Latvia men's national ice hockey team

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox national hockey team Template:MedalBox 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). Latvia has hosted three World Championships. In 2006, 2021 and 2023.

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, 2025
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

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Template:Flagicon 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 3 0 0 3 3 27 Arvīds Jurgens Leonīds Vedējs 13
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Template:Flagicon 1992 Albertville did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1994 Lillehammer
Template:Flagicon 1998 Nagano
Template:Flagicon 2002 Salt Lake City 4 2 1 1 20 14 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš 9
Template:Flagicon 2006 Turin 5 0 1 4 11 29 Leonīds Beresņevs Kārlis Skrastiņš 12
Template:Flagicon 2010 Vancouver 4 0 0 1 3 6 22 Oļegs Znaroks Kārlis Skrastiņš 12
Template:Flagicon 2014 Sochi 5 1 0 0 4 9 14 Ted Nolan Sandis Ozoliņš 8
Template:Flagicon 2018 Pyeongchang did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2022 Beijing 4 0 0 0 4 7 14 Harijs Vītoliņš Lauris Dārziņš 11
Template:Flagicon 2026 Milan/Cortina qualified

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
Template:Flagicon 1933 Prague 4 1 0 3 3 9 Nikolajs Kavass Arvīds Jurgens Finished in 10th place
Template:Flagicon 1935 Davos 5 1 0 4 11 25 Nikolajs Kavass Leonīds Vedējs Finished in 13th place
Template:Flagicon 1938 Prague 4 1 0 3 4 8 Arvīds Jurgens Leonīds Vedējs Finished tied in 10th place
Template:Flagicon 1939 Zürich/Basel 3 1 0 2 6 21 Larry Marsh Leonīds Vedējs Finished in 10th place
Template:Flagicon 1993 Bled/Ljubljana (Group C) 7 6 1 0 101 9 Helmuts Balderis Konstantīns Grigorjevs Finished in 21st place (Won Group C)
Template:Flagicon 1994 Copenhagen/Aalborg (Group B) 7 6 0 1 61 9 Helmuts Balderis Konstantīns Grigorjevs Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B)
Template:Flagicon 1995 Bratislava (Group B) 7 6 0 1 65 16 Ēvalds Grabovskis Aleksandrs Beļavskis Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B)
Template:Flagicon 1996 Eindhoven (Group B) 7 6 1 0 41 16 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 13th place (Won Group B)
Template:Flagicon 1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku 8 4 2 2 37 23 Leonīds Beresņevs Normunds Sējējs Finished in 7th place
Template:Flagicon 1998 Zürich/Basel 6 3 1 2 21 18 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 9th place
Template:Flagicon 1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer 6 2 0 4 24 22 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 11th place
Template:Flagicon 2000 Saint Petersburg 7 3 1 3 15 17 Haralds Vasiļjevs Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 8th place
Template:Flagicon 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover 6 3 1 2 19 13 Haralds Vasiļjevs Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 13th place
Template:Flagicon 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping 6 1 0 5 11 18 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 11th place
Template:Flagicon 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku 6 3 0 3 14 16 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 9th place
Template:Flagicon 2004 Prague/Ostrava 7 2 2 3 12 14 Curt Lindström Sergejs Žoltoks Finished in 7th place
Template:Flagicon 2005 Vienna/Innsbruck 6 2 1 3 10 21 Leonīds Beresņevs Kārlis Skrastiņš Finished in 9th place
Template:Flagicon 2006 Riga 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
Template:Flagicon 2007 Moscow 6 2 0 1 3 20 22 Oleg Znarok Rodrigo Laviņš Finished in 13th place
Template:Flagicon 2008 Halifax/Quebec City 6 2 0 0 4 11 19 Oleg Znarok Rodrigo Laviņš Finished in 11th place
Template:Flagicon 2009 Bern/Kloten 7 2 2 0 3 15 23 Oleg Znarok Kārlis Skrastiņš Finished in 7th place
Template:Flagicon 2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen 6 2 0 0 4 15 18 Oleg Znarok Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 11th place
Template:Flagicon 2011 Bratislava/Košice 6 2 0 2 2 18 19 Oleg Znarok Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 13th place
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm 7 2 0 0 5 11 19 Ted Nolan Jānis Sprukts Finished in 10th place
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki 7 2 0 1 4 14 25 Ted Nolan Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 11th place
Template:Flagicon 2014 Minsk 7 3 0 0 4 20 24 Ted Nolan Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 11th place
Template:Flagicon 2015 Prague/Ostrava 7 0 2 1 4 11 25 Aleksandrs Beļavskis Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 13th place
Template:Flagicon 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg 7 1 0 3 3 13 22 Leonīds Beresņevs Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 13th place
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2017 Cologne/Paris 7 3 0 1 3 14 18 Bob Hartley Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 10th place
Template:Flagicon 2018 Copenhagen/Herning 8 3 1 2 2 18 19 Bob Hartley Roberts Bukarts Finished in 8th place
Template:Flagicon 2019 Bratislava/Košice 7 3 0 0 4 21 20 Bob Hartley Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 10th place
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Template:Flagicon 2021 Riga 7 2 0 3 2 15 16 Bob Hartley Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 11th place
Template:Flagicon 2022 Helsinki/Tampere 7 2 1 0 4 14 20 Harijs Vītoliņš Rodrigo Ābols Finished in 10th place
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10 4 3 0 3 30 25 Harijs Vītoliņš Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 3rd place
Template:Flagicon 2024 Prague/Ostrava 7 1 3 0 3 19 29 Harijs Vītoliņš Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 9th place
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2025 Stockholm/Herning 7 3 0 0 4 17 25 Harijs Vītoliņš Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 10th place
Template:Flagicon 2026 Zurich/Fribourg Harijs Vītoliņš

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
Template:Flagicon 1932 Berlin 4 1 0 3 5 13 Nikolajs Kavass Arvīds Jurgens Consolation Round 8th

Team

Current roster

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Head coach: Harijs Vītoliņš

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
6 D Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Rytíři Kladno
11 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Providence Bruins
12 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Niagara Purple Eagles
13 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Vítkovice Ridera
16 F Template:Sortname – C Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Latvia
17 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Skellefteå AIK
18 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Philadelphia Flyers
21 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon ZSC Lions
22 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
27 D Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flag icon Herning Blue Fox
29 D Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Mountfield HK
34 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Rytíři Kladno
36 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon New Hampshire Wildcats
40 G Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Spišská Nová Ves
42 D Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon JYP Jyväskylä
43 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon HPK
50 G Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Fischtown Pinguins
55 D Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Energie Karlovy Vary
72 D Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Energie Karlovy Vary
77 D Template:Sortname – A Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon HC Litvínov
88 G Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Dukla Trenčín
89 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flag icon Odense Bulldogs
94 D Template:Sortname – A Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Škoda Plzeň
95 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon Mountfield HK
97 F Template:Sortname Template:Convert Template:Convert Template:Birth date and age Template:Flagicon HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš

Retired numbers

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Coaching history

Coach Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr
1932–1935 Template:Flagicon Nikolajs Kavass 13 3 0 10 19:47 9
1936–1938 Template:Flagicon Arvīds Jurgens 7 1 0 6 7:35 3
1939 Template:Flagicon Larry Marsh 3 1 0 2 6:21 3
1992–1994 Template:Flagicon Helmuts Balderis 14 12 1 1 162:18 27
1995 Template:Flagicon Ēvalds Grabovskis 7 6 0 1 65:16 18
1996–1999 Template:Flagicon Leonīds Beresņevs 27 15 4 8 123:79 49
1999–2001 Template:Flagicon Haralds Vasiļjevs 13 6 2 5 34:30 20
2001–2004 Template:Flagicon Curt Lindström 23 8 3 12 57:62 27
2005–2006 Template:Flagicon Leonīds Beresņevs 11 2 2 7 21:50 8
2006 Template:Flagicon Petr Vorobiev 6 2 1 3 12:24 7
2007–2011 Template:Flagicon Oleg Znarok 35 16 – 19 85:123 37
2011–2014 Template:Flagicon Ted Nolan 26 11 – 15 54:82 25
2015 Template:Flagicon Aleksandrs Beļavskis 7 2 – 5 11:25 5
2016 Template:Flagicon Leonīds Beresņevs 7 1 – 6 13:22 6
2016 Template:Flagicon Haralds Vasiļjevs 3 2 – 1 13:5 6
2017–2021 Template:Flagicon Bob Hartley 29 12 – 17 68:73 41
2021–present Template:Flagicon Harijs Vītoliņš 31 17 – 14 90:94 45

All-time record

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Exhibition game Latvia - Finland (April 2024)

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Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Template:Ih 28 23 0 5 106 65 +41
Template:Ih 40 19 3 18 106 97 +9
Template:Ih 2 2 0 0 31 4 +27
Template:Ih 24 1 1 22 29 126 -97
Template:Ih 1 1 0 0 22 0 +22
Template:Ih 19 1 1 17 34 66 −32
Template:Ih 2 0 0 2 0 16 −16
Template:Ih 38 24 0 14 131 93 +38
Template:Ih 5 5 0 0 32 6 +26
Template:Ih 36 5 2 29 66 136 −70
Template:Ih 57 37 4 16 195 115 +80
Template:Ih 42 13 4 25 92 115 -23
Template:Ih 11 6 1 4 44 39 +5
Template:Ih 6 4 1 1 31 12 +19
Template:Ih 1 1 0 0 32 0 +32
Template:Ih 19 14 1 4 71 30 +41
Template:Ih 13 12 0 1 79 26 +53
Template:Ih 15 10 0 5 54 31 +23
Template:Ih 5 5 0 0 45 2 +43
Template:Ih 6 6 0 0 45 6 +39
Template:Ih 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
Template:Ih 45 27 0 18 144 112 +30
Template:Ih 21 16 0 5 72 50 +22
Template:Ih 8 6 0 2 49 7 +42
Template:Ih 22 6 1 15 38 83 −45
Template:Ih 38 12 2 24 80 123 -43
Template:Ih 14 13 0 2 49 25 +24
Template:Ih 3 3 0 0 38 2 +36
Template:Ih 30 3 1 26 50 126 −76
Template:Ih 43 10 3 30 78 134 -56
Template:Ih 20 14 1 5 67 49 +18
Template:Ih 19 4 2 13 38 61 −23
Template:Ih 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
Total 617 295 28 294 1 910 1 699 +211

Uniform evolution

References

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