Earlier in the day, Mr Legace's daughter, Sabrina, was married at the home. Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins said his late teammate, Matiss Kivlenieks, helped saved lives before his death in a fireworks-related accident on Independence Day. Matiss Kivlenieks, 24, died while attending a party at the home of the team's goaltending coach, Manny Legace. 2 goaltender next season if Joonas Korpisalo or Elvis Merzlikins is traded. Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Matiss Kivlenieks. During a memorial service, Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins said teammate Matiss Kivlenieks 'died a hero' after saving him and his pregnant wife from the errant fireworks blast that killed. He played two games for the Blue Jackets and eight for the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters this past season.Ī native of Riga, Latvia, Kivlenieks signed with the Blue Jackets as a free agent in May 2017 and played eight games for the club overall. Kivlenieks most recently represented Latvia this spring at the world hockey championship in which he played four games. The Latvian Hockey Federation called Kivlenieks’ death “a great loss not only for Latvian hockey but for the entire Latvian nation.” Cleveland Monsters goalie Matiss Kivlenieks stands on the ice as he is announced as the first star of the game following their game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Dec. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Kivlenieks’ “love for life and passion for the game will be deeply missed by all those who have been fortunate to have him as a teammate and a friend.” aj tm js varat last par via dzvi, karjeru un traisko nvi, k ar skatties video un foto. But somebody in the NHL family, as close as we all are as the teams even battling out there, from all the Lightning, our condolences.” Matss Kivlenieks bija viens no Latvijas labkajiem hokeja vrtsargiem, kur splja NHL klub 'Columbus Blue Jackets'. “It’s an awful tragedy for anybody, any family to go through that. Blue Jackets front office staff on Wednesday confirmed that Matiss Kivlenieks died following an accident Sunday at goaltending coach Manny Legaces home in Novi, Mich., after celebrating the. “I just want to give our heartfelt condolences to the Kivlenieks family,” Cooper said.
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