Covid-19 hit the popular children’s and youth hockey tournament “Riga Hockey Cup” for two years, which will once again gather a large group of young hockey players after a two-year break.
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Jānis Jansons, the organizer of the “Riga Hockey Cup” tournament, reveals that the last two years have been very difficult with a lot of unknown, last-minute changes, rescheduling and postponing tournaments. “2022 also looked optimistic at first, but 53 teams have withdrawn from the tournament in recent weeks due to the war in Ukraine. A total of 183 teams from 17 Member States have confirmed their participation in the tournament, which is a great pleasure. organizing the hockey tournament “Riga Hockey Cup 2022” and giving our young hockey players the opportunity to compete with their peers from other countries is an important reason why we have all gathered here. I invite everyone to actively support the tournament participants and visit the competition venues — Ice halls, watch games and of course sympathize with your favorites! Good luck to all the participants of the tournament, as well as guests from abroad a pleasant stay in Riga “, says Jānis Jansons about the tournament and its significance.
“On behalf of LHF, I would like to congratulate all participants, teams and wish them an exciting competition,” says Aigars Kalvītis, President of the Latvian Hockey Federation, before the competition.
One of the participants of the RHC (Riga Hockey Cup) – Ričards Lisovskis, who is currently playing hockey in Finland, evaluates the tournament as follows: “I perceive the” Riga Hockey Cup “as a very high-quality tournament with teams from all over Europe. It means gaining new experience by playing against teams that can’t be found on the ice on a daily basis. By playing, you can draw conclusions and see your level of play compared to teams around the world.
The Riga Hockey Cup is the largest youth tournament in Europe, bringing together about 8,500 participants and fellow travelers from 17 countries this year. — Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Poland, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Ukraine, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary, Norway.
Riga Hockey Cup 2022 tournaments will take place U-12 AAA, U-12 AA, U-14AAA, U-14AA, U-13, U-15, U-9, U-11, U-16, U-10, U- 18, in U-20 groups. The games will take place in “Inbox” ice hall, “Volvo” ice hall, “Ozo” ice hall, Jelgava ice hall, Marupe ice hall, “Kurbads” ice hall, “Mogo” ice hall, Ogre ice hall and T / C “Akropole” ice hall. square.
