Albertam \u0160mitam atv\u0113l\u0113ta pirm\u0101 vieta. Rang\u0101 seko 20 gadus vecais kan\u0101die\u0161u uzbruc\u0113js L\u012bems Gr\u012bntr\u012b, kur\u0161 aizvad\u012btaj\u0101 sezon\u0101 ar Kan\u0101das U20 izlasi izc\u012bn\u012bja pasaules \u010dempion\u0101ta bronzu un kur\u0161 bija Ont\u0101rio Hokeja l\u012bgas komandas “Windsor Spitfires” kapteinis.<\/p>\n
Tre\u0161\u0101 vieta atv\u0113l\u0113ta centram Kolam Bod\u012bnam, kur\u0161 ar\u012bdzan ieguva junioru \u010dempion\u0101ta bronzu, kur\u0161 bija “Barrie Colts” kapteinis un kur\u0161 k\u013cuva par Ont\u0101rio l\u012bgas izsl\u0113g\u0161anas sp\u0113\u013cu rezultat\u012bv\u0101ko hokejistu ar 29 punktiem 15 ma\u010dos.<\/p>\n
“Nav daudz hokejistu vi\u0146a vecum\u0101, kuri jau b\u016btu sp\u0113l\u0113ju\u0161i div\u0101s profesion\u0101l\u0101s l\u012bg\u0101s, olimpiskaj\u0101s sp\u0113l\u0113s un pasaules \u010dempion\u0101t\u0101,” \u0160mita pieredzi atz\u012bm\u0113ja \u0145ujorkas “Rangers” prezidents Kriss Dr\u016brijs.<\/p>\n
Latvie\u0161u aizsarga briedumu v\u0113rt\u0113ja ar\u012b kluba sp\u0113l\u0113t\u0101ju att\u012bst\u012bbas da\u013cas direktors Taners Gl\u0101ss: “Vi\u0146am piem\u012bt ieradumi, ko parasti redzi nobriedu\u0161\u0101kos sp\u0113l\u0113t\u0101jos. Tas, k\u0101 vi\u0146\u0161 lenc ripu, tas, k\u0101 vi\u0146\u0161 to nog\u0101d\u0101 t\u0101l\u0101k, tas, k\u0101 vi\u0146\u0161 valda p\u0101r laukumu \u2013 vi\u0146\u0161 ir p\u0101rliecin\u0101ts par sav\u0101m sp\u0113j\u0101m.”<\/p>\n
Pirms drafta \u0160mits tika nov\u0113rt\u0113ts k\u0101 NHL gatav\u0101kais aizsargs. Vienlaikus izskan\u0113ja ba\u017eas par vi\u0146a iesp\u0113jamo potenci\u0101lu uzbrukum\u0101. T\u0101s klied\u0113ja Austrumu konferences komandas skauts, kur\u0161 viedokli pauda anon\u012bmi.<\/p>\n
“Starptautiskajos turn\u012bros Latvijai daudz j\u0101sp\u0113l\u0113 aizsardz\u012bb\u0101, t\u0101p\u0113c vi\u0146\u0161 savu uzbrukuma potenci\u0101lu nevar nodemonstr\u0113t tik \u013coti, kam\u0113r nesp\u0113l\u0113 pret v\u0101j\u0101k\u0101m komand\u0101m,” pauda skauts. “Pirms gada U18 pasaules \u010dempion\u0101t\u0101 vi\u0146\u0161 par\u0101d\u012bja, ka ir meistars. Tur vi\u0146\u0161 par\u0101d\u012bja savu uzbrukumu. Vi\u0146am tas piem\u012bt.”<\/p>\n
“Vi\u0146\u0161 var\u0113tu pa taisno iel\u0113kt NHL komand\u0101, bet vai tas ir lab\u0101kais l\u0113mums?” vaic\u0101ja cits skauts. “Skatos uz citiem hokejistiem vi\u0146a vecum\u0101, un\u2026 Lai gan vi\u0146\u0161 ir fiziski nobriedis un, iesp\u0113jams, sp\u0113tu izdz\u012bvot NHL, dom\u0101ju, ka ir daudz lab\u0101k doties AHL, sl\u012bp\u0113t meistar\u012bbu un k\u013c\u016bt lab\u0101kam.”<\/p>\n
“Bie\u017e\u0101k sp\u0113l\u0113t ar ripu, sp\u0113l\u0113t vis\u0101s situ\u0101cij\u0101s, tikt pie vair\u0101k iesp\u0113j\u0101m un sp\u0113l\u0113t ar maz\u0101ku spiedienu no malas.”<\/p>\n