are good comrades in terms of dedication. They played at home, there was strong support, but in terms of the quality of the game, they hardly surprised anyone. They have a very experienced team, almost all of them have played in the KHL for a long time, they have come to the world championships several times. But here we can rather talk about the failure of other favorites,” Rotenberg told .
Team Canada won the 2023 World Cup.
Source : MatchTV
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