Who is the head coach of Latvia U18?

The head coach of Latvia U18 is Olegs Sorokins.

Who is the captain of Latvia U18?

The captain of Latvia U18 is Martins Lavins.

Who is the general manager of Latvia U18?

The general manager of Latvia U18 is Renars Freibergs.

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2020-2021

2020-2021 Season

Latvia U18 were 0-4-0 in the 2020-21 WJC-18 season with 0 points, 5th in the Group A and 9th overall.

2020-2021 Latvia U18 Club Stats

Latvia U18 — 2020-2021 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Darels Dukurs (F)	SCL Young Tigers U20	U20-Elit	41	17	26	43	72	-
Martins Lavins (C)	totals		40	19	19	38	38	-
	HK Ako/Baltie Vilki	Latvia2	6	8	7	15	16	-
	HK Mogo	Latvia	14	3	6	9	6	-
	HS Riga	Latvia	20	8	6	14	16	-
Roberts Cjunskis (F)	HC Lugano U20	U20-Elit	50	15	14	29	60	-
Kristians Samitis (RW)	totals		16	13	15	28	22	21
	Stavanger Oilers U18	Norway U18	7	7	11	18	10	13
	Stavanger Oilers U21	Norway U21	9	6	4	10	12	8
Gustavs Ozolins (D)	HS Riga	Latvia	34	6	19	25	12	-
Anri Ravinskis (RW/LW)	HS Riga	Latvia	31	14	8	22	4	-
Peteris Purmalis (F)	HS Riga	Latvia	35	11	5	16	18	-
Girts Silkalns (F)	HS Riga	Latvia	34	10	6	16	28	-
Bogdans Hodass (D)	Sport U20	U20 SM-sarja	39	7	9	16	41	-17
Sandis Vilmanis (LW/RW)	totals		36	8	4	12	6	-10
	Luleå HF J18	J18 Region	5	6	2	8	0	-
	Luleå HF J20	J20 Nationell	9	0	0	0	0	-2
	HK Riga	MHL	22	2	2	4	6	-8
Martins Sulcs (C/LW)	totals		31	6	6	12	20	-
	HS Riga	Latvia	25	3	4	7	14	-
	Daugava U23	Latvia2	6	3	2	5	6	-
Kristaps Kristins (F)	HS Riga	Latvia	33	7	2	9	4	-
Dans Ločmelis (C/LW)	totals		21	4	4	8	2	-1
	Luleå HF J18	J18 Region	3	1	1	2	0	-
	Luleå HF J20	J20 Nationell	9	3	0	3	0	-1
	HK Mogo	Latvia	9	0	3	3	2	-
Rainers Darzins (RW)	totals		36	4	4	8	10	-
	HS Riga	Latvia	34	3	4	7	10	-
	SK Riga 17	Latvia2	2	1	0	1	0	-
Ricards Brinecs (F)	totals		24	5	1	6	4	-
	Zemgale	Latvia	21	3	0	3	4	-
	Zemgale Juniors	Latvia