Bobcats Ink Patriks Marcinkevicks to Contract for '26-27

by Brett Wiseman

WYTHEVILLE, VA-The Blue Ridge Bobcats, proud members of the Federal Prospects Hockey League, are proud to announce the team has signed recently acquired forward Patriks Marcinkevics to a contract for the 2026-2027 season.

“I’m extremely excited to sign with the Blue Ridge Bobcats and be part of what we’re building here,” said Patriks Marcinkevics. “I’m ready to work, compete, and give everything I have to help bring a championship to Blue Ridge!”

Marcinkevics, a 5’9”, 168lb left-shot forward from Riga, Latvia, is coming off a spectacular 2025-26 FPHL season with the Pee Dee IceCats. He finished the regular season among the league's top scorers, recording 45 goals and 46 assists for 91 points in 48 games. The FPHL also named Marcinkevics the March/April Player of the Month, after he produced 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points over 14 games during the final stretch of the season.

Marcinkevics also brings significant professional experience. Prior to joining Pee Dee, he appeared in the ECHL with the Atlanta Gladiators and Bloomington Bison and played in the SPHL with the Macon Mayhem.

"Patriks is one of the top players in our entire league," Zemlicka said. "He has tremendous skillset, he's an excellent skater, he sees the ice extremely well and he has that ability to create something out of nothing. When you look at what he did last season — 45 goals and 91 points — that's not an accident. He consistently finds ways to get himself and his teammates on the scoresheet."
Season tickets are on sale now to see Marcinkevicks take the Hitachi Energy Arena ice as a Bobcat at blueridgebobcats.com/26-27-season-tickets