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