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In the quarterfinal game, in which Latvia lost 7-2 to the USA, a violation of the rules occurred four minutes and 37 seconds before the end of the game, and Ločmelis received a two-minute suspension.
The championship disciplinary committee found that Lochmelis delivered an illegal blow to the opponent, who was unaware of the attack at the time and unable to defend himself, hitting the opponent’s head.
Since the player will not be eligible to play for next year’s Junior World Cup due to the age limit, the two-game disqualification applies to Latvia’s first two games at the 2024 Adult World Cup.
If the player is not included in the Latvian national team at the start of the 2024 World Cup, the disqualification will apply for two matches for the next World Cup, where the player is included in the ranks of the Latvian national team.
It has already been reported that Latvian hockey players finished fourth in Group A at the World Cup in Gothenburg, losing 0-6, 0-10 and 0-4 in the first three games against Sweden, Canada and Finland, respectively, but in In the last game they beat Germany 6-2 and reached the quarter-finals.
Players born in 2004 and younger were allowed to take part in this year’s World Cup.
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