HK “Riga” against Moscow “Krasnaya Armiya” Photo: HK “Riga”
The “Riga” team lost to the Russian Youth Hockey League (MHL) in Riga on Saturday. The Latvian team in Pinki lost 1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 2) to Moscow’s “Krasnaya Armiya”, which won the 17th consecutive victory. The guests gained a two-goal lead, which was reduced by Nikita Matejko 1: 2 in the 50th minute after the rebound. However, the victory was for the guests.
In the tournament table “Riga” in the Western group with 28 points won in the 37th place in 37 games, while the leader of the league “Krasnaya Army” has 61 points in 35 games less. The teams will meet again on Sunday. Last season, Riga took 13th place in the main event in the Western Conference and did not qualify for the elimination tournament.
After one season, the head coach Raimonds Vilkoits has returned to the coaching corps in the Riga “Dinamo” team. The calendar of MHL season 13 envisages that each team will play 64 games in the main tournament (32 at home, 32 away). The “Riga” team plays in the Western group, which has 17 teams and only the top eight enter the playoffs.
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