Edgars Masaļskis Explained

Birth Date:31 March 1980
Birth Place:Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:172
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:HK Lido Nafta Riga
HK Riga
HK Liepājas Metalurgs
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Mörrums GoIS IK
HC Karlovy Vary
Dukla Jihlava
IHC Písek
Neftyanik Almetievsk
EHC Freiburg
Metallurg Zhlobin
Dinamo Riga
EV Duisburg Die Füchse
HC Yugra
HK Poprad
HC Ambrì-Piotta
HC Lada Togliatti
Ntl Team:LAT
Career Start:1996
Career End:2017

Edgars Masaļskis (born 31 March 1980) is a Latvian ice hockey coach and former player. Playing as a goaltender, Masaļskis represented the Latvian national team, and has played for a number of clubs, with five seasons in Liepājas Metalurgs as his longest stay at any club. He retired after the 2016–17 season, and joined Dinamo Riga's coaching staff on 2 October 2017.[1]

International play

Masaļskis has played twelve World Hockey Championships, four Winter Olympic Games tournaments and two World Junior Hockey Championships tournaments.

He was named to the Latvia men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cipruss un Masaļskis palīdzēs Dinamo treneru korpusam. www.dinamoriga.lv. October 3, 2017. lv-LV. October 2, 2017. October 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003224724/https://www.dinamoriga.lv/lv/zinas/kluba-zinas/cipruss-un-masalskis-palidzes-dinamo-treneru-korpusam. dead.
  2. Web site: Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF. iihfworlds2014.com. 2014-05-09.