Who is the head coach of Latvia?

The head coach of Latvia is Haralds Vasiljevs.

Who is the captain of Latvia?

The captain of Latvia is Harijs Vitolins.

Who is the general manager of Latvia?

The general manager of Latvia is Helmuts Balderis.

What are the team colors of Latvia?

The team colors of Latvia are Burgundy + White.

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1999-2000

1999-2000 Season

Latvia were 2-2-2 in the 1999-00 WC season with 7 points, 5th overall.

1999-2000 Latvia Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Sergejs Senins (RW)	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Denmark	52	23	50	73	52	-
Vjaceslavs Fanduls (C)	Kärpät	I-divisioona	46	22	40	62	60	39
Herberts Vasiljevs (C)	totals		80	26	35	61	64	18
	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	7	1	0	1	4	-3
	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL	73	25	35	60	60	21
Aleksandrs Macijevskis (RW)	Aalborg IK Panthers	Denmark	42	32	28	60	14	-
Aleksandrs Belavskis (RW)	IF Björklöven	Allsvenskan	45	24	25	49	54	31
Harijs Vitolins (C)	EHC Chur	NLB	36	25	23	48	51	-
Aleksandrs Kercs (LW)	Revier Löwen Oberhausen	DEL	55	14	27	41	62	-4
Aleksandrs Semjonovs (C)	Heilbronner EC	Germany2	50	14	25	39	32	-
Juris Opulskis (LW)	totals		44	17	20	37	4	-
	GEC Nordhorn	Germany2	18	6	7	13	0	-
	ERC Selb	Germany3	26	11	13	24	4	-
Aleksandrs Siskovics (D)	totals		45	16	21	37	30	-
	Metalurgs Liepaja	EEHL	3	0	1	1	2	-
	Aalborg IK Panthers	Denmark	42	16	20	36	28	-
Artis Ābols (LW)	totals		44	13	24	37	24	17
	IK Nyköpings NH 90	Allsvenskan	42	13	23	36	24	17
	Metalurgs Liepaja	EEHL	2	0	1	1	0	-
Andrejs Maticins (D)	IK Nyköpings NH 90	Allsvenskan	46	12	24	36	54	9
Leonids Tambijevs (LW)	Lukko	SM-liiga	52	19	15	34	48	9
Grigorijs Pantelejevs (LW)	Hannover Scorpions	DEL	55	11	21	32	59	3
Aigars Cipruss (C)	Pelicans	SM-liiga	53	13	17	30	12	-15
Normunds Sejejs (D)	EHC Chur	NLB	35	10	20	30	32	-
Mareks Jass (RW)	totals		32	17	12	29	71	-
	Metalurgs Liepaja	EEHL	32	17	12	29	71	-
	Metalurgs Liepaja	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	-
Igors Bondarevs (D)	totals		42	8	19	27	28	0
	Jokipojat	I-divisioona	25	7	14	21	16	-6
	Kärpät	I-divisioona	17	1	5	6	12	6
Kārlis Skrastiņš (D)	totals		78	8	14	22	30	-13
	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	19	3	8	11	10	-6
	Nashville Predators	NHL	59	5	6	11	20	-7
Aleksandrs Nizivijs (LW/RW)	totals		39	8	13	21	47	9
	Torpedo Yaroslavl	Russia	37	8	13	21	45	9
	Torpedo Yaroslavl-2	Russia3	2	0	0	0	2	-
Rodrigo Lavins (D)	totals		53	7	12	19	81	4
	Ilves	SM-liiga	31	4	4	8	59	-1
	HPK	SM-liiga	22	3	8	11	22	5
Mihails Bogdanovs (D)	totals		28	8	9	17	44	-
	Metalurgs Liepaja	EEHL	8	5	5	10	22	-
	IK Nyköpings NH 90	Allsvenskan	20	3	4	7	22	-
Viktors Ignatjevs (D)	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL	49	3	14	17	46	1
Janis Sprukts (C)	totals		31	6	10	16	8	-
	Juniors Essamika Riga	Latvia	3	0	1	1	2	-
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	2	5	7	6	-
	BHS/Essamika	EEHL B	2	4	4	8	0	-
Atvars Tribuncovs (D)	totals		40	4	10	14	36	-
	Crocodiles Hamburg	Germany2	36	4	10	14	36	-
	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	ECHL	4	0	0	0	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Sergejs Naumovs (G)	San Diego Gulls	WCHL	55	3.00	.908	1	36-18-0	3124:10
Artūrs Irbe (G)	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	75	2.42	.906	5	34-28-9	4345:00
Dmitrijs Zabotinskis (G)	totals		44	-	-	-	-	-
	Metalurgs Liepaja	EEHL	44	-	-	-	-	-
	Metalurgs Liepaja	Latvia	0	-	-	-	-	-

