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The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is ranked 10th in the world by IIHF as of 2023. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Their best ever finish at the World Championships was in 2023, when they won the bronze medal. Latvia reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, losing 2–1 to Canada. Latvia has 7,898 registered players (0.43% of its population).
Association | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation |
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General manager | Rūdolfs Kalvītis |
Head coach | Harijs Vītoliņš |
Assistants | Lauris Dārziņš Artūrs Irbe Petteri Nummelin Ville Peltonen Raimonds Vilkoits |
Captain | Kaspars Daugaviņš |
Most games | Rodrigo Laviņš (230) |
Top scorer | Leonīds Tambijevs (66) |
Most points | Leonīds Tambijevs (150) |
Home stadium | Arēna Rīga |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | LAT |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 10 (27 May 2024)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 9 (2005–06, 2014) |
Lowest IIHF | 13 (2018) |
First international | |
Latvia 3–0 Lithuania (Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932)[2] | |
Biggest win | |
Latvia 32–0 Israel (Bled, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)[2] | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada 14–0 Latvia (Davos, Switzerland; 20 January 1935)[2] | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 35 (first in 1933) |
Best result | Bronze: (2023) |
IIHF European Championships | |
Appearances | 1 |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 1936) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
286–284–28 |
Medal record | ||
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World Championship | ||
2023 Finland/Latvia |
Rank | Olympics | World Championships | European Championships |
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1st | |||
2nd | |||
3rd | 2023 | ||
4th | |||
5th | |||
6th | |||
7th | 1997, 2004, 2009 | ||
8th | 2014 | 2000, 2018 | 1932 |
9th | 2002 | 1998, 2003, 2005, 2024 | |
10th | 1933, 1938, 1939, 2006, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2022 | ||
11th | 2022 | 1999, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021 | |
12th | 2006, 2010 | ||
13th | 1936 | 1935, 1996 (1.B)↑, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016 | |
14th | 1994 (2.B), 1995 (2.B) | ||
15th | |||
16th | |||
↑: promoted, ↓: relegated, (3.B): (rank.pool) |
Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | |
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1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | Arvīds Jurgens | Leonīds Vedējs | 13 | |
1953–1991 | As part of Soviet Union | |||||||||
1994 Lillehammer | did not qualify | |||||||||
1998 Nagano | ||||||||||
2002 Salt Lake City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | 9 | |
2006 Turin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 29 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Kārlis Skrastiņš | 12 | |
Games | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
2010 Vancouver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | Oļegs Znaroks | Kārlis Skrastiņš | 12 |
2014 Sochi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | Ted Nolan | Sandis Ozoliņš | 8 |
2018 Pyeongchang | did not qualify | |||||||||
2022 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | Harijs Vītoliņš | Lauris Dārziņš | 11 |
2026 Milan/Cortina | TBA |
Championships | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
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1933 Prague | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | – | Arvīds Jurgens | Finished in 10th place |
1935 Davos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 25 | – | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished in 13th place |
1938 Prague | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Arvīds Jurgens | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished tied in 10th place |
1939 Zürich/Basel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | Larry Marsh | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished in 10th place |
1993 Bled/Ljubljana (Group C) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 9 | Helmuts Balderis | Konstantīns Grigorjevs | Finished in 21st place (Won Group C) |
1994 Copenhagen/Aalborg (Group B) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 9 | Helmuts Balderis | Konstantīns Grigorjevs | Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B) |
1995 Bratislava (Group B) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 16 | Ēvalds Grabovskis | Aleksandrs Beļavskis | Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B) |
1996 Eindhoven (Group B) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oleg Znarok | Finished in 13th place (Won Group B) |
1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 23 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Normunds Sējējs | Finished in 7th place |
1998 Zürich/Basel | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oleg Znarok | Finished in 9th place |
1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 22 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oleg Znarok | Finished in 11th place |
2000 Saint Petersburg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | Haralds Vasiļjevs | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 8th place |
2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | Haralds Vasiļjevs | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 13th place |
2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 11th place |
2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 9th place |
2004 Prague/Ostrava | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | Curt Lindström | Sergejs Žoltoks | Finished in 7th place |
2005 Vienna/Innsbruck | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Kārlis Skrastiņš | Finished in 9th place |
2006 Riga | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | Petr Vorobiev | Aleksandrs Semjonovs | Finished in 10th place |
Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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1932 Berlin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | – | Arvīds Jurgens | Consolation Round | 8th |
Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[6][7]
Head coach: Harijs Vītoliņš
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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2 | D | Kārlis Čukste | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 17 June 1997 | Brynäs IF |
