Overview
- The club announced Monday that 19-year-old forward Rihards Griva has signed for the 2026/27 season after leaving the Madison Capitols of the USHL.
- Griva previously progressed through Adler Mannheim’s youth system and played for Germany’s U18 national team at last year’s world championships.
- Sport director Stéphane Richer said the move is meant to strengthen Eisbären’s U-23 area and that the club will support Griva’s path toward a professional career.
- Griva holds both Latvian and German citizenship, a detail that affects his roster status in Europe and eases his integration without counting as an import player.
- The signing follows other recent roster moves and the arrival of new coach Éric Dubois, and it signals Berlin’s focus on developing young talent for the senior DEL squad.