Latvian defenders Kristaps Sotnieks and Oskars Cibulskis helped Kladno “Rytīrži”, whose team is played by club owner Jaromīrs Jāgrs, qualify for the Czech hockey extra league.
In the fourth match of the rematch, the Kladno hockey players beat Zlín “PSG Berani” 1:0 on Friday, reaching 4-0 up to four wins in the series.
Latvian ice hockey players failed to score in the second leg matches. Sotnieks finished this series with a positive utility coefficient of +4, while Cibulski had a neutral utility coefficient.
51-year-old Jagr scored 5 goals and made 9 assists in 26 games in the top league this season.
11 Latvians have played in the extra league this season, defender Kārlis Čukstem is currently fighting Tršinec’s “Ocelarži” in the final series.
In the final series of the previous season, “Ocelarži” from Tršinec defeated “Sparta” from Prague 4-2.
Source: Tv Net
