SportsPublished: 27 October 2026 at 01:10
Merzļikins recalls the moment he learned he had been traded
Latvian ice hockey goaltender Elvis Merzļikins has said that after seven years in Columbus he needed a change, even a painful one. He spoke on the Swiss public broadcaster RSI's programme.
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Elvis Merzļikins, a Latvian ice hockey goaltender, felt after seven years in Columbus that he needed a change. In his words, this was necessary even though the step was painful.
He shared his thoughts on "Domenica Sportiva", a programme of the Swiss public broadcaster RSI. In the interview he also recalled the moment he learned he was being traded to another team.
The source says only that Merzļikins spent seven years in Columbus and that after so long he felt the need for a new environment. It gives no further details about the move.
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