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 Kārlis Skrastiņš.

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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2008-2009

2008-2009 Season

Latvia were 4-2-0 in the 2008-09 WC season with 10 points, 7th overall.

2008-2009 Latvia Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Herberts Vasiljevs (C)	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	52	20	35	55	40	20
Martins Karsums (LW/RW)	totals		67	18	29	47	26	0
	Providence Bruins	AHL	43	17	24	41	20	8
	Boston Bruins	NHL	6	0	1	1	0	-3
	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	18	1	4	5	6	-5
Janis Sprukts (C)	totals		60	16	31	47	20	-10
	Rochester Americans	AHL	59	16	31	47	20	-10
	Florida Panthers	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aleksandrs Nizivijs (LW/RW)	Dinamo Riga	KHL	53	9	18	27	18	-8
Roberts Jekimovs (LW/RW)	Brynäs IF J20	J20 SuperElit	38	10	11	21	45	-
Martins Cipulis (LW/RW)	Dinamo Riga	KHL	56	9	11	20	28	-11
Guntis Dzerins (LW/RW)	MHC Martin	Slovakia	50	9	10	19	56	-7
Kārlis Skrastiņš (D)	Florida Panthers	NHL	80	4	14	18	30	9
Georgijs Pujacs (D)	totals		50	10	7	17	53	12
	Lada Togliatti	KHL	38	9	4	13	49	10
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	12	1	3	4	4	2
Mikelis Redlihs (RW)	Dinamo Riga	KHL	55	9	8	17	45	-8
Lauris Darzins (RW/LW)	Dinamo Riga	KHL	56	8	8	16	56	-6
Aigars Cipruss (C)	totals		50	6	10	16	20	-11
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	32	1	2	3	14	-5
	HK Riga 2000	Belarus	18	5	8	13	6	-6
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	-
Girts Ankipans (RW/C)	totals		52	7	7	14	18	-4
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	51	7	7	14	18	-4
	HK Riga 2000	Belarus	1	0	0	0	0	0
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	-
Armands Berzins (C)	totals		44	5	9	14	79	1
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	44	5	9	14	79	1
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	-
Oskars Bartulis (D)	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	80	2	11	13	59	-4
Krisjanis Redlihs (D)	totals		26	4	8	12	18	0
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	24	4	6	10	16	-3
	HK Riga 2000	Belarus	2	0	2	2	2	3
Aleksejs Sirokovs (C)	Dinamo Riga	KHL	45	2	8	10	28	-9
Guntis Galvins (D)	totals		47	1	7	8	24	-11
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	47	1	7	8	24	-11
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	-
Aleksandrs Jerofejevs (D)	totals		31	2	5	7	12	3
	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	23	1	0	1	10	4
	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL	8	1	5	6	2	-1
Rodrigo Lavins (D)	Dinamo Riga	KHL	49	1	6	7	22	6
Olegs Sorokins (D)	totals		33	0	7	7	54	-7
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	29	0	5	5	44	-4
	HK Riga 2000	Belarus	4	0	2	2	10	-3
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	-
Kristaps Sotnieks (D)	totals		46	2	1	3	34	-9
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	46	2	1	3	34	-9
	HK Riga 2000	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Dmitrijs Zabotinskis (G)	totals		37	2.44	.916	3	23-13-0	2143:44
	Metalurgs Liepaja	Belarus	37	2.44	.916	3	23-13-0	2143:44
	Metalurgs Liepaja	Latvia	0	-	-	-	-	-
Sergejs Naumovs (G)	Dinamo Riga	KHL	29	3.50	.893	0	12-12-2	1489:53
Edgars Masalskis (G)	totals		24	-	-	1	4-2-1	406:40
	Dinamo Riga	KHL	8	2.66	.915	1	4-2-1	406:40
	Füchse Duisburg	DEL	16	4.55	.878	-	-	-

2008-2009 Latvia Staff

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

Team Staff History

2008-2009 Latvia Captains

"C"

Kārlis Skrastiņš

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2008-2009 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

2008-2009 Latvia Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Latvia: 820 GP
NHL: 768 GP
WC: 716 GP
OG: 77 GP
SHL: 190 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 69 GP
Liiga: 767 GP
KHL: 682 GP
Czechia: 177 GP
AHL: 990 GP
DEL: 392 GP
NL: 21 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 Lipsbergs (F)	2026-2027	HC Tigers	Oberliga	4	1	6	7	2
5.	Roberts Jekimovs (F)	2026-2027	Prizma Riga	Latvia	5	4	1	5	38
6.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	-	5	2	3	5	0
7.	Felikss Gavars (F)	2026-2027	BK Mladá Boleslav	Extraliga	5	2	3	5	4
8.	Toms Andersons (F)	2026-2027	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds	SL	4	0	5	5	0
9.	Kristaps Sotnieks (D)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	6	0	5	5	0
10.	Emils Gegeris (F)	2026-2027	Cergy-Pontoise	Ligue Magnus	4	3	1	4	2

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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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