Shamrock Macijevskis named to international hockey team, with two others

Watertown Shamrocks forward Antons Macijevskis has been named to the Latvian national team for the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championships (WJC) which kicked off on Saturday, December 27.

Antons Macijevskis

Alongside Macijevskis, two former Shamrocks will also be representing their home countries at the WJC. Former Shamrock Dmitrijs Dilevka will be joining Macijevskis on Team Latvia for his second appearance with the national team, and Phileas Lachat will be representing Team Switzerland for the first time in the championship.

“We’re very happy for these three to have the opportunity to represent their countries on the international stage,” said Casey Kirley, Watertown Shamrocks head coach and general manager. “Antons and Dima are both back representing Latvia after doing a great job last year. Both of them had productive seasons in Watertown last year and grew their games. Antons has been a key player for us again this year, both in terms of his production and leadership, and we are looking forward to him having a big second half.”

A native of Riga, Latvia, Macijevskis will be making his second appearance for Team Latvia at the WJC after making the team a year ago as well. He played in two games last year for Latvia and was called for a penalty and posted a -1 rating. This season for Watertown, the Latvian pivot is nearing career highs across the board offensively with 4-9–13 in 21 games played after posting 5-10–15 in 51 games last year. Last season for Watertown, Dilevka was sixth on the team in scoring and finished the year with 6-17–23 in 51 games.

Dmitrijs Dilevka

“(Phileas) did a great job backstopping our team last season,” Kirley said. “It’s been fun to watch him continue to grow his game in the USHL this year. He has worked extremely hard for the opportunity to represent his home country this year.”

Lachat, who saw action in 31 contests for the Shamrocks last season and won 10 games, is now in the USHL with the Waterloo Black Hawks.

Team Latvia began its pursuit of the first medal in the team’s history on December 27 when it faced Team Canada and lost 2-1. Switzerland also began its fight for its first medal in the championship since 1998 on December 27 as well where they were defeated by the United States.

The full schedules for Latvia and Switzerland can be found below.

Team Latvia Schedule (Group B – All games at 3M Arena at Mariucci and in CST)