The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents

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in international ice hockey. The team is ranked 10th in the world by

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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

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, losing 2–1 to

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. Latvia has 7,898 registered players (0.43% of its population). Latvia has hosted three World Championships. In

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Overview

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the

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. Head coach: Harijs Vītoliņš

Retired numbers

* 1 –

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* 7 – Kārlis Skrastiņš * 19 –

Helmuts Balderis Helmuts Balderis-Sildedzis (born 31 July 1952) is a former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey player. He played on the right wing and participated at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where the Soviet team unexpectedly lost to the United States. ...

* 33 – Sergejs Žoltoks

Coaching history

All-time record

Uniform evolution

File:Latvia national ice hockey team jerseys 1996-1997.png, 1996-2005 IIHF jerseys File:Latvia national hockey team jerseys.png, 2006-2013 IIHF jerseys File:Latvia national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png, 2014-2017 Winter Olympics and IIHF File:Latvia national ice hockey team jerseys 2018 IHWC.png, 2018–2021 IIHF jerseys File:Latvia national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 (WOG).png, 2022– Winter Olympics and IIHF

References

External links

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IIHF profileNational Teams of Ice Hockey
Ice hockey teams in Latvia National ice hockey teams in Europe Men's national ice hockey teams Long stubs with short prose {{Latvia-sport-stub