Olympics: Bruins prospect has breakout game as Latvia stuns Germany – MassLive.com

Bruins Published: Feb. 14, 2026, 9:13 a.m. Latvia’s Dans Locmelis (11) celebrates after scoring a goal against Germany during the first period of a men’s ice hockey preliminary round match at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP Dans Locmelis’ breakout day helped give Latvia a huge win in its second game of the Olympics. The Bruins prospect, who starred at UMass before turning pro, had two goals as Latvia surprised Germany, 4-3, on Saturday in Italy. Locmelis scored two goals on the power play against a German team that features NHL stars Leon Draisaitl and Tim Stultzle. Locmelis, 21, who is in his first full professional season, had 12 goals and nine assists for 21 points in 30 games for the Providence Bruins before the Olympics The fourth round pick has been a regular for Latvia in the World Championships in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Some Things I Think I Think: It’s time for Red Sox to move on from Masataka Yoshida What Bruins/Team USA defenseman learned from Quad God’s failure Olympics: How Bruins Jeremy Swayman, Team USA coach and players reacted to ugly goal Bruins goalie survives shaky goals to earn
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