Latvia men's national ice hockey team
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).
| Association | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 10 1 (28 May 2023) |
| Highest IIHF | 9 (first in 2005) |
| Lowest IIHF | 13 (first in 2018) |
| First international | |
| Latvia 3–0 Lithuania (Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Latvia 32–0 Israel (Bled, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Canada 14–0 Latvia (Davos, Switzerland; 20 January 1935) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 34 (first in 1933) |
| Best result | Bronze: (2023) |
| IIHF European Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| Best result | 8th (1932) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1936) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 286–284–28 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championship | ||
| 2023 Finland/Latvia | ||
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