Haralds Egle scores in Czech league as Karlovy Vary win
Latvian forward Haralds Egle scored on Sunday in a Czech Extraliga ice hockey game as his team, Karlovy Vary's Energie, beat Kladno's Rytiri 3-1. After nine games the club sits third in the 14-team table.
Latvian ice hockey forward Haralds Egle scored on Sunday in a regular-season game of the Czech Extraliga, the country's top league, helping Energie of Karlovy Vary to a home win. The team beat Kladno's Rytiri 3-1 (1-0, 1-0, 1-1).
Egle and defenseman Roberts Mamcics are the Latvian players in the Energie lineup. In the 17th minute, Egle fired the puck into the net from the left face-off circle without stopping it, making it 1-0. He spent 14 minutes and 15 seconds on the ice, took five shots on goal, won 11 of 19 face-offs and finished with a plus-minus of +1. Mamcics played 16 minutes and 21 seconds, took two shots on goal, blocked two shots and recorded a plus-minus of +2.
In the first nine games of the season, Egle has three goals and three assists.
Other Latvian players
Sparta Prague won 3-0 (2-0, 0-0, 1-0) at home against Vitkovice Ridera. Forward Martins Dzierkals returned after missing six games and earned his first point of the season with an assist.
Felikss Gavars's Mlada Boleslav won 2-1 (1-0, 1-1, 0-0) at home against Litvinov's Verva, whose lineup includes Janis Jaks. Renars Krastenbergs's Ceske Budejovice Motor beat Liberec's Bili Tygri 4-3 (2-2, 1-0, 1-1) at home; Kristaps Zile plays for Liberec. Ralfs Freibergs and Olomouc lost 3-1 (0-1, 0-0, 2-1 in the final stages) away to Hradec Kralove's Mountfield.
Standings
Among the clubs with Latvian players, Energie are highest in the table. After nine games they have 18 points and are third among 14 teams.
