Latvia's Top U20 Scorer Ansons Released From Italian Club in the Alps League

Latvian hockey forward Kristers Ansons is being released from an Italian club that plays in the Alps League. He joined the team in the summer after moving from Latvia. Last season he was the leading scorer of Latvia's U20 junior national team at the world championship.

Season in Italy

In the Alps League, Ansons played seven games and recorded four assists, but did not score a goal. In his last three matches he earned three points.

The team's head coach is a Swede. Its imports include Canadians and Americans, as well as one Swede. The club's leading scorer is the Italian Davide Conci.

Success in Latvia

With the Riga side Mogo/RSU, Ansons has been Latvian champion three seasons in a row. Last season he played 25 games and recorded 10 goals and 17 assists (10+17). In the playoffs he played 11 matches, scoring six goals and collecting ten points in total.

U20 team leader

Last season Ansons also represented Latvia's U20 team at the junior world championship. In five games he collected six points (3+3) and was the team's leading scorer. His closest followers were Bruno Osmanis, who plays in Sweden's second league, and defenseman Alberts Šmits, who plays in the NHL, North America's top hockey league.