Ice Hockey - Team Latvia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest

Ice Hockey

Number	Name	Height	Date of Birth
9	KRASTENBERGS RKRASTENBERGS Renars	183 cm	26 Dec 1998
10	DARZINS LDARZINS Lauris	191 cm	28 Jan 1985
14	BUKARTS RBUKARTS Rihards	179 cm	31 Dec 1995
15	KARSUMS MKARSUMS Martins	177 cm	26 Feb 1986
16	DAUGAVINS KDAUGAVINS Kaspars	183 cm	18 May 1988
17	DZIERKALS MDZIERKALS Martins	179 cm	4 Apr 1997
18	ABOLS RABOLS Rodrigo	193 cm	5 Jan 1996
22	ANDERSONS TANDERSONS Toms	185 cm	25 Nov 1993
24	OZOLS POZOLS Patriks	181 cm	2 Feb 2001
25	DZERINS ADZERINS Andris	185 cm	14 Feb 1988
26	BALINSKIS UJBALINSKIS Uvis Janis	183 cm	1 Aug 1996
27	CIBULSKIS OCIBULSKIS Oskars	188 cm	9 Apr 1988
29	FREIBERGS RFREIBERGS Ralfs	181 cm	17 May 1991
32	KULDA AKULDA Arturs	188 cm	25 Jul 1988
48	SEJEJS NSEJEJS Nauris	180 cm	15 Mar 2001
50	GUDLEVSKIS KGUDLEVSKIS Kristers	192 cm	31 Jul 1992
55	MAMCICS RMAMCICS Roberts	195 cm	6 Apr 1995
69	JELISEJEVS NJELISEJEVS Nikolajs	180 cm	7 Jul 1994
70	INDRASIS MINDRASIS Miks	193 cm	30 Sep 1990
72	JAKS JJAKS Janis	180 cm	22 Aug 1995
73	SMIRNOVS DSMIRNOVS Deniss	177 cm	7 Mar 1999
74	PUNNENOVS IPUNNENOVS Ivars	185 cm	30 May 1994
77	ZILE KRZILE Kristaps Roberts	185 cm	24 Dec 1997
87	MEIJA GMEIJA Gints	185 cm	4 Sep 1987
91	KENINS RKENINS Ronalds	181 cm	28 Feb 1991
95	BATNA OBATNA Oskars	195 cm	7 May 1995
98	KALNINS JKALNINS Janis	179 cm	13 Dec 1991

Team Officials

Function	Name
Head Coach	VITOLINS HVITOLINS Harijs
Assistant Coach	ABOLS AABOLS Artis
Assistant Coach	IGNATJEVS VIGNATJEVS Viktors
Assistant Coach	KLODANS JKLODANS Juris
Equipment Manager	BRICIS ABRICIS Agris
Equipment Manager	LEITIS ALEITIS Andris
Doctor	SUHORUKOVS OSUHORUKOVS Olegs
Physiotherapist	JAKUSS KJAKUSS Kaspars

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Ice Hockey	Men	11

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #3 SWE Sweden 3 LAT Latvia 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #10 LAT Latvia 1 FIN Finland 3	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #15 SVK Slovakia 5 LAT Latvia 2	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Men's Qualification Play-off #20 DEN Denmark 3 LAT Latvia 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Year	Location
8	2014	Sochi, RUS
9	2002	Salt Lake City, USA
12	2010	Vancouver, CAN
12	2006	Torino, ITA
13	1936	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER

U18 World Championship Division I - Group A
Rank	Year	Location
1	2018	Riga, LAT
1	2014	Nice, FRA
1	2011	Riga, LAT
4	2004	Amstetten, AUT
4	2003	Ventspils, LAT

U20 World Championship Division I - Group A
Rank	Year	Location
1	2016	Vienna, AUT
1	2011	Babruysk, BLR
2	2022	Horsholm, DEN
2	2020	Minsk, BLR
2	2018	FRA
2	2014	Sanok, POL
2	2007	Odense, DEN
3	2015	Asiago, ITA
4	2019	Fussen, GER
4	2004	Berlin, GER

U18 World Championship Division I - Group B
Rank	Year	Location
1	2009	Asiago, ITA
1	2006	Riga, LAT
2	2008	Riga, LAT
2	2005	Sosnowiec, POL

U20 World Championship Division I - Group B
Rank	Year	Location
1	2008	Riga, LAT
1	2005	Narva, EST
4	2003	Bled, SLO

World Championship Pool A Qualification - Group A
Rank	Year	Location
1	2000	Sheffield, GBR

European Junior U18 Championship Division I
Rank	Year	Location
1	1999	Bucharest, ROU

World Championship Pool B
Rank	Year	Location
1	1996	Eindhoven, NED
2	1995	Bratislava, SVK
2	1994	Copenhagen, DEN