1999-2000 Latvia Staff

Head CoachHaralds Vasiljevs
Head CoachHaralds Vasiljevs
Asst. CoachAleksandrs Klinsovs
Asst. CoachAleksandrs Klinsovs
Asst. CoachVjaceslavs Nazarovs
Asst. CoachVjaceslavs Nazarovs
General ManagerHelmuts Balderis
Team ManagerKirovs Lipmans
Team ManagerKirovs Lipmans
Equipment ManagerMihails Sostaks
Equipment ManagerMihails Sostaks

Team Staff History

1999-2000 Latvia Captains

"C"

Harijs Vitolins

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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1999-2000 Latvia Demographics

Latvia Facts

Plays in: World Championship
2027: WC -
2026: WC Quarterfinal loss
2025: WC Did not make playoffs
2024: WC Did not make playoffs

1999-2000 Latvia Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players

Experience

Latvia: 861 GP
NHL: 547 GP
WC: 444 GP
SHL: 169 GP
Liiga: 1 061 GP
Czechia: 145 GP
AHL: 520 GP
DEL: 239 GP
NL: 49 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Latvia Olympics (OG)

Latvia Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
05/28/2026 06:20 PM UTC	Norway	Latvia	2 - 0	WC
05/26/2026 10:20 AM UTC	Hungary	Latvia	1 - 8	WC
05/24/2026 02:20 PM UTC	Great Britain	Latvia	0 - 6	WC
05/23/2026 10:20 AM UTC	Latvia	USA	4 - 2	WC
05/21/2026 02:20 PM UTC	Latvia	Finland	1 - 7	WC

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Latvia History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WC	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	-
2025-2026	WC	7	4	3	-	0	0	24	17	12	1.71	3	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	WC	7	3	4	-	0	0	17	25	9	1.29	5	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	WC	7	1	3	-	3	0	19	29	9	1.29	9	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	WC	7	3	2	-	2	0	21	17	13	1.86		Bronze game win
2021-2022	WC	7	2	4	-	1	0	14	20	8	1.14	10	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	WC	7	2	2	-	0	3	15	16	9	1.29	11	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	WC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WC	7	3	4	-	0	0	21	20	9	1.29	10	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	WC	7	3	1	-	1	2	16	16	13	1.86	8	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	WC	7	3	3	-	0	1	14	18	10	1.43	10	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	WC	7	1	3	-	0	3	13	22	6	0.86	13	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	WC	7	0	4	-	2	1	11	25	5	0.71	13	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	WC	7	3	4	-	0	0	20	24	9	1.29	11	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	WC	7	2	4	-	0	1	14	25	7	1	11	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	WC	7	2	5	-	0	0	11	19	6	0.86	10	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	WC	6	2	2	-	0	2	18	19	8	1.33	13	Saved in relegation
2009-2010	WC	6	2	4	-	0	0	15	18	6	1	11	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	WC	6	2	2	-	2	0	17	14	10	1.67	7	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	WC	6	2	4	-	0	0	11	19	6	1	11	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	WC	6	2	3	-	0	1	20	22	7	1.17	13	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	WC	6	2	3	1	-	-	12	24	5	0.83	10	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	WC	6	2	3	1	-	-	12	19	5	0.83	9	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	WC	6	2	2	2	-	-	11	10	6	1	7	Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003	WC	6	3	3	0	-	-	14	16	6	1	9	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	WC	6	1	5	0	-	-	14	20	2	0.33	11	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	WC	6	3	2	1	-	-	19	13	7	1.17	13	Saved in relegation
1999-2000	WC Q	3	1	0	2	-	-	6	3	4	1.33	1	Qualification
	WC	6	2	2	2	-	-	14	14	7	1.17	8	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	WC	6	2	4	0	-	-	24	22	4	0.67	11	Saved in relegation

