Edgars Masalskis
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Edgars Masaļskis is a Latvia
n ice hockey
goaltender
, who currently plays for the Russian team HC Yugra
of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Masaļskis is the main goalkeeper for the Latvian National Ice Hockey Team, and has played for a number of clubs, with five seasons in Liepājas Metalurgs
as his longest stay at any club.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
, who currently plays for the Russian team HC Yugra
HC Yugra
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk is a professional ice hockey team based in Khanty-Mansiysk, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. They replaced Lada Togliatti in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2010.-History:...
of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Masaļskis is the main goalkeeper for the Latvian National Ice Hockey Team, and has played for a number of clubs, with five seasons in Liepājas Metalurgs
HK Liepajas Metalurgs
HK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Belarusian Extraliga team based in Liepāja, Latvia. The club's 2nd team plays in the Latvian Hockey League.-History:The club was founded in 1997. In 1998 their current home arena - Olimpiskā ledus halle was built...
as his longest stay at any club.