Latvia men's national ice hockey team

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Latvia
Latvia national ice hockey team logo.svg
Association Latvian Ice Hockey Federation
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 codeLAT
Latvia national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png
Ranking
Current IIHF 10 Steady2.svg (27 May 2024) [1]
Highest IIHF9 (2005–06, 2014)
Lowest IIHF13 (2018)
First international
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 3–0 Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg  Lithuania
(Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932) [2]
Biggest win
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 32–0 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
(Bled, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) [2]
Biggest defeat
Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg 14–0 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
(Davos, Switzerland; 20 January 1935) [2]
Olympics
Appearances6 (first in 1936 )
IIHF World Championships
Appearances35 (first in 1933 )
Best result Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze: (2023)
IIHF European Championships
Appearances1
International record (W–L–T)
287–285–28
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Finland/Latvia

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).

Contents

Overview

Rank Olympics World Championships European Championships
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)

Tournament record

Olympic Games

GamesGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinish
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 3003327 Arvīds Jurgens Leonīds Vedējs 13
1953–1991As part ofFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Norway.svg 1994 Lillehammer did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1998 Nagano
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Salt Lake City 42112014 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš 9
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Turin 50141129 Leonīds Beresņevs Kārlis Skrastiņš 12
GamesGPWOTWOTLLGFGACoachCaptainFinish
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 40013622 Oļegs Znaroks Kārlis Skrastiņš 12
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 51004914 Ted Nolan Sandis Ozoliņš 8
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang did not qualify
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 40004714 Harijs Vītoliņš Lauris Dārziņš 11
Flag of Italy.svg 2026 Milan/Cortina qualified

World Championship

Graph shows Latvian results in IIHF World Championship since 1993. LatviaIIHF.png
Graph shows Latvian results in IIHF World Championship since 1993.
ChampionshipsGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinish
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1933 Prague 410339 Arvīds Jurgens Finished in 10th place
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1935 Davos 51041125 Leonīds Vedējs Finished in 13th place
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1938 Prague 410348 Arvīds Jurgens Leonīds Vedējs Finished tied in 10th place
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1939 Zürich/Basel 3102621 Larry Marsh Leonīds Vedējs Finished in 10th place
Flag of Slovenia.svg 1993 Bled/Ljubljana (Group C)76101019 Helmuts Balderis Konstantīns Grigorjevs Finished in 21st place (Won Group C)
Flag of Denmark.svg 1994 Copenhagen/Aalborg (Group B)7601619 Helmuts Balderis Konstantīns Grigorjevs Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B)
Flag of Slovakia.svg 1995 Bratislava (Group B)76016516 Ēvalds Grabovskis Aleksandrs Beļavskis Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1996 Eindhoven (Group B)76104116 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 13th place (Won Group B)
Flag of Finland.svg 1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku 84223723 Leonīds Beresņevs Normunds Sējējs Finished in 7th place
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1998 Zürich/Basel 63122118 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 9th place
Flag of Norway.svg 1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer 62042422 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 11th place
Flag of Russia.svg 2000 Saint Petersburg 73131517 Haralds Vasiļjevs Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 8th place
Flag of Germany.svg 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover 63121913 Haralds Vasiļjevs Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 13th place
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping 61051118 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 11th place
Flag of Finland.svg 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku 63031416 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 9th place
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2004 Prague/Ostrava 72231214 Curt Lindström Sergejs Žoltoks Finished in 7th place
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 Vienna/Innsbruck 62131021 Leonīds Beresņevs Kārlis Skrastiņš Finished in 9th place
Flag of Latvia.svg 2006 Riga 62131224 Petr Vorobiev Aleksandrs Semjonovs Finished in 10th place
ChampionshipsGPWOTWOTLLGFGACoachCaptainFinish
Flag of Russia.svg 2007 Moscow 620132022 Oleg Znarok Rodrigo Laviņš Finished in 13th place
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2008 Halifax/Quebec City 620041119 Oleg Znarok Rodrigo Laviņš Finished in 11th place
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2009 Bern/Kloten 722031523 Oleg Znarok Kārlis Skrastiņš Finished in 7th place
Flag of Germany.svg 2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen 620041518 Oleg Znarok Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 11th place
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2011 Bratislava/Košice 620221819 Oleg Znarok Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 13th place
Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm 720051119 Ted Nolan Jānis Sprukts Finished in 10th place
Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Finland.svg 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki 720141425 Ted Nolan Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 11th place
Flag of Belarus.svg 2014 Minsk 730042024 Ted Nolan Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 11th place
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2015 Prague/Ostrava 702141125 Aleksandrs Beļavskis Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 13th place
Flag of Russia.svg 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg 710331322 Leonīds Beresņevs Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 13th place
Flag of Germany.svg Flag of France.svg 2017 Cologne/Paris 730131418 Bob Hartley Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 10th place
Flag of Denmark.svg 2018 Copenhagen/Herning 831221819 Bob Hartley Roberts Bukarts Finished in 8th place
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2019 Bratislava/Košice 730042120 Bob Hartley Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 10th place
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic [3]
Flag of Latvia.svg 2021 Riga 720321516 Bob Hartley Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 11th place
Flag of Finland.svg 2022 Helsinki/Tampere 721041420 Harijs Vītoliņš Rodrigo Ābols Finished in 10th place
Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Latvia.svg 2023 Tampere/Riga [4] [5] 1043033025 Harijs Vītoliņš Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 3rd place
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Prague/Ostrava 713031929 Harijs Vītoliņš Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 9th place
Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Denmark.svg 2025 Stockholm/Herning Harijs Vītoliņš

European Championship

GamesGPWTLGFGACoachCaptainFinishRank
Flag of Germany.svg 1932 Berlin 4103513 Arvīds Jurgens Consolation Round8th

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship. [6] [7]

Head coach: Harijs Vītoliņš

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
2D Kārlis Čukste 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)98 kg (216 lb)17 June 1997 (age 27) Flag of Sweden.svg Brynäs IF
6D Markuss Komuls 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)4 January 1998 (age 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trois-Rivières Lions
9F Renārs Krastenbergs 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)26 December 1998 (age 25) Flag of Austria.svg Graz 99ers
13F Rihards Bukarts 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)31 December 1995 (age 28) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vítkovice Ridera
16F Kaspars Daugaviņš C 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)101 kg (223 lb)18 May 1988 (age 36) Flag of Slovakia.svg Dukla Michalovce
17F Mārtiņš Dzierkals 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)4 April 1997 (age 27) Flag of Sweden.svg Skellefteå AIK
18F Rodrigo Ābols A 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)5 January 1996 (age 28) Flag of Sweden.svg Rögle BK
20F Raivis Ansons 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb)29 January 2002 (age 22) Flag of the United States.svg Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
27D Oskars Cibuļskis 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)96 kg (212 lb)9 April 1988 (age 36) Flag of Denmark.svg Herning Blue Fox
29D Ralfs Freibergs 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)17 May 1991 (age 33) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Mountfield HK
30G Elvis Merzļikins 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)87 kg (192 lb)13 April 1994 (age 30) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Blue Jackets
34F Eduards Tralmaks 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)17 February 1997 (age 27) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Rytíři Kladno
35G Ēriks Vītols 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb)17 July 2001 (age 23) Flag of Finland.svg JYP Jyväskylä
36F Martins Laviņš 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)10 April 2003 (age 21) Flag of the United States.svg New Hampshire Wildcats
50G Kristers Gudļevskis 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)97 kg (214 lb)31 July 1992 (age 32) Flag of Germany.svg Fischtown Pinguins
55D Roberts Mamčics 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)105 kg (231 lb)6 April 1995 (age 29) Flag of Slovakia.svg Nové Zámky
65D Arvils Bergmanis 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)79 kg (174 lb)29 December 1999 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Alaska Nanooks
70F Miks Indrašis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)89 kg (196 lb)30 September 1990 (age 34) Flag of Sweden.svg Brynäs IF
71F Roberts Bukarts A 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)27 June 1990 (age 34) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vítkovice Ridera
72D Jānis Jaks 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)22 August 1995 (age 29) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Litvínov
77D Kristaps Zīle 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)24 December 1997 (age 26) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Litvínov
82F Fēlikss Gavars 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb)15 May 2002 (age 22) Flag of the United States.svg St. Lawrence Saints
85F Dans Ločmelis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)81 kg (179 lb)21 January 2004 (age 20) Flag of the United States.svg UMass Minutemen
95F Oskars Batņa 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)106 kg (234 lb)7 May 1995 (age 29) Flag of Finland.svg Mikkelin Jukurit
97F Haralds Egle 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)95 kg (209 lb)11 May 1996 (age 28) Flag of Slovakia.svg MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš

Retired numbers

Coaching history

CoachGPWTLGDP-ts
1939 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Larry Marsh [9] [10] 31026:21n/a
1992–1994 Flag of Latvia.svg Helmuts Balderis ------------
1995 Flag of Latvia.svg Ēvalds Grabovskis ------------
1996–1999 Flag of Latvia.svg Leonīds Beresņevs 5636713275:14379
1999–2001 Flag of Latvia.svg Haralds Vasiļjevs 321281281:7632
2001–2004 Flag of Sweden.svg Curt Lindström 6532825202:16172
2005–2006 Flag of Latvia.svg Leonīds Beresņevs 3225314112:11353
2006 Flag of Russia.svg Petr Vorobiev 1141625:359
2007–2011 Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Znarok 371502298:12641
2011–2014 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ted Nolan 261101557:6535
2015 Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksandrs Beļavskis 702511:255
2016 Flag of Latvia.svg Leonīds Beresņevs 713313:226
2016 Flag of Latvia.svg Haralds Vasiļjevs 320113:56
2017–2021 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Hartley 291171168:7341
2021–present Flag of Latvia.svg Harijs Vītoliņš 24771073:6936

All-time record

Exhibition game Latvia - Finland (April 2024) 1. Parbaudes spele LAT - FIN (2).jpg
Exhibition game Latvia - Finland (April 2024)
As of 17 December 2024. [11]
OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2521049856+42
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 401931810697+9
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2200314+27
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23112128119-91
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1100220+22
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1911173466−32
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2002016−16
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 382401413193+38
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 5500326+26
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 33422761128−67
Flag of France.svg  France 5636416191114+77
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 411342491111-20
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 116144439+5
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 64113112+19
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1100320+32
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1914147130+41
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1312017926+53
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1510055431+23
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5500452+43
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6600456+39
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 110040+4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4326017141109+32
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2116057250+22
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8602497+42
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2261153883−45
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 361122374118-44
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1311024423+21
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3300382+36
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 29312550120−70
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 41932973128-55
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2014156749+18
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1942133861−23
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2200100+10
Total600287282851 8721 650+222

Uniform evolution

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