Six points in three games: Abols named to Swiss league team of the week
Latvian hockey player Rodrigo Abols, in his first season in Switzerland's National League, scored three goals and added three assists in three games. He is the top-scoring forward for Bern.
Rodrigo Abols, who is playing his first season in Switzerland's National League, the country's top hockey division, with Bern, scored three goals and set up three more in three games over the past week. The output earned him a place in the Swiss league's team of the week.
Three games, six points
On Friday Bern beat Lausanne 3:2, and Abols had a goal and an assist (1+1). On Saturday Bern won a derby on the road, defeating Langnau Tigers 3:1, with Abols collecting two goals and an assist (2+1). On Tuesday Bern lost 1:3 at home to Langnau, and Abols added one assist (0+1).
In total Bern scored seven goals in these three games, and Abols failed to earn a point on only one of them.
League standings
Abols has played 11 games and collected 11 points, which makes him Bern's leading scorer among the forwards. Zurich Lions, the club of Latvian forward Rudolfs Balcers, lead the National League table, while Bern sits in seventh place.
