Latvian hockey legionnaires: Trastašenkovs, Andersons and others deliver abroad
Several Latvian hockey players contributed points for their foreign clubs in recent games, with forward Antons Trastašenkovs opening his Dutch Eredivisie season with a goal and an assist.
Latvian hockey players continue to compete across various European leagues, with several delivering solid performances for their clubs in recent rounds.
In the Dutch Eredivisie, 26-year-old forward Antons Trastašenkovs, who previously played 20 games for Riga's Dinamo, scored a shorthanded goal and added an assist tonight as Nijmegen's Devils defeated Zoetermeer's Panthers 5:0. Trastašenkovs was a key contributor to Nijmegen's championship run last season, tallying 99 points (51 goals, 48 assists) across 29 games.
In Switzerland's second-tier league, playmaker Toms Andersons recorded two assists despite La Chaux-de-Fonds falling 3:4 to Basel. Over 22 minutes of ice time, he registered four shots and blocked one, finishing with a plus-one rating.
In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Uppsala's Almtuna lost 2:4 to Karlskoga. Nineteen-year-old Bruno Osmanis logged 12.5 minutes of ice time, picking up one assist but finishing with a minus-one rating.
The report also mentions a 30-year-old center who has played in Hungary's top league since 2021, tallying 56 and 49 points respectively over the past two seasons with Debrecen's DEAC club.