Latvia Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	10	3	9	12	4
2.	Kristaps Skrastins (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	5	4	4	8	2
3.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	5	2	5	7	0
4.	Roberts Jekimovs (F)	2026-2027	Prizma Riga	Latvia	5	4	1	5	38
5.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	-	5	2	3	5	0
6.	Toms Andersons (F)	2026-2027	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	SL	4	0	5	5	0
7.	Kristaps Sotnieks (D)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	5	0	5	5	0
8.	Emils Gegeris (F)	2026-2027	Cergy-Pontoise	Ligue Magnus	3	4	0	4	2
9.	Rodrigo Ābols (F)	2026-2027	SC Bern	NL	4	2	2	4	0
10.	Felikss Gavars (F)	2026-2027	BK Mladá Boleslav	Extraliga	4	1	3	4	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.84
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	201 lbs	28.32
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.80
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	28.00
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	26.48

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	99	35	38	73
2.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	71	28	31	59
3.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	60	31	27	58
4.	Andrejs Ignatovics (F)	46	22	34	56
5.	Sergejs Boldavesko (F)	38	25	30	55

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	99	35	38	73
2.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	60	31	27	58
3.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	71	28	31	59
4.	Aleksandrs Semjonovs (F)	95	26	16	42
5.	Sergejs Boldavesko (F)	38	25	30	55

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	99	35	38	73
2.	Andrejs Ignatovics (F)	46	22	34	56
3.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	71	28	31	59
4.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	101	17	31	48
5.	Sergejs Boldavesko (F)	38	25	30	55

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	60	31	58	89
2.	Rodrigo Lavins (D)	95	4	21	85
3.	Georgijs Pujacs (D)	52	4	10	81
4.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	85	23	49	78
5.	Aleksandrs Semjonovs (F)	95	26	42	72

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	101	17	31	48
2.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	99	35	38	73
3.	Aleksandrs Semjonovs (F)	95	26	16	42
4.	Rodrigo Lavins (D)	95	4	17	21
5.	Kristaps Sotnieks (D)	90	2	19	21

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Helmuts Balderis (F)	2	2	4	2.00
2.	Aleksejs Frolikovs (F)	16	13	24	1.50
3.	Sergejs Boldavesko (F)	38	25	55	1.45
4.	Sandis Vilmanis (F)	8	4	11	1.38
5.	Mihails Sostaks (F)	7	4	9	1.29

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sergejs Boldavesko (F)	1992-1993	7	13	24
2.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	1992-1993	7	8	21
3.	Aleksejs Frolikovs (F)	1992-1993	7	10	19
4.	Andrejs Ignatovics (F)	1992-1993	7	5	19
5.	Artis Ābols (F)	1992-1993	7	10	18

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sergejs Boldavesko (F)	1992-1993	7	13	24
2.	Aleksejs Frolikovs (F)	1992-1993	7	10	19
3.	Artis Ābols (F)	1992-1993	7	10	18
4.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	1994-1995	7	9	15
5.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	1992-1993	7	8	21

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Andrejs Ignatovics (F)	1992-1993	7	14	19
2.	Aleksandrs Kercs (F)	1992-1993	7	13	21
3.	Sergejs Boldavesko (F)	1992-1993	7	11	24
4.	Juris Opulskis (F)	1992-1993	7	11	18
5.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	1992-1993	7	11	17

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	2013-2014	7	5	42
2.	Georgijs Pujacs (D)	2010-2011	6	3	33
3.	Oskars Batna (F)	2023-2024	7	3	33
4.	Raitis Ivanans (F)	2007-2008	6	0	31
5.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	1995-1996	7	6	29

Player Nationalities Throughout History

180 players