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Eric Mateiko | Photo: IIHF
The National Hockey League (NHL) scouting office has released the 2024 draft midseason rankings, which also includes two Latvian representatives.
It should be noted that the rankings separately list both field hockey players and goaltenders playing in North America and field hockey players and goaltenders playing in Europe. Between for Europeans 28th place defender Darrell Ulyanskywho plays in the system of the Swedish club AIK and represents their U20 team.
Among those playing in North America, the 36th spot is reserved for strikers To Eric Mateiko, who is playing this season for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Both ice hockey players played as part of the Latvian national team at this year’s U20 World Championship, where the Latvian team took eighth place.
Canadian Maclin Celebrini is at the top of the rankings of North American outfield players, while the top spot in the European list is reserved for Oskar Batna’s teammate, striker Konsta Helenius.
It is worth remembering that no Latvian hockey player was selected in the NHL draft last year.
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