U20 World Championship Pool C1
Rank	Year	Location
1	1995	Puigcerda, ESP

World Championship Pool C
Rank	Year	Location
1	1993	SLO

World Championship Pool C Qualification - Group A
Rank	Year	Location
1	1993	Riga, LAT

U20 World Championship Pool B
Rank	Year	Location
2	1997	Kyiv, UKR
2	1996	POL
4	1998	POL
5	1999	HUN
7	2000	Minsk, BLR

U20 World Championship Pool C
Rank	Year	Location
2	1994	DEN

U20 World Championship Division II
Rank	Year	Location
3	2002	Zagreb, CRO

U18 World Championship Pool B
Rank	Year	Location
3	2000	LAT

U18 World Championship Division I
Rank	Year	Location
4	2002	SLO
4	2001	LAT

World Championship
Rank	Year	Location
7	2009	Berne / Zurich-Kloten, SUI
7	2004	Prague / Ostrava, CZE
7	1997	Helsinki / Tampere / Turku, FIN
8	2018	Copenhagen / Herning, DEN
8	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS
9	2005	Vienna / Innsbruck, AUT
9	2003	Helsinki / Tampere /Turku, FIN
9	1998	Zurich / Basel / Schweiz, SUI
10	2019	Bratislava / Kosice, SVK
10	2017	Cologne, GER
10	2012	Helsinki, FIN
10	2006	Riga, LAT
10	1939	SUI
10	1938	Prague, TCH
10	1933	Prague, TCH
11	2021	Riga, LAT
11	2014	Minsk, BLR
11	2013	Stockholm, SWE
11	2010	Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen, GER
11	2008	Halifax / Quebec City, CAN
11	2002	Gothenburg / Karlstad / Jonkoping, SWE
11	1999	Lillehammer / Hamar / Oslo, NOR
13	2016	Moscow / St. Petersburg, RUS
13	2015	Prague / Ostrava, CZE
13	2011	Bratislava / Kosice, SVK
13	2007	Moscow / Mytishchi, RUS
13	2001	Nuremberg / Cologne / Hanover, GER
13	1936	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER
13	1935	Davos, SUI

U18 World Championship
Rank	Year	Location
8	2019	SWE
9	2021	Frisco, TX, USA
9	2016	Grand Forks, ND, USA
9	2015	SUI
9	2012	CZE
9	2010	BLR
10	2017	SVK
10	2013	Sochi, RUS
10	2007	FIN

World Junior Championship
Rank	Year	Location
8	2009	Ottawa, ON, CAN
9	2012	CAN
9	2010	Saskatchewan, CAN
9	2006	British Columbia, CAN
10	2017	CAN
10	2013	Ufa, RUS

U20 World Championship Division I
Rank	Year	Location
8	2001	GER

General Interest

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Though they made their first Olympic Winter Games appearance at Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, they did not qualify again until Salt Lake City 2002 where they finally recorded their first Olympic win against Austria (4-2).

Their highest finish (8th) came at Sochi 2014, where they reached the quarterfinals by defeating Switzerland 3-1 in the qualification playoffs after failing to win a game in the preliminary round. In the quarterfinal, they lost 2-1 to eventual gold medallists Canada. A late goal by Shea Weber (CAN) in the third period secured victory after goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis (LAT) stopped 55 of 57 shots.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Competed at the World Championships since 1997 and have hosted the tournament twice (2006, 2021). They finished 11th on home soil in 2021, opening the tournament with a 2-0 win against eventually gold medallists Canada. They secured one more victory against Italy, but suffered three overtime losses, including two in a shootout.

QUALIFICATION
After failing to qualify for PyeongChang 2018 (due to a 3-2 loss to Germany in qualification), won all three games in the Group E Olympic 2022 Qualifying Tournament on home soil in Riga, with a combined goal differential of +16, after 6-0 and 9-0 wins against Italy and Hungary in the opening two matches.

Playing undefeated France in the final match, the Latvians scored early in the first period and extended it to 2-0 in the third period through a goal from Miks Indrasis. France mounted a late push after a goal by Stephane da Costa, but despite being short-handed for the final minutes of the game, Latvia held on and secured qualification by finishing first in Group E.

World Ranking: 10th (2560 pts)

OLYMPIC RECORD
3 wins, 2 draws, 13 losses

vs. Canada (0 wins, 2 losses)
vs. Czech Republic (0 wins, 3 losses)
vs. Denmark (Olympic debut)
vs. Finland (no games played)
vs. Germany (0 wins, 1 loss)
vs. People's Republic of China (Olympic debut)
vs. Russian Federation (0 wins, 2 losses)
vs. Switzerland (1 win, 1 loss)
vs. Slovakia (0 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw)
vs. Sweden (0 wins, 2 losses)
vs. United States (0 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw)

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