Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team
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| Association | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Latvia Artis Ābols |
| Assistants | Latvia Kārlis Zirnis Latvia Edgars Masaļskis |
| Captain | Dans Ločmelis |
| Most points | Aleksandrs Ņiživijs (45) |
| IIHF code | LAT |
| First international | |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 47 – 1 Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg (Riga, Latvia; November 10, 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 47 – 1 Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg (Riga, Latvia; November 10, 1992) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 16 – 0 Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; December 26, 2009) | |
| IIHF World Junior Championship | |
| Appearances | 31 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 7th (2022 (August)) |
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The Latvian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Latvia. The team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship. They have played at the top division of the tournament seven times; it has been at the top division since the 2022 tournament, where Latvia was called up to replace Russia in the rescheduled tournament due to the country being banned from international ice hockey (Latvia had originally been promoted for 2023). During the tournament, Latvia won its first-ever preliminary round game in the top division.[1]
History
| Division | Championship | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool C | Belarus 1993 Minsk | – | – | Qualified | 25th (1st in Pool C Qualification) |
| Pool C | Denmark 1994 Odense/Esbjerg | – | – | Promoted | 18th (2nd in Pool C) |
| Pool C1 | Spain 1995 Puigcerda | – | – | Promoted | 17th (1st in Pool C1) |
| Pool B | Poland 1996 Sosnowiec/Tychy | – | – | Final round | 12th (2nd in Pool B) |
| Pool B | Ukraine 1997 Kyiv | – | – | Group round | 12th (2nd in Pool B) |
| Pool B | Poland 1998 Sosnowiec/Tychy | – | – | Final round | 14th (4th in Pool B) |
| Pool B | Hungary 1999 Dunaújváros | – | – | Final round | 15th (5th in Pool B) |
| Pool B | Belarus 2000 Minsk | – | – | Relegation round | 17th (7th in Pool B) |
| Division I | Germany 2001 Landsberg/Füssen | – | – | relegated | 18th (8th in Division I) |
| Division II | Croatia 2002 Zagreb | – | – | Promoted | 21st (2nd in Division IIA) |
| Division I | Slovenia 2003 Bled | – | – | Group stage | 18th (4th in Division IB) |
| Division I | Germany 2004 Berlin | – | – | Group stage | 14th (4th in Division IA) |
| Division I | Estonia 2005 Narva | – | – | Promoted | 12th (1st in Division IB) |
| Top Division | Canada 2006 British Columbia | – | – | relegated | 9th |
| Division I | Denmark 2007 Odense | – | – | Group stage | 13th (2nd in Division IA) |
| Division I | Latvia 2008 Riga | – | – | Promoted | 12th (1st in Division IB) |
| Top Division | Canada 2009 Ottawa | – | – | Relegation round | 8th |
| Top Division | Canada 2010 Saskatchewan | – | – | relegated | 9th |
| Division I | Belarus 2011 Babruysk | – | – | Promoted | 11th (1st in Division IA) |
| Top Division | Canada 2012 Calgary/Edmonton | – | – | Relegation round | 9th |
| Top Division | Russia 2013 Ufa | – | – | relegated | 10th |
| Division I | Poland 2014 Sanok | – | – | Group stage | 12th (2nd in Division IA) |
| Division I | Italy 2015 Asiago | – | – | Group stage | 13th (3rd in Division IA) |
| Division I | Austria 2016 Vienna | – | – | Promoted | 11th (1st in Division IA) |
| Top Division | Canada 2017 Montreal/Toronto | – | – | relegated | 10th |
| Division I | France 2018 Courchevel/Meribel | – | – | Group stage | 12th (2nd in Division IA) |
| Division I | Germany 2019 Füssen | – | – | Group stage | 14th (4th in Division IA) |
| Division I | Belarus 2020 Minsk | – | – | Group stage | 12th (2nd in Division IA) |
| Division I | Denmark 2021 Hørsholm | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | |||
| Division I | Denmark 2022 Hørsholm | – | – | Promoted | 12th (2nd in Division IA) |
| Top Division | Canada 2022 Edmonton | – | – | Quarterfinals | 7th |
| Top Division | Canada 2023 Halifax/Moncton | – | – | Relegation Round | 9th |
| Top Division | Sweden 2024 Gothenburg | – | – | Quarterfinals | 8th |
| Top Division | Canada 2025 Ottawa | – | – | ||
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References
- ↑ Ellis, Steven. "Latvia is the Little Team that Could at World Juniors". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ↑ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019.