6 | D | Markuss Komuls | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 4 January 1998 | Trois-Rivières Lions |
9 | F | Renārs Krastenbergs | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 26 December 1998 | Graz 99ers |
13 | F | Rihards Bukarts | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 31 December 1995 | Vítkovice Ridera |
16 | F | Kaspars Daugaviņš – C | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 18 May 1988 | Dukla Michalovce |
17 | F | Mārtiņš Dzierkals | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 4 April 1997 | Skellefteå AIK |
18 | F | Rodrigo Ābols – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 5 January 1996 | Rögle BK |
20 | F | Raivis Ansons | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 29 January 2002 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
27 | D | Oskars Cibuļskis | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 9 April 1988 | Herning Blue Fox |
29 | D | Ralfs Freibergs | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 17 May 1991 | Mountfield HK |
30 | G | Elvis Merzļikins | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 13 April 1994 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
34 | F | Eduards Tralmaks | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 17 February 1997 | Rytíři Kladno |
35 | G | Ēriks Vītols | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 17 July 2001 | JYP Jyväskylä |
36 | F | Martins Laviņš | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 10 April 2003 | New Hampshire Wildcats |
50 | G | Kristers Gudļevskis | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 31 July 1992 | Fischtown Pinguins |
55 | D | Roberts Mamčics | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 6 April 1995 | Nové Zámky |
65 | D | Arvils Bergmanis | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 29 December 1999 | Alaska Nanooks |
70 | F | Miks Indrašis | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 30 September 1990 | Brynäs IF |
71 | F | Roberts Bukarts – A | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 27 June 1990 | Vítkovice Ridera |
72 | D | Jānis Jaks | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 22 August 1995 | HC Litvínov |
77 | D | Kristaps Zīle | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 24 December 1997 | HC Litvínov |
82 | F | Fēlikss Gavars | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 15 May 2002 | St. Lawrence Saints |
85 | F | Dans Ločmelis | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 21 January 2004 | UMass Minutemen |
95 | F | Oskars Batņa | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 7 May 1995 | Mikkelin Jukurit |
97 | F | Haralds Egle | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 11 May 1996 | MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš |
Coach | GP | W | T | L | GD | P-ts | |
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1939 | Larry Marsh[9][10] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6:21 | n/a |
1992–1994 | Helmuts Balderis | -- | -- | - | -- | --- | -- |
1995 | Ēvalds Grabovskis | -- | -- | - | -- | --- | -- |
1996–1999 | Leonīds Beresņevs | 56 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 275:143 | 79 |
1999–2001 | Haralds Vasiļjevs | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 81:76 | 32 |
2001–2004 | Curt Lindström | 65 | 32 | 8 | 25 | 202:161 | 72 |
2005–2006 | Leonīds Beresņevs | 32 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 112:113 | 53 |
2006 | Petr Vorobiev | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 25:35 | 9 |
2007–2011 | Oleg Znarok | 37 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 98:126 | 41 |
2011–2014 | Ted Nolan | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 57:65 | 35 |
2015 | Aleksandrs Beļavskis | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11:25 | 5 |
2016 | Leonīds Beresņevs | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13:22 | 6 |
2016 | Haralds Vasiļjevs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:5 | 6 |
2017–2021 | Bob Hartley | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 68:73 | 41 |
2021–present | Harijs Vītoliņš | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 73:69 | 36 |
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 56 | +42 |
Belarus | 40 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 106 | 97 | +9 |
Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | +27 |
Canada | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 119 | -91 |
China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 |
Czech Republic | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 66 | −32 |
Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 |
Denmark | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 124 | 87 | +37 |
Estonia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 |
Finland | 31 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 57 | 122 | −65 |
France | 54 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 183 | 110 | +73 |
Germany | 40 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 90 | 103 | -13 |
Great Britain | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 39 | +5 |
Hungary | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | +19 |
Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | +32 |
Italy | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 30 | +41 |
Japan | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 26 | +53 |
Kazakhstan | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 |
Lithuania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | +43 |
Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | +39 |
North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
Norway | 40 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 130 | 108 | +22 |
Poland | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 46 | +21 |
Romania | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 7 | +42 |
Russia | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 83 | −45 |
Slovakia | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 71 | 114 | -43 |
Slovenia | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 21 | +19 |
South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | +36 |
Sweden | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 48 | 113 | −65 |
Switzerland | 39 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 72 | 119 | -47 |
Ukraine | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 48 | +14 |
United States | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 55 | −20 |
Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
Total | 598 | 286 | 28 | 284 | 1 868 | 1 648 | +220 |
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