He stressed that time is still needed to understand what happened in Tampere on Sunday. The greatest joy is for the medals, but there is also great joy for the team that hosted the championship and for the fans.
Buncis admitted that organizing the World Cup was not easy because Latvia only had 11 months instead of the usual three years. However, he is pleased with what has been achieved and what we “showed to the world from Riga.”
The head of the organizing committee expressed the hope that the achievement of the Latvian team will inspire children and parents to start playing hockey.
“I hope that the influx of younger children will be large enough that we can think about success in the future. Hockey is on the rise again, we must move forward,” said Bountsis.
The President of the Latvian Hockey Federation, Aigar Kalvitis, also admitted that the victory of hockey players will motivate the new generation to start training and achieving goals. “This push will give hockey greater popularity,” Kalvitis is sure.
He said that the dream of medals for Latvia in the hockey championship was always difficult to believe mentally, but after the victory over Switzerland the dream became more and more real every day. “What you dreamed of has finally come true,” Kalvitis said.
The head of the federation noted that the support of Latvian fans is extremely important. “We did everything we could, but we needed support,” said Kalvitis, admitting that Latvia has never had such a united team, and much of the credit for that goes to the fans.
As reported, the Latvian men’s ice hockey team won the bronze medal match at the World Championships, beating the United States 4-3 in overtime on Sunday in Tampere. For the first time in the history of the Latvian national team, they managed to win medals at these competitions.
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2024-03-26 03:53:34