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 2019. 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. At the 2018 World Championship the team finished 8th. Latvia reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, losing 2–1 to Canada. Latvia has 7,145 registered players.
Overview
Tournament record
Olympic Games
World Championship
| Championships | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
 1933 Prague | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | – | Arvīds Jurgens | Finished in 10th place |
 1935 Davos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 25 | – | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished in 13th place |
| 1938 Prague | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Arvīds Jurgens | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished tied in 10th place |
| 1939 Zürich/Basel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | Larry Marsh | Leonīds Vedējs | Finished in 10th place |
 1993 Bled/Ljubljana | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 9 | Helmuts Balderis | – | Finished in 21st place |
 1994 Copenhagen/Aalborg | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 9 | Helmuts Balderis | Konstantīns Grigorjevs | Finished in 14th place |
 1995 Bratislava | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 16 | Ēvalds Grabovskis | Aleksandrs Beļavskis | Finished in 14th place |
 1996 Eindhoven | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oļegs Znaroks | Finished in 13th place |
 1997 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 23 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Normunds Sējējs | Finished in 7th place |
| 1998 Zürich/Basel | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oļegs Znaroks | Finished in 9th place |
 1999 Oslo/Hamar/Lillehammer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 22 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Oļegs Znaroks | Finished in 11th place |
 2000 Saint Petersburg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | Haralds Vasiļjevs | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 8th place |
 2001 Nuremberg/Cologne/Hanover | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | Haralds Vasiļjevs | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 13th place |
 2002 Gothenburg/Karlstad/Jönköping | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 11th place |
| 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | Curt Lindström | Harijs Vītoliņš | Finished in 9th place |
 2004 Prague/Ostrava | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | Curt Lindström | Sergejs Žoltoks | Finished in 7th place |
 2005 Vienna/Innsbruck | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | Leonīds Beresņevs | Kārlis Skrastiņš | Finished in 9th place |
 2006 Riga | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | Petr Vorobiev | Aleksandrs Semjonovs | Finished in 10th place |
European Championship
Team
Current roster
Most recent international roster.Head coach: Bob Hartley
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
| 3 | D | Kristers Freibergs |  HK Liepāja | |||
| 10 | F | Deniss Smirnovs |  Genève-Servette HC | |||
| 11 | D | Artūrs Salija | ||||
| 12 | F | Deivids Sarkanis | HK Mogo | |||
| 13 | F | Romāns Nekļudovs | HK Liepāja | |||
| 14 | F | Rihards Bukarts – A |  Düsseldorfer EG | |||
| 15 | F | Mārtiņš Karsums | Traktor Chelyabinsk | |||
| 16 | F | Kaspars Daugaviņš – A | HC Vityaz | |||
| 19 | F | Ralfs Jevdokimovs | HK Dinaburga | |||
| 18 | F | Raimonds Mikus Vītoliņš |  Sioux Falls Stampede | |||
| 21 | F | Rihards Melnalksnis | SCL Tigers | |||
| 23 | D | Eduards Hugo Jansons |  Saryarka Karagandy | |||
| 24 | F | Toms Andersons | SCL Tigers | |||
| 25 | D | Roberts Mamčics | ||||
| 26 | D | Uvis Jānis Balinskis | ||||
| 27 | D | Sandis Smons | Genève-Servette HC | |||
| 28 | F | Sandis Zolmanis | ||||
| 29 | D | Ralfs Freibergs | HC Kometa Brno | |||
| 30 | G | Bruno Brūveris | HK Riga | |||
| 31 | G | Antons Naumovs | HK Olimp Riga | |||
| 32 | D | Artūrs Kulda | ||||
| 33 | F | Zemgus Girgensons | Buffalo Sabres | |||
| 38 | F | Rūdolfs Balcers |  Ottawa Senators | |||
| 41 | F | Frenks Razgals | ||||
| 44 | F | Gatis Sprukts | HC Zemgale/LUA | |||
| 50 | G | Kristers Gudļevskis | Fischtown Pinguins | |||
| 52 | D | Rihards Ķuzis | HK Olimp Riga | |||
| 62 | F | Daniels Bērziņš | Dinamo Riga | |||
| 68 | F | Ričards Puriņš | HK Olimp Riga | |||
| 70 | F | Miks Indrašis- C | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | |||
| 71 | F | Roberts Bukarts | Severstal Cherepovets | |||
| 72 | D | Arvils Bergmanis | ||||
| 73 | D | Tomass Zeile | HK Olimp Riga | |||
| 74 | G | Kristaps Nazarovs | IK Guts | |||
| 75 | D | Pauls Svars | HK Olimp Riga | |||
| 77 | D | Ričards Birziņš | ||||
| 79 | F | Nikolajs Jeļisejevs | HK Olimp Riga | |||
| 83 | F | Reinis Mārtiņš Lejnieks | ||||
| 87 | F | Kirils Galoha |  GKS Tychy | |||
| 91 | F | Kārlis Ozoliņš | HK Mogo | |||
| 92 | F | Renārs Cipruss | HK Olimp Riga | |||
| 94 | F | Vladislavs Barkovskis | HK Dinaburga | |||
| 95 | F | Bruno Zabis | HK Liepāja | |||
| 96 | F | Lauris Bajaruns |