Who is the head coach of Latvia?

The head coach of Latvia is Olegs Znaroks.

Who is the captain of Latvia?

The captain of Latvia is Rodrigo Lavins.

Who is the general manager of Latvia?

The general manager of Latvia is Maris Baldonieks.

What are the team colors of Latvia?

The team colors of Latvia are Burgundy + White.

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2007-2008

2007-2008 Season

Latvia were 2-4-0 in the 2007-08 WC season with 6 points, 8th overall.

2007-2008 Latvia Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Kaspars Daugavins (RW/C)	totals		65	40	35	75	42	12
	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	OHL	62	40	34	74	42	11
	Binghamton Senators	AHL	3	0	1	1	0	1
Martins Karsums (LW/RW)	Providence Bruins	AHL	79	20	43	63	57	25
Aleksandrs Macijevskis (RW)	AaB Ishockey	Denmark	45	26	32	58	20	-
Herberts Vasiljevs (C)	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	53	24	33	57	54	5
Martins Cipulis (LW/RW)	Metallurg Zhlobin	Belarus	54	23	22	45	34	-
Aleksejs Sirokovs (C)	Metallurg Zhlobin	Belarus	54	15	29	44	60	-
Mikelis Redlihs (RW)	Metallurg Zhlobin	Belarus	49	11	30	41	98	-
Lauris Darzins (RW/LW)	totals		33	17	18	35	46	0
	HC Oceláři Třinec	Czechia	1	0	0	0	0	0
	HK Gomel	Belarus	32	17	18	35	46	-
Janis Sprukts (C)	Lukko	SM-liiga	53	12	17	29	20	0
Viktors Blinovs (RW)	HK Gomel	Belarus	51	14	12	26	46	-
Juris Stals (W/C)	totals		30	8	10	18	32	-2
	HC Oceláři Třinec	Czechia	8	0	0	0	12	-2
	Neman Grodno	Belarus	9	1	2	3	10	-
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	13	7	8	15	10	-
Aleksandrs Nizivijs (LW/RW)	totals		37	7	11	18	16	-7
	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	31	3	9	12	14	-7
	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod-2	Russia3	6	4	2	6	2	-
Armands Berzins (C)	totals		38	5	12	17	69	-16
	HK Jestřábi Prostějov	Czechia2	11	1	5	6	14	-7
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	11	3	3	6	41	-
	HK Nitra	Slovakia	16	1	4	5	14	-9
Arvids Rekis (D)	Augsburger Panther	DEL	54	5	10	15	88	1
Georgijs Pujacs (D)	totals		51	3	11	14	52	-10
	Lada Togliatti	Russia	33	1	4	5	28	-10
	Dinamo Minsk	Belarus	18	2	7	9	24	-
Guntis Galvins (D)	totals		46	4	9	13	44	-5
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	12	2	1	3	20	-
	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár	EBEL	33	2	7	9	24	-5
	Alba Volán Székesfehérvár	Hungary	1	0	1	1	0	-
Agris Saviels (D)	totals		47	4	6	10	34	-
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	5	1	1	2	6	-
	Herning Blue Fox	Denmark	5	0	0	0	2	-
	Odense Bulldogs	Denmark	37	3	5	8	26	-
Jekabs Redlihs (D)	totals		47	2	8	10	45	15
	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	13	1	2	3	10	4
	Elmira Jackals	ECHL	21	0	4	4	21	5
	HC Plzeň	Czechia	13	1	2	3	14	6
Raitis Ivanans (LW)	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	73	6	2	8	134	-10
Krisjanis Redlihs (D)	totals		52	2	6	8	18	2
	Linköping HC	Elitserien	9	0	0	0	0	-3
	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	43	2	6	8	18	5
Aleksandrs Jerofejevs (D)	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	46	1	3	4	71	2
Rodrigo Lavins (D)	totals		49	0	3	3	28	-5
	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	Russia	13	0	2	2	18	2
	Södertälje SK	Elitserien	34	0	1	1	10	-7
	Metallurg Novokuznetsk-2	Russia3	2	0	0	0	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Edgars Masalskis (G)	Metallurg Zhlobin	Belarus	42	2.56	.927	-	-	-
Sergejs Naumovs (G)	HK Gomel	Belarus	28	2.92	.916	-	-	-
Dmitrijs Zabotinskis (G)	Metalurgs Liepaja	Latvia	39	1.97	-	-	33-2-0	1953:43

2007-2008 Latvia Staff

Head CoachOlegs Znaroks
Asst. CoachVladimir Krikunov
Asst. CoachHarijs Vitolins
Goaltending CoachMihails Vasilonoks
General ManagerMaris Baldonieks
Team ManagerKirovs Lipmans
Equipment ManagerMihails Sostaks

Team Staff History

2007-2008 Latvia Captains

"C"

Rodrigo Lavins

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2007-2008 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

2007-2008 Latvia Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Latvia: 644 GP
NHL: 207 GP
WC: 578 GP
OG: 67 GP
SHL: 190 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 39 GP
Liiga: 276 GP
Czechia: 180 GP
AHL: 1 244 GP
DEL: 556 GP
NL: 15 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	11	3	9	12	4
2.	Kristaps Skrastins (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	6	4	4	8	6
3.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	6	2	6	8	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	6	0	5	5	0
8.	Rudolfs Balcers (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	6	3	1	4	0
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

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