Hockey Club Lugano is proud to announce that four players trained in its youth sector are participating in the U20 World Championship starting today in Halifax and Moncton (Canada).
Brian Zanetti will take to the ice with the Swiss National Team. Born in 2003, Brian is playing in his third junior world championship. A key player in recent years with HCL’s U20 team (86 games, 56 points), the defenseman was drafted in 2021 by the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) and has spent the last two seasons with the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Lorenzo Canonica will also don the Swiss jersey. Born in 2003, Lorenzo is set to compete in his second junior world championship. Having made a strong impression at a young age with HCL’s U20 team (71 games, 62 points), the forward is now playing his third season with the Shawinigan Cataractes in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Roberts Cjunskis will represent the Latvian National Team. Born in 2003, the forward from Marupe (Latvia) has been part of HCL’s youth sector since the Mini Top category and already participated in the U18 World Championship in 2021. With HCL’s U20 team, he has played 105 games, scoring 77 points.
Emils Veckaktins, a forward born in 2004, hails from Ogre (Latvia) and joined the Cornèr Arena in 2019. He also represented his home country at the 2021 U18 World Championship and has played 75 games with HCL’s U20 team, tallying 62 points.
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