Latvia men's national ice hockey team
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Association | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation |
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Head coach | Harijs Vītoliņš |
Assistants | Artis Ābols Edgars Masaļskis |
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 |
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Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 10 ![]() |
Highest IIHF | 9 (first in 2005) |
Lowest IIHF | 13 (first in 2018) |
First international | |
Latvia ![]() ![]() (Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932)[2] | |
Biggest win | |
Latvia ![]() ![]() (Bled, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)[2] | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada ![]() ![]() (Davos, Switzerland; 20 January 1935)[2] | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 32 (first in 1933) |
Best result | 7th (1997, 2004, 2009) |
IIHF European Championships | |
Appearances | 1 |
Best result | 8th (1932) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 1936) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
194–161–39 |
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 2019. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Their best ever finish at the World Championships was 7th place in 1997, 2004 and 2009. At the 2018 World Championship the team finished 8th. Latvia reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, losing 2–1 to Canada. Latvia has 7,145 registered players (0.36% of its population).
Overview[]
Rank | Olympics | World Championships | European Championships |
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7th | 1997, 2004, 2009 | ||
8th | 2014 | 2000, 2018 | 1932 |
9th | 2002 | 1998, 2003, 2005 | |
10th | 1933, 1938, 1939, 2006, 2012, 2017, 2019 | ||
11th | 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[]
Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | Arvīds Jurgens | Leonīds Vedējs | 13 | |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | 9 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 29 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Kārlis Skrastiņš | 12 | |
Games | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | Oļegs Znaroks | Kārlis Skrastiņš | 12 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | Ted Nolan | Sandis Ozoliņš | 8 |
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TBA | Harijs Vītoliņš | Teodors Bļugers | TBA | ||||||
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World Championship[]
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Graph shows Latvian results in IIHF World Championship since 1993.
Championships | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | – | Arvīds Jurgens | Finished in 10th place |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 25 | – | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished in 13th place |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Arvīds Jurgens | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished tied in 10th place |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished in 10th place | |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 9 | Helmuts Balderis | – | Finished in 21st place (Won Group C) |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 9 | Helmuts Balderis | Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B) | |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 16 | Aleksandrs Beļavskis | Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B) | |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oleg Znarok | Finished in 13th place (Won Group B) |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 23 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Normunds Sējējs | Finished in 7th place |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oleg Znarok | Finished in 9th place |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 22 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oleg Znarok | Finished in 11th place |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | Haralds Vasiļjevs | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 8th place |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | Haralds Vasiļjevs | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 13th place |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 11th place |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 9th place |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | Curt Lindström | Sergejs Žoltoks | Finished in 7th place |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Kārlis Skrastiņš | Finished in 9th place |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | Petr Vorobiev | Aleksandrs Semjonovs | Finished in 10th place |
Championships | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 22 | Oleg Znarok | Rodrigo Laviņš | Finished in 13th place |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | Oleg Znarok | Rodrigo Laviņš | Finished in 11th place |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 23 | Oleg Znarok | Kārlis Skrastiņš | Finished in 7th place |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | Oleg Znarok | Herberts Vasiļjevs | Finished in 11th place |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | Oleg Znarok | Herberts Vasiļjevs | Finished in 13th place |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | Ted Nolan | Jānis Sprukts | Finished in 10th place |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 25 | Ted Nolan | Lauris Dārziņš | Finished in 11th place |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 24 | Ted Nolan | Herberts Vasiļjevs | Finished in 11th place |
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7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 25 | Aleksandrs Beļavskis | Kaspars Daugaviņš | Finished in 13th place |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Kaspars Daugaviņš | Finished in 13th place |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | Bob Hartley | Kaspars Daugaviņš | Finished in 10th place |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | Bob Hartley | Roberts Bukarts | Finished in 8th place |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | Bob Hartley | Lauris Dārziņš | Finished in 10th place |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | Bob Hartley | Lauris Dārziņš | Finished in 11th place |
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European Championship[]
Games | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | – | Arvīds Jurgens | Consolation Round | 8th |
Team[]
Current roster[]
Roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics Qualification.
Head coach: Harijs Vītoliņš[4]
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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5 | D | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 17 June 1997 | ![]() | |
9 | F | Renārs Krastenbergs | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 26 December 1998 | ![]() |
10 | F | Lauris Dārziņš | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 January 1985 | ![]() |
11 | D | Kristaps Sotnieks | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 29 January 1987 | ![]() |
14 | F | Rihards Bukarts | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 31 December 1995 | ![]() |
16 | F | Kaspars Daugaviņš | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 18 May 1988 | ![]() |
17 | F | Mārtiņš Dzierkals | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 4 April 1997 | ![]() |
18 | F | Rodrigo Ābols | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 5 January 1996 | ![]() |
21 | F | Rūdolfs Balcers | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 8 April 1997 | ![]() |
23 | F | Teodors Bļugers – C | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 15 August 1994 | ![]() |
25 | F | Andris Džeriņš | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 14 February 1988 | ![]() |
26 | D | Uvis Jānis Balinskis | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 1 August 1996 | ![]() |
27 | D | Oskars Cibuļskis | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 9 April 1988 | ![]() |
28 | F | Zemgus Girgensons | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 5 January 1994 | ![]() |
29 | D | Ralfs Freibergs | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 17 May 1991 | ![]() |
30 | G | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 22 March 2001 | ![]() | |
35 | G | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 25 January 1998 | ![]() | |
70 | F | Miks Indrašis | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 30 September 1990 | ![]() |
71 | F | Roberts Bukarts | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 27 June 1990 | ![]() |
72 | D | Jānis Jaks | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 22 August 1995 | ![]() |
73 | F | Deniss Smirnovs | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 7 March 1999 | ![]() |
74 | G | Ivars Punnenovs | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 30 May 1994 | ![]() |
80 | D | Sandis Smons | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 19 May 1999 | ![]() |
81 | F | Ronalds Ķēniņš | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 February 1991 | ![]() |
94 | D | Kristiāns Rubīns | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 11 December 1997 | ![]() |
Retired numbers[]
- 1 – Artūrs Irbe
- 7 – Kārlis Skrastiņš
- 19 – Helmuts Balderis
- 33 – Sergejs Žoltoks[5]
Coaching history[]
Coach | GP | W | T | L | GD | P-ts | |
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1939 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6:21 | n/a |
1992–1994 | ![]() |
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1995 | ![]() |
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1996–1999 | ![]() |
56 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 275:143 | 79 |
1999–2001 | ![]() |
32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 81:76 | 32 |
2001–2004 | ![]() |
65 | 32 | 8 | 25 | 202:161 | 72 |
2005–2006 | ![]() |
32 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 112:113 | 53 |
2006 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | 16 | 25:35 | 9 | |
2007–2011 | ![]() |
37 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 98:126 | 41 |
2011–2014 | ![]() |
26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 57:65 | 35 |
2015 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11:25 | 5 |
2016 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13:22 | 6 |
2016 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:5 | 6 |
2017-2021 | ![]() |
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 32:37 | 23 |
2021- | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:1 | 9 |
References[]
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Team Roster Latvia". iihf.com. 25 August 2021.
- ^ "LHF iemūžina Žoltoka 33. Numuru un godina viņa piemiņu". 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Ted Nolan to coach Latvia". webarchive.iihf.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Zariņš, Viesturs (4 May 2006). "Latvia's hockey history spans a century". Latvians Online. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
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