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| Home Stadium      = [[Arena Riga]]
| Home Stadium      = [[Arena Riga]]
| IIHF code          = LAT
| IIHF code          = LAT
| IIHF Rank          = 10 {{decrease}}1
| IIHF Rank          = 10  
| IIHF max          = 9
| IIHF max          = 9
| IIHF max date      = first in 2005
| IIHF max date      = 2005-06, 2014
| IIHF min          = 12
| IIHF min          = 13
| IIHF min date      = first in 2010
| IIHF min date      = 2018
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#800000}} {{color box|#ffffff}} {{color box|#A9A9A9}}
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#800000}} {{color box|#ffffff}} {{color box|#A9A9A9}}
| Jerseys            = [[File:Latvia national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png|115px]]
| Jerseys            = [[File:Latvia national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png|115px]]
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| Largest win        = {{ih|LAT}} 32–0 {{ih-rt|ISR}} <br> ([[Bled]], [[Slovenia]]; 15 March 1993)<ref name=all/>
| Largest win        = {{ih|LAT}} 32–0 {{ih-rt|ISR}} <br> ([[Bled]], [[Slovenia]]; 15 March 1993)<ref name=all/>
| Largest loss      = {{ih|CAN|1921}} 14–0 {{ih-rt|LAT}} <br> ([[Davos]], [[Switzerland]]; 20 January 1935)<ref name=all/>
| Largest loss      = {{ih|CAN|1921}} 14–0 {{ih-rt|LAT}} <br> ([[Davos]], [[Switzerland]]; 20 January 1935)<ref name=all/>
| World champ apps  = 25
| World champ apps  = 35
| World champ first  = 1933
| World champ first  = 1933
| World champ best  = 7th ([[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]], [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]], [[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]])
| World champ best  = [[File:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] ([[2024 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2024]])
| Regional name      = [[IIHF European Championships]]
| Regional name      = [[IIHF European Championships]]
| Regional cup apps  = 1
| Regional cup apps  = 1
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| Olympic first      = 1936
| Olympic first      = 1936
| Olympic medals    =  
| Olympic medals    =  
| Record            = 191–157–36
| Record            = 286–284–28
}}
}}
The '''Latvian men's national ice hockey team''' represents [[Latvia]] in international ice hockey. The team is currently ranked 10th in the world by [[International Ice Hockey Federation|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.  
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{{Medal|Comp|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023 Finland/Latvia]]|}}
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The '''Latvian men's national ice hockey team''' represents [[Latvia]] in international ice hockey. 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. Their best ever finish at the World Championships was in 2023, when they won the bronze medal. Latvia reached the quarterfinals at the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]], losing 2–1 to [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
==Overview==
==Overview==
<div style="display:table; width:70%">
<div style="display:table; width:70%">
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#7EC0EE"
! Rank
! Rank
! [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympics]]
! [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympics]]
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|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9" align="center"
|- bgcolor="#FFDAB9" align="center"
! 3rd
! 3rd
|
|  
|
|[[2023 IIHF World Championship|2023]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
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! 7th
! 7th
|
|
| [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]], [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]], [[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]
| [[1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1997]], [[2004 IIHF World Championship|2004]], [[2009 IIHF World Championship|2009]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
! 8th
! 8th
| [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]]
| [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]]
| [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]]
| [[2000 IIHF World Championship|2000]], [[2018 IIHF World Championship|2018]]
| [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1932|1932]]
| [[1932 Ice Hockey European Championship|1932]]
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
! 9th
! 9th
| [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2002]]
| [[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]], [[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]], [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]]
| [[1998 IIHF World Championship|1998]], [[1998 IIHF World Championship|2003]], [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005]], [[2024 IIHF World Championship|2024]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
! 10th
! 10th
|
|
| [[1933 World Ice Hockey Championships|1933]], [[1938 World Ice Hockey Championships|1938]], [[1939 World Ice Hockey Championships|1939]], [[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]], [[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012]]
| [[1933 Ice Hockey World Championships|1933]], [[1938 Ice Hockey World Championships|1938]], [[1939 Ice Hockey World Championships|1939]], [[2006 IIHF World Championship|2006]], [[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012]], [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017]], [[2019 IIHF World Championship|2019]], [[2022 IIHF World Championship|2022]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
! 11th
! 11th
|
| [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2022]]
| [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]], [[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]], [[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]], [[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]], [[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013]], [[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014]]
| [[1999 IIHF World Championship|1999]], [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]], [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008]], [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]], [[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013]], [[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014]], [[2021 IIHF World Championship|2021]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
! 12th
! 12th
| [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]]
| [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]], [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]]
|
|
|
|
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! 13th
! 13th
| [[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]]
| [[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]]
| [[1935 World Ice Hockey Championships|1935]], [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] (1.B)↑, [[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2001]], [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]], [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]], [[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015]]
| [[1935 Ice Hockey World Championships|1935]], [[1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1996]] (1.B)↑, [[2001 IIHF World Championship|2001]], [[2007 IIHF World Championship|2007]], [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]], [[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015]], [[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
! 14th
! 14th
|
|
| [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] (2.B), [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] (2.B)
| [[1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1994]] (2.B), [[1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1995]] (2.B)
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
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|}
|}
</div>
</div>
==Tournament record==
===Olympic Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Games
! GP
! W
! colspan=2| T
! L
! GF
! GA
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
|-
| {{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} [[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]
| 3
| 0
| colspan=2 | 0
| 3
| 3
| 27
| [[Arvīds Jurgens]]
| [[Leonīds Vedējs]]
| 13
|-
| 1953–1991 || style="text-align:center;" colspan="10" | ''As part of'' {{ih|URS}}
|-
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Lillehammer]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="10" rowspan="2"|''did not qualify''
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]]
| 4
| 2
| colspan=2 | 1
| 1
| 20
| 14
| [[Curt Lindström]]
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| 9
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]]
| 5
| 0
| colspan=2 | 1
| 4
| 11
| 29
| [[Leonīds Beresņevs]]
| [[Kārlis Skrastiņš]]
| 12
|-
! Games
! GP
! W
! OTW
! OTL
! L
! GF
! GA
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 22
| [[Oļegs Znaroks]]
| [[Kārlis Skrastiņš]]
| 12
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 14
| [[Ted Nolan]]
| [[Sandis Ozoliņš]]
| 8
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Pyeongchang]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="10"|''did not qualify''
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Beijing]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 14
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| [[Lauris Dārziņš]]
| 11
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics|2026 Milan/Cortina]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="10"|''TBA''
|}
===World Championship===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=300px|Championships
! GP
! W
! T
! L
! GF
! GA
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
|-
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[1933 Ice Hockey World Championships|1933 Prague]]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 9
| –
| [[Arvīds Jurgens]]
| Finished in 10th place
|-
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[1935 Ice Hockey World Championships|1935 Davos]]
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 25
| –
| [[Leonīds Vedējs]]
| Finished in 13th place
|-
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[1938 Ice Hockey World Championships|1938 Prague]]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 8
| [[Arvīds Jurgens]]
| [[Leonīds Vedējs]]
| Finished tied in 10th place
|-
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[1939 Ice Hockey World Championships|1939 Zürich/Basel]]
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 21
| [[Lawrence Edward Marsh|Larry Marsh]]
| [[Leonīds Vedējs]]
| Finished in 10th place
|-
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1993 Bled/Ljubljana]] (Group C)
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 101
| 9
| [[Helmuts Balderis]]
| [[Konstantīns Grigorjevs]]
| Finished in 21st place (Won Group C)
|-
| {{flagicon|DNK}} [[1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1994 Copenhagen/Aalborg]] (Group B)
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 61
| 9
| [[Helmuts Balderis]]
| [[Konstantīns Grigorjevs]]
| Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B)
|-
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1995 Bratislava]] (Group B)
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 65
| 16
| [[Ēvalds Grabovskis]]
| [[Aleksandrs Beļavskis]]
| Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B)
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1996 Eindhoven]] (Group B)
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 41
| 16
| [[Leonīds Beresņevs]]
| [[Oleg Znarok]]
| Finished in 13th place (Won Group B)
|-
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku]]
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 37
| 23
| [[Leonīds Beresņevs]]
| [[Normunds Sējējs]]
| Finished in 7th place
|-
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[1998 IIHF World Championship|1998 Zürich/Basel]]
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 21
| 18
| [[Leonīds Beresņevs]]
| [[Oleg Znarok]]
| Finished in 9th place
|-
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[1999 IIHF World Championship|1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer]]
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 24
| 22
| [[Leonīds Beresņevs]]
| [[Oleg Znarok]]
| Finished in 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[2000 IIHF World Championship|2000 Saint Petersburg]]
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 15
| 17
| [[Haralds Vasiļjevs]]
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| Finished in 8th place
|-
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[2001 IIHF World Championship|2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover]]
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 19
| 13
| [[Haralds Vasiļjevs]]
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| Finished in 13th place
|-
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping]]
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 18
| [[Curt Lindström]]
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| Finished in 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku]]
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 16
| [[Curt Lindström]]
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| Finished in 9th place
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[2004 IIHF World Championship|2004 Prague/Ostrava]]
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 12
| 14
| [[Curt Lindström]]
| [[Sergejs Žoltoks]]
| Finished in 7th place
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005 Vienna/Innsbruck]]
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 10
| 21
| [[Leonīds Beresņevs]]
| [[Kārlis Skrastiņš]]
| Finished in 9th place
|-
| style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|LVA}} [[2006 IIHF World Championship|2006 Riga]]
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 24
| [[Petr Vorobiev]]
| [[Aleksandrs Semjonovs]]
| Finished in 10th place
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=300px|Championships
! GP
! W
! OTW
! OTL
! L
! GF
! GA
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[2007 IIHF World Championship|2007 Moscow]]
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 20
| 22
| [[Oleg Znarok]]
| [[Rodrigo Laviņš]]
| Finished in 13th place
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008 Halifax/Quebec City]]
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 19
| [[Oleg Znarok]]
| [[Rodrigo Laviņš]]
| Finished in 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[2009 IIHF World Championship|2009 Bern/Kloten]]
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 23
| [[Oleg Znarok]]
| [[Kārlis Skrastiņš]]
| Finished in 7th place
|-
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen]]
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 18
| [[Oleg Znarok]]
| [[Herberts Vasiļjevs]]
| Finished in 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011 Bratislava/Košice]]
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 19
| [[Oleg Znarok]]
| [[Herberts Vasiļjevs]]
| Finished in 13th place
|-
| {{flagicon|FIN}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012 Helsinki/Stockholm]]
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 19
| [[Ted Nolan]]
| [[Jānis Sprukts]]
| Finished in 10th place
|-
| {{flagicon|SWE}} {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013 Stockholm/Helsinki]]
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 14
| 25
| [[Ted Nolan]]
| [[Lauris Dārziņš]]
| Finished in 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014 Minsk]]
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 20
| 24
| [[Ted Nolan]]
| [[Herberts Vasiļjevs]]
| Finished in 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015 Prague/Ostrava]]
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 11
| 25
| [[Aleksandrs Beļavskis]]
| [[Kaspars Daugaviņš]]
| Finished in 13th place
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg]]
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 13
| 22
| [[Leonīds Beresņevs]]
| [[Kaspars Daugaviņš]]
| Finished in 13th place
|-
| {{flagicon|DEU}} {{flagicon|France}} [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017 Cologne/Paris]]
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 14
| 18
| [[Bob Hartley]]
| [[Kaspars Daugaviņš]]
| Finished in 10th place
|-
| {{flagicon|DNK}} [[2018 IIHF World Championship|2018 Copenhagen/Herning]]
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 19
| [[Bob Hartley]]
| [[Roberts Bukarts]]
| Finished in 8th place
|-
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[2019 IIHF World Championship|2019 Bratislava/Košice]]
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 21
| 20
| [[Bob Hartley]]
| [[Lauris Dārziņš]]
| Finished in 10th place
|-
| [[2020 IIHF World Championship|2020]]
| colspan=10 align=center|Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |title=2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled |website=iihf.com |publisher=IIHF |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|LVA}} [[2021 IIHF World Championship|2021 Riga]]
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 16
| [[Bob Hartley]]
| [[Lauris Dārziņš]]
| Finished in 11th place
|-
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2022 IIHF World Championship|2022 Helsinki/Tampere]]
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 20
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| [[Rodrigo Ābols]]
| Finished in 10th place
|-style="background:#c96;"
| style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|FIN}} {{flagicon|LVA}} [[2023 IIHF World Championship|2023 Tampere/Riga]]<ref>{{cite web|title=IIHF to move 2023 World Championship|url= https://www.iihf.com/en/news/33098/iihf_to_move_2023_world_championship|website=iihf.com|access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Merk|first1=Martin|title=Tampere/Riga candidate for 2023 |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/35328/tampere_riga_candidate_for_2023|website=IIHF|access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 30
| 25
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| [[Kaspars Daugaviņš]]
| Finished in 3rd place
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[2024 IIHF World Championship|2024 Prague/Ostrava]]
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 29
| [[Harijs Vītoliņš]]
| [[Kaspars Daugaviņš]]
| Finished in 9th place
|}
===European Championship===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Games
! GP
! W
! T
! L
! GF
! GA
! Coach
! Captain
! Finish
! Rank
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ice Hockey European Championship 1932|1932 Berlin]]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 13
| –
| [[Arvīds Jurgens]]
| Consolation Round
| 8th
|}
==All-time record==
''As of 5 April 2024''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-07 |title=Latvia - National Teams of Ice Hockey |url=https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/latvia/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=nationalteamsoficehockey.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Opponent
! Played
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! GF
! GA
! GD
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|AUT}} || 25 || 21 || 0 || 4 || 98 || 56 || +42
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|BLR}} || 40 || 19 || 3 || 18 || 106 || 97 || +9
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|BEL}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 31 || 4 || +27
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|CAN}} || 23 || 1 || 1 || 21 || 28 || 119 || -91
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|CHN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 0 || +22
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|CZE}} || 19 || 1 || 1 || 17 || 34 || 66 || −32
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''{{ih|TCH}}'' || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 16 || −16
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|DEN}} || 36 || 23 || 0 || 13 || 124 || 87 || +37
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|EST}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 6 || +26
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|FIN}} || 31 || 4 || 2 || 25 || 57 || 122 || −65
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|FRA}} || 54 || 34 || 4 || 16 || 183 || 110 || +73
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|GER}} || 40 || 13 || 4 || 23 || 90 || 103 || -13
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|GBR}} || 11 || 6 || 1 || 4 || 44 || 39 || +5
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|HUN}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 31 || 12 || +19
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ISR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 0 || +32
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ITA}} || 19 || 14 || 1 || 4 || 71 || 30 || +41
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|JPN}} || 13 || 12 || 0 || 1 || 79 || 26 || +53
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|KAZ}} || 14 || 9 || 0 || 5 || 52 || 31 || +21
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|LTU}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 45 || 2 || +43
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|NED}} || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 45 || 6 || +39
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|PRK}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || +4
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|NOR}} || 40 || 24 || 0 || 16 || 130 || 108 || +22
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|POL}} || 20 || 15 || 0 || 5 || 67 || 46 || +21
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|ROU}} || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 49 || 7 || +42
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|RUS}} || 22 || 6 || 1 || 15 || 38 || 83 || −45
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SVK}} || 34 || 10 || 2 || 22 || 71 || 114 || -43
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|SLO}} || 12 || 10 || 0 || 2 || 40 || 21 || +19
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|KOR}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 38 || 2 || +36
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SWE}} || 28 || 3 || 1 || 24 || 48 || 113 || −65
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|SUI}} || 39 || 9 || 3 || 27 || 72 || 119 || -47
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{ih|UKR}} || 19 || 13 || 1 || 5 || 62 || 48 || +14
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|{{ih|USA}} || 18 || 4 || 2 || 12 || 35 || 55 || −20
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|''{{ih|YUG}}'' || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 0 || +10
|-
!Total !! 598 || 286 || 28 || 284 || 1 868 || 1 648 || +220
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:23, 6 August 2024

Latvia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Latvian Ice Hockey Federation
Most games Rodrigo Laviņš (230)
Top scorer Leonīds Tambijevs (66)
Most points Leonīds Tambijevs (150)
Home stadium Arena Riga
IIHF code LAT
IIHF ranking 10
Highest IIHF ranking 9 (2005-06, 2014)
Lowest IIHF ranking 13 (2018)
Team colors               
Latvia national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png
First international
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 3–0 Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg.png
(Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932)[1]
Biggest win
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 32–0 Israel Flag of Israel.svg.png
(Bled, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)[1]
Biggest defeat
Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png Canada 14–0 Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg.png
(Davos, Switzerland; 20 January 1935)[1]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 35 (first in 1933)
Best result Bronze medal icon.png (2024)
IIHF European Championships
Appearances 1
Best result 8th (1932)
Olympics
Appearances 5 (first in 1936)
International record (W–L–T)
286–284–28

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Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Finland/Latvia

The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. 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. 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

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

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Flag of Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 3 0 0 3 3 27 Arvīds Jurgens Leonīds Vedējs 13
1953–1991 As part of Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union
Flag of Norway 1994 Lillehammer did not qualify
Flag of Japan 1998 Nagano
Flag of United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4 2 1 1 20 14 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš 9
Flag of Italy 2006 Turin 5 0 1 4 11 29 Leonīds Beresņevs Kārlis Skrastiņš 12
Games GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Flag of Canada 2010 Vancouver 4 0 0 1 3 6 22 Oļegs Znaroks Kārlis Skrastiņš 12
Flag of Russia 2014 Sochi 5 1 0 0 4 9 14 Ted Nolan Sandis Ozoliņš 8
Flag of South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang did not qualify
Flag of China 2022 Beijing 4 0 0 0 4 7 14 Harijs Vītoliņš Lauris Dārziņš 11
Flag of Italy 2026 Milan/Cortina TBA

World Championship

Championships GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish
Flag of Czechoslovakia 1933 Prague 4 1 0 3 3 9 Arvīds Jurgens Finished in 10th place
Flag of Switzerland 1935 Davos 5 1 0 4 11 25 Leonīds Vedējs Finished in 13th place
Flag of Czechoslovakia 1938 Prague 4 1 0 3 4 8 Arvīds Jurgens Leonīds Vedējs Finished tied in 10th place
Flag of Switzerland 1939 Zürich/Basel 3 1 0 2 6 21 Larry Marsh Leonīds Vedējs Finished in 10th place
Flag of Slovenia 1993 Bled/Ljubljana (Group C) 7 6 1 0 101 9 Helmuts Balderis Konstantīns Grigorjevs Finished in 21st place (Won Group C)
Flag of Denmark 1994 Copenhagen/Aalborg (Group B) 7 6 0 1 61 9 Helmuts Balderis Konstantīns Grigorjevs Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B)
Flag of Slovakia 1995 Bratislava (Group B) 7 6 0 1 65 16 Ēvalds Grabovskis Aleksandrs Beļavskis Finished in 14th place (2nd in Group B)
Flag of Netherlands 1996 Eindhoven (Group B) 7 6 1 0 41 16 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 13th place (Won Group B)
Flag of Finland 1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku 8 4 2 2 37 23 Leonīds Beresņevs Normunds Sējējs Finished in 7th place
Flag of Switzerland 1998 Zürich/Basel 6 3 1 2 21 18 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 9th place
Flag of Norway 1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer 6 2 0 4 24 22 Leonīds Beresņevs Oleg Znarok Finished in 11th place
Flag of Russia 2000 Saint Petersburg 7 3 1 3 15 17 Haralds Vasiļjevs Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 8th place
Flag of Germany 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover 6 3 1 2 19 13 Haralds Vasiļjevs Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 13th place
Flag of Sweden 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping 6 1 0 5 11 18 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 11th place
Flag of Finland 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku 6 3 0 3 14 16 Curt Lindström Harijs Vītoliņš Finished in 9th place
Flag of the Czech Republic 2004 Prague/Ostrava 7 2 2 3 12 14 Curt Lindström Sergejs Žoltoks Finished in 7th place
Flag of Austria 2005 Vienna/Innsbruck 6 2 1 3 10 21 Leonīds Beresņevs Kārlis Skrastiņš Finished in 9th place
Flag of Latvia 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
Flag of Russia 2007 Moscow 6 2 0 1 3 20 22 Oleg Znarok Rodrigo Laviņš Finished in 13th place
Flag of Canada 2008 Halifax/Quebec City 6 2 0 0 4 11 19 Oleg Znarok Rodrigo Laviņš Finished in 11th place
Flag of Switzerland 2009 Bern/Kloten 7 2 2 0 3 15 23 Oleg Znarok Kārlis Skrastiņš Finished in 7th place
Flag of Germany 2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen 6 2 0 0 4 15 18 Oleg Znarok Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 11th place
Flag of Slovakia 2011 Bratislava/Košice 6 2 0 2 2 18 19 Oleg Znarok Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 13th place
Flag of Finland Flag of Sweden 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm 7 2 0 0 5 11 19 Ted Nolan Jānis Sprukts Finished in 10th place
Flag of Sweden Flag of Finland 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki 7 2 0 1 4 14 25 Ted Nolan Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 11th place
Flag of Belarus 2014 Minsk 7 3 0 0 4 20 24 Ted Nolan Herberts Vasiļjevs Finished in 11th place
Flag of the Czech Republic 2015 Prague/Ostrava 7 0 2 1 4 11 25 Aleksandrs Beļavskis Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 13th place
Flag of Russia 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg 7 1 0 3 3 13 22 Leonīds Beresņevs Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 13th place
Flag of Germany Flag of France 2017 Cologne/Paris 7 3 0 1 3 14 18 Bob Hartley Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 10th place
Flag of Denmark 2018 Copenhagen/Herning 8 3 1 2 2 18 19 Bob Hartley Roberts Bukarts Finished in 8th place
Flag of Slovakia 2019 Bratislava/Košice 7 3 0 0 4 21 20 Bob Hartley Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 10th place
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[2]
Flag of Latvia 2021 Riga 7 2 0 3 2 15 16 Bob Hartley Lauris Dārziņš Finished in 11th place
Flag of Finland 2022 Helsinki/Tampere 7 2 1 0 4 14 20 Harijs Vītoliņš Rodrigo Ābols Finished in 10th place
Flag of Finland Flag of Latvia 2023 Tampere/Riga[3][4] 10 4 3 0 3 30 25 Harijs Vītoliņš Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 3rd place
Flag of the Czech Republic 2024 Prague/Ostrava 7 1 3 0 3 19 29 Harijs Vītoliņš Kaspars Daugaviņš Finished in 9th place

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GA Coach Captain Finish Rank
Flag of Germany 1932 Berlin 4 1 0 3 5 13 Arvīds Jurgens Consolation Round 8th

All-time record

As of 5 April 2024.[5]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 25 21 0 4 98 56 +42
Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus 40 19 3 18 106 97 +9
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 2 2 0 0 31 4 +27
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada 23 1 1 21 28 119 -91
Flag of China.svg.png China 1 1 0 0 22 0 +22
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic 19 1 1 17 34 66 −32
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia 2 0 0 2 0 16 −16
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 36 23 0 13 124 87 +37
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia 5 5 0 0 32 6 +26
Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 31 4 2 25 57 122 −65
Flag of France.svg.png France 54 34 4 16 183 110 +73
Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany 40 13 4 23 90 103 -13
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 11 6 1 4 44 39 +5
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 6 4 1 1 31 12 +19
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 1 1 0 0 32 0 +32
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 19 14 1 4 71 30 +41
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 13 12 0 1 79 26 +53
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 14 9 0 5 52 31 +21
Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania 5 5 0 0 45 2 +43
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 6 6 0 0 45 6 +39
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 40 24 0 16 130 108 +22
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 20 15 0 5 67 46 +21
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 8 6 0 2 49 7 +42
Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia 22 6 1 15 38 83 −45
Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 34 10 2 22 71 114 -43
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 12 10 0 2 40 21 +19
Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 3 3 0 0 38 2 +36
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 28 3 1 24 48 113 −65
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 39 9 3 27 72 119 -47
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 19 13 1 5 62 48 +14
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 18 4 2 12 35 55 −20
Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
Total 598 286 28 284 1 868 1 648 +220

References

External links


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