Latvia men's national ice hockey team
Appearance
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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 |
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Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 10 ![]() |
Highest IIHF | 9 (2005–06, 2014) |
Lowest IIHF | 13 (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 | 35 (first in 1933) |
Best result | ![]() |
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 | ||
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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).
Overview
[edit]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) |
Tournament record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]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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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | Harijs Vītoliņš | Lauris Dārziņš | 11 |
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TBA |
World Championship
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/LatviaIIHF.png/300px-LatviaIIHF.png)
European Championship
[edit]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
[edit]Current roster
[edit]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 | ![]() |
6 | D | Markuss Komuls | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 4 January 1998 | ![]() |
9 | F | Renārs Krastenbergs | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 26 December 1998 | ![]() |
13 | F | Rihards Bukarts | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 31 December 1995 | ![]() |
16 | F | Kaspars Daugaviņš – C | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 101 kg (223 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 – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 5 January 1996 | ![]() |
20 | F | Raivis Ansons | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 29 January 2002 | ![]() |
27 | D | Oskars Cibuļskis | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 9 April 1988 | ![]() |
29 | D | Ralfs Freibergs | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 17 May 1991 | ![]() |
30 | G | Elvis Merzļikins | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 13 April 1994 | ![]() |
34 | F | Eduards Tralmaks | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 17 February 1997 | ![]() |
35 | G | Ēriks Vītols | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 17 July 2001 | ![]() |
36 | F | Martins Laviņš | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 10 April 2003 | ![]() |
50 | G | Kristers Gudļevskis | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 31 July 1992 | ![]() |
55 | D | Roberts Mamčics | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 6 April 1995 | ![]() |
65 | D | Arvils Bergmanis | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 29 December 1999 | ![]() |
70 | F | Miks Indrašis | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 30 September 1990 | ![]() |
71 | F | Roberts Bukarts – A | 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 | ![]() |
77 | D | Kristaps Zīle | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 24 December 1997 | ![]() |
82 | F | Fēlikss Gavars | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 15 May 2002 | ![]() |
85 | F | Dans Ločmelis | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 21 January 2004 | ![]() |
95 | F | Oskars Batņa | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 7 May 1995 | ![]() |
97 | F | Haralds Egle | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 11 May 1996 | ![]() |
Retired numbers
[edit]- 1 – Artūrs Irbe
- 7 – Kārlis Skrastiņš
- 19 – Helmuts Balderis
- 33 – Sergejs Žoltoks[8]
Coaching history
[edit]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 | ![]() |
-- | -- | - | -- | --- | -- |
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 | 1 | 6 | 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 | ![]() |
29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 68:73 | 41 |
2021–present | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 73:69 | 36 |
All-time record
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/1._P%C4%81rbaudes_sp%C4%93le_LAT_-_FIN_%282%29.jpg/270px-1._P%C4%81rbaudes_sp%C4%93le_LAT_-_FIN_%282%29.jpg)
- As of 5 April 2024.[11]
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 56 | +42 |
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40 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 106 | 97 | +9 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | +27 |
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23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 119 | -91 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 |
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19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 66 | −32 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 |
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36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 124 | 87 | +37 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 |
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31 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 57 | 122 | −65 |
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54 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 183 | 110 | +73 |
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40 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 90 | 103 | -13 |
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11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 39 | +5 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | +19 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | +32 |
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19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 30 | +41 |
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13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 26 | +53 |
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14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | +43 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | +39 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
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40 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 130 | 108 | +22 |
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20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 46 | +21 |
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8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 7 | +42 |
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22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 83 | −45 |
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34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 71 | 114 | -43 |
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12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 21 | +19 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | +36 |
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28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 48 | 113 | −65 |
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39 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 72 | 119 | -47 |
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19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 48 | +14 |
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18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 55 | −20 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
Total | 598 | 286 | 28 | 284 | 1 868 | 1 648 | +220 |
Uniform evolution
[edit]- National team jerseys
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1996-2005 IIHF jerseys
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former IIHF jerseys
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2014 Winter Olympics
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2018–2021 IIHF jerseys
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2022– Winter Olympics and IIHF
References
[edit]- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "IIHF to move 2023 World Championship". iihf.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Merk, Martin. "Tampere/Riga candidate for 2023". IIHF. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Paziņots Latvijas nacionālās izlases sastāvs Pasaules čempionātam Ostravā un Prāgā" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Latvia" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Latvia - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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