Bowling Green State University Athletics
Freibergs Earns Spot On Latvian National Team
May 02, 2013 | Ice Hockey
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HELSINKI, Finland -- The International Ice Hockey Federation announced the rosters for the 2013 World Championships Wednesday evening, naming Bowling Green defenseman Ralfs Freibergs as a member of the Latvian National Team. Freibergs, a freshman from Riga, Latvia, played in eight games for the Orange and Brown this past season, scoring one goal and adding six assists for seven points in 2012-13. Freibergs is one of seven defenseman on the Latvian roster, which is made up a total of 23 players. The team is led by Ted Nolan, who has had stints coahing the Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. Freibergs joins 2013 Hobey Baker winner Drew LeBlanc as the only two current NCAA college players to make the tournament.
Latvia is one of eight teams in the Helsinki bracket, joining Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Russia, Slokavia and the United States in Group H. Latvia's first game is on Saturday, May 4 against Russia. The entire schedule can be found below.
FRI, MAY 3
Latvia is one of eight teams in the Helsinki bracket, joining Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Russia, Slokavia and the United States in Group H. Latvia's first game is on Saturday, May 4 against Russia. The entire schedule can be found below.
FRI, MAY 3
| 1 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | France |
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Slovakia |
| 2 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Czech Republic |
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Belarus |
| 3 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Finland |
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Germany |
| 4 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Sweden |
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| 5 | 12:15 H | Helsinki | United States |
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Austria |
| 6 | 12:15 S | Stockholm | Norway |
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Slovenia |
| 7 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Russia |
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Latvia |
| 8 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Canada |
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Denmark |
| 9 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Finland |
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| 10 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Czech Republic |
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| 11 | 12:15 H | Helsinki | France |
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Austria |
| 12 | 12:15 S | Stockholm | Belarus |
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Slovenia |
| 13 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Germany |
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Russia |
| 14 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Switzerland |
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Canada |
| 15 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Latvia |
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United States |
| 16 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Norway |
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| 17 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Germany |
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Slovakia |
| 18 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Switzerland |
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Czech Republic |
| 19 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Finland |
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France |
| 20 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Sweden |
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| 21 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Austria |
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Latvia |
| 22 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Slovenia |
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Denmark |
| 23 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Russia |
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| 24 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Canada |
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| 25 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Austria |
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Germany |
| 26 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Slovenia |
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Switzerland |
| 27 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | United States |
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Finland |
| 28 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Norway |
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| 29 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Russia |
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France |
| 30 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
| 31 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Slovakia |
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| 32 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Sweden |
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| FRI, MAY 10 | |||||||
| 33 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Slovakia |
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Austria |
| 34 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Slovenia |
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Czech Republic |
| 35 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Russia |
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Finland |
| 36 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Belarus |
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| 37 | 12:15 H | Helsinki | United States |
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France |
| 38 | 12:15 S | Stockholm | Switzerland |
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Denmark |
| 39 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Finland |
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Austria |
| 40 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Sweden |
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Slovenia |
| 41 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Germany |
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| 42 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Norway |
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| 43 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | United States |
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Germany |
| 44 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Canada |
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Czech Republic |
| 45 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Slovakia |
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Russia |
| 46 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Norway |
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| MON, MAY 13 | |||||||
| 47 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | Latvia |
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France |
| 48 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Denmark |
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Belarus |
| 49 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Austria |
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Russia |
| 50 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Canada |
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| TUE, MAY 14 | |||||||
| 51 | 12:15 H | Helsinki | Slovakia |
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United States |
| 52 | 12:15 S | Stockholm | Belarus |
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Switzerland |
| 53 | 16:15 H | Helsinki | France |
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Germany |
| 54 | 16:15 S | Stockholm | Czech Republic |
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Norway |
| 55 | 20:15 H | Helsinki | Latvia |
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Finland |
| 56 | 20:15 S | Stockholm | Denmark |
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Sweden |
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