Latvia men's national ice hockey team

The Latvia men's national ice hockey team is currently ranked 10th in the world by IIHF World Ranking. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Its current head coach is Bobs Hārtlijs. Their best finishes ever at the World Championships were in 1997, 2004 and 2009 where they finished 7th. Latvia has 7,000 players (0.36 % of its population).
==Coaching History==
*1936 to 1938 - Arvīds Jurgens
*1939 - Larry Marsh
*1992 to 1994 - Helmuts Balderis
*1994             - Mihails Beskašnovs
*1995             - Ēvalds Grabovskis
*1996 to 1999 - Leonīds Beresņevs
*1999 to 2001 - Haralds Vasiļjevs
*2001 to 2004 - Curt Lindström
*2004 to 2006 - Leonīds Beresņevs
*2006             - Pjotrs Vorobjovs
*2007 to 2011 - Oļegs Znaroks
*2012 to 2014 - Ted Nolan
*2015 - Aleksandrs Beļavskis
*2016 - Leonīds Beresņevs
*2017 to present - Bobs Hārtlijs
==Olympic Record==
*1920-1932 - Did not participate
*1936 - Finished in 13th place
*1948-1992 - Did not participate
*1994-1998 - Did not qualify
*2002 - Finished in 9th place
*2006 - Finished in 12th place
*2010 - Finished in 12th place
*2014 - Finished in 8th place
*2018 - Did not qualify
==European Championship Record==
*1910-1929 - Did not participate
*1932 - Finished in 8th place
==World Championship Record==
*1920-1932 - Did not participate
*1933 - Finished in 10th place
*1934 - Did not participate
*1935 - Finished in 13th place
*1936 - Finished in 13th place
*1937 - Did not participate
*1938 - Finished in 10th place
*1939 - Finished in 10th place
*1947-1992 - Did not participate
*1993 - Finished in 21st place (1st in "Pool C")
*1994 - Finished in 14th place (2nd in "Pool B")
*1995 - Finished in 14th place (2nd in "Pool B")
*1996 - Finished in 13th place (1st in "Pool B")
*1997 - Finished in 7th place
*1998 - Finished in 9th place
*1999 - Finished in 11th place
*2000 - Finished in 8th place
*2001 - Finished in 13th place
*2002 - Finished in 11th place
*2003 - Finished in 9th place
*2004 - Finished in 7th place
*2005 - Finished in 9th place
*2006 - Finished in 10th place
*2007 - Finished in 13th place
*2008 - Finished in 11th place
*2009 - Finished in 7th place
*2010 - Finished in 11th place
*2011 - Finished in 13th place
*2012 - Finished in 10th place
*2013 - Finished in 11th place
*2014 - Finished in 11th place
*2015 - Finished in 13th place
*2016 - Finished in 13th place
*2017 - Finished in 10th place
*2018 - Finished in 8th place
*2019 - Finished in 10th place
*2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
== Retired Numbers ==
* #1 Artūrs Irbe
* #7 Kārlis Skrastiņš
* #19 Helmuts Balderis
* #33 Sergejs Zoltoks
== Actual Roster ==
Position	Number	Name 	Born 	Height 	Weight 	Shoots/Catches
G 	#50 	Kristers Gudļevskis 	July 31, 1992 	6ft 4in (192cm) 	203lb (92kg) 	L
G 	#74 	Kristaps Nazarovs 	December 19, 1995 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	198lb (90kg) 	L
D 	#11 	Artūrs Salija 	May 15, 1992 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	196lb (89kg) 	L
D 	#29 	Ralfs Freibergs 	May 17, 1991 	5ft 11in (180cm)	192lb (87kg) 	L
D 	#26 	Eduards Hugo Jansons 	September 7, 1997 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	190lb (86kg) 	R
D 	#32 	Artūrs Kulda 	July 25, 1988 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	214lb (97kg) 	L
D 	#25 	Roberts Mamčics 	April 6, 1995 	6ft 5in (196cm) 	231lb (105kg)	L
D 	# 	Uvis Jānis Balinskis 	August 1, 1996 	5ft 11in (181cm)	187lb (85kg) 	L
D 	#72 	Arvils Bergmanis 	December 29, 1999 	5ft 9in (176cm) 	148lb (67kg) 	L
D 	#27 	Sandis Smons 	May 19, 1999 	5ft 9in (174cm) 	152lb (69kg) 	L
D 	#77 	Ričards Birziņš 	April 24, 1989 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	196lb (89kg) 	R
D 	#3 	Kristers Freibergs 	July 3, 1992 	6ft 0in (184cm) 	203lb (92kg) 	L
D 	#13 	Romāns Ņekļudovs 	March 31, 1995 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	183lb (83kg) 	L
F 	#70 	Miks Indrašis 	September 30, 1990	6ft 2in (188cm) 	187lb (85kg) 	L
F 	#71 	Roberts Bukarts 	June 27, 1990 	6ft 0in (184cm) 	183lb (83kg) 	R
F 	#14 	Rihards Bukarts 	December 31, 1995 	5ft 10in (179cm)	185lb (84kg) 	R
F 	#16 	Kaspars Daugaviņš 	May 18, 1988 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	214lb (97kg) 	L
F 	#15 	Mārtiņš Karsums 	February 26, 1986 	5ft 10in (178cm)	198lb (90kg) 	R
F 	#10 	Deniss Smirnovs 	March 7, 1999 	5ft 9in (175cm) 	146lb (66kg) 	L
F 	#21 	Rihards Melnalksnis 	May 10, 1999 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	172lb (78kg) 	L
F 	#24 	Toms Andersons 	November 25, 1993 	6ft 0in (184cm) 	190lb (86kg) 	R
F 	#95 	Bruno Zabis 	January 15, 1991 	5ft 10in (179cm)	172lb (78kg) 	L
F 	#12 	Deivids Sarkanis 	November 7, 1994 	5ft 11in (180cm)	174lb (79kg) 	L
F 	#41 	Frenks Razgals 	August 8, 1996 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	179lb (81kg) 	L
F 	#18 	Raimonds Mikus Vītoliņš	January 12, 2002 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	163lb (74kg) 	R
F 	#28 	Sandis Zolmanis 	August 20, 1994 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	190lb (86kg) 	L
F 	#96 	Lauris Bajaruns 	March 31, 1989 	6ft 4in (193cm) 	209lb (95kg) 	R
F 	#87 	Kirils Galoha 	April 14, 1996 	6ft 0in (184cm) 	172lb (78kg) 	R
F 	#79 	Nikolajs Jeļisejevs 	July 7, 1994 	5ft 11in (180cm)	176lb (80kg) 	R
== Team Staff ==
Role 	Name 	Born
Head coach 	Bobs Hārtlijs 	September 9, 1960
Assistant coach	Sergey Kuznetsov	August 27, 1978
Assistant coach	Maksims Širokovs	December 13, 1982
Assistant coach	Artis Ābols 	January 3, 1973
Category:Ice hockey in Latvia
Category:National teams