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Latvia men's national ice hockey team

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Most games
  
Rodrigo Laviņš (230)

Home stadium
  
Arena Riga

Head coach
  
Bob Hartley

Location
  
Latvia

Top scorer
  
Leonīds Tambijevs (66)

IIHF code
  
LAT

Captain
  
Kaspars Daugaviņš

Ground
  
Arena Riga

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Assistants
  
Artis Ābols Kārlis Zirnis Jacques Cloutier

Most points
  
Leonīds Tambijevs (150)

Association
  
Latvian Ice Hockey Federation

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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).

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European Championship

  • 1932 – Finished in 8th place
  • Current roster

    The roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

    Head coach: Leonīds Beresņevs

    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

    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
  • References

    Latvia men's national ice hockey team Wikipedia