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Teodors Blügers | Photo: Vancouver Canucks
For National Hockey League (NHL) Vancouver Canucks forward Teodoras Bļuger, December could be the most successful month yet as the Latvian hockey player put in a productive performance.
In the last month of 2023, the “Canucks” played 12 games in which the Latvian collected 11 (4+7) performance points, while in the previous ten-game period he only had two (1+1) points. As North American journalists note, Teodors has proven himself not only as a strong defensive player, but also as a hockey player who can create moments for himself and his partners.
It should be noted that in December twice suffered Minnesota Wild because the Latvian scored points against this team in two games in a row.
Blüger’s goal against the Wild on December 8th
Blüger’s goal against the Wild on December 16th
The attacker was also able to prevail against the Nashville Predators and the Philadelphia Flyers. It should be noted that Blüger’s goal was generally not always a guarantee of victory this month, as only two of these four games were won.
Blüger’s goal against the “Predators” on December 20th
Bluger’s goal against the Flyers on December 29th
Canucks head coach Rick Tocket also praises Blüger from time to time. “We missed him a lot at the start of the season. One of the best “on point”. Overall, this shift is very good. “I can say that if we analyze the mistakes in the games played, the episodes with this change are not shown there,” says the coach about the Latvian’s role in the team.
“Canucks” coach on Blüger: We missed him at the beginning of the season
Theodore himself states that he doesn’t pay attention to his results because the most important thing is that the team wins. “You are only as good as your last game,” said the striker after one of the games.
Blüger: You are only as good as your last game
Meanwhile, Teodors has renewed his career record for the longest points streak by scoring points in seven consecutive games and is also approaching the Latvian ice hockey player’s record, which belongs to Sandis Ozoliņš – the legendary ice hockey player had two point streaks in eight consecutive games during his career.
Bļugers can start 2024 with another entry in the Latvian ice hockey history book. It would even be quite symbolic – Bļugers became the second Stanley Cup winner from Latvia after Ozoliņš, but now he could also break Ozo’s record.
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