Latvia men's national ice hockey team
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Association | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation |
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Head coach | Haralds Vasiļjevs |
Assistants |
Ģirts Ankipāns Kārlis Zirnis |
Captain | Kaspars Daugaviņš |
Most games | Rodrigo Laviņš (230) |
Top scorer | Leonīds Tambijevs (66) |
Most points | Leonīds Tambijevs (150) |
Home stadium | Arena Riga |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | LAT |
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Ranking | |
Current IIHF |
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Highest IIHF | 9 (first in 2005) |
Lowest IIHF | 12 (first in 2010) |
First international | |
![]() ![]() (Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932)[1] | |
Biggest win | |
![]() ![]() (Bled, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)[1] | |
Biggest defeat | |
![]() ![]() (Davos, Switzerland; 20 January 1935)[1] | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 25 (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) | |
192–160–39 |
The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is currently ranked 10th in the world by IIHF as of 2015. 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. In 2014 World Championship team finished 11th. Latvia reached quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics losing 1–2 to Canada. Latvia has 4,271 players (0.21% of its population).
Overview
Rank | Olympics | World Championships | European Championships |
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4th | |||
5th | |||
6th | |||
7th | 1997, 2004, 2009 | ||
8th | 2014 | 2000 | 1932 |
9th | 2002 | 1998, 2003, 2005 | |
10th | 1933, 1938, 1939, 2006, 2012 | ||
11th | 1999, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 | ||
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 | L | T | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
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1936 Garmisch- Partenkirchen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | ? | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished tied in 13th place |
2002 Salt Lake City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 9th place |
2006 Turin | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 29 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Kārlis Skrastiņš | Finished in 12th place |
2010 Vancouver | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | Oļegs Znaroks | Kārlis Skrastiņš | Finished in 12th place |
2014 Sochi | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | Ted Nolan | Sandis Ozoliņš | Finished in 8th place |
World Championship
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 | ? | ? | Finished tied in 10th place |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | Larry Marsh | ? | Finished in 10th place |
World Championships not held from 1940–1946 during World War II | |||||||||
Did not participate from 1947–1992. Latvia was occupied by USSR | |||||||||
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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 | Ēvalds Grabovskis | ? | Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B) |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oļegs Znaroks | 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 | Oļegs Znaroks | Finished in 9th place |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 22 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oļegs Znaroks | 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 | ? | 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 | Oļegs Znaroks | Rodrigo Laviņš | Finished in 13th place |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | Oļegs Znaroks | Rodrigo Laviņš | Finished in 11th place |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 23 | Oļegs Znaroks | Kārlis Skrastiņš | Finished in 7th place |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | Oļegs Znaroks | Herberts Vasiļjevs | Finished in 11th place |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | Oļegs Znaroks | 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 |
European Championship
- 1932 – Finished in 8th place
Team
Current roster
The roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Leonīds Beresņevs
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | G | Kalniņš, JānisJānis Kalniņš | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | December 13, 1991 | ![]() |
3 | D | Širokovs, MaksimsMaksims Širokovs | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | December 13, 1982 | ![]() |
5 | D | Siksna, EdgarsEdgars Siksna | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | January 15, 1993 | ![]() |
8 | F | Širokovs, AleksejsAleksejs Širokovs | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | February 20, 1981 | ![]() |
11 | D | Sotnieks, KristapsKristaps Sotnieks | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | January 29, 1987 | ![]() |
13 | D | Galviņš, GuntisGuntis Galviņš | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | January 25, 1986 | ![]() |
16 | F | Daugaviņš, KasparsKaspars Daugaviņš – C | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | May 18, 1988 | ![]() |
18 | F | Ābols, RodrigoRodrigo Ābols | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | January 5, 1996 | ![]() |
21 | F | Skvorcovs, GunārsGunārs Skvorcovs | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | January 13, 1990 | ![]() |
22 | D | Andersons, JānisJānis Andersons | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | October 7, 1986 | ![]() |
23 | D | Jerofejevs, AleksandrsAleksandrs Jerofejevs | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | April 12, 1984 | ![]() |
24 | F | Rēdlihs, MiķelisMiķelis Rēdlihs | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | July 1, 1984 | ![]() |
25 | F | Džeriņš, AndrisAndris Džeriņš | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | February 14, 1988 | ![]() |
27 | D | Cibuļskis, OskarsOskars Cibuļskis | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | April 9, 1988 | ![]() |
28 | F | Girgensons, ZemgusZemgus Girgensons – A | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | January 5, 1994 | ![]() |
29 | D | Freibergs, RalfsRalfs Freibergs | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | May 17, 1991 | ![]() |
30 | G | Merzļikins, ElvisElvis Merzļikins | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | April 13, 1994 | ![]() |
31 | G | Masaļskis, EdgarsEdgars Masaļskis | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | March 31, 1980 | ![]() |
70 | F | Indrašis, MiksMiks Indrašis | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | September 30, 1990 | ![]() |
71 | F | Bukarts, RobertsRoberts Bukarts | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | June 27, 1990 | ![]() |
79 | F | Pavlovs, VitalijsVitalijs Pavlovs | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | June 17, 1989 | ![]() |
87 | F | Meija, GintsGints Meija – A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | September 4, 1987 | ![]() |
91 | F | Ķēniņš, RonaldsRonalds Ķēniņš | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | July 29, 1994 | ![]() |
94 | F | Kulda, EdgarsEdgars Kulda | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | November 13, 1994 | ![]() |
96 | F | Bičevskis, MārisMāris Bičevskis | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | August 3, 1991 | ![]() |
Coaching history
Coach | GP | W | T | L | GD | P-ts | |
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1992—1994 | Helmuts Balderis | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 256:86 | 52 |
1994 | Mihails Beskašnovs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | 0 |
1995 | Ēvalds Grabovskis | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 79:25 | 18 |
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 |
2004—2006 | Leonīds Beresņevs | 32 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 112:113 | 53 |
2006 | Petr Vorobiev | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 25:35 | 9 |
2006—2011 | Oļegs Znaroks | ||||||
2011—2014 | Ted Nolan | ||||||
2014-2015 | Aleksandrs Beļavskis | ||||||
2016-2016 | Leonīds Beresņevs | ||||||
2016—present | Haralds Vasiļjevs |
Current top players
Former and current players in NHL
Players from Latvia who have played in the NHL
NHL Drafts
Players from Latvia to be drafted in the NHL
Former notable players
IIHF Hall-of-Famers
- Helmuts Balderis, RW, 1993, inducted 1998
- Artūrs Irbe, G, 1996–2006, inducted 2010
Retired jerseys
- 7 - Kārlis Skrastiņš
- 19 - Helmuts Balderis
Notable players
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References
- 1 2 3 Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups and Summit Series.
- ↑ 2016 roster
External links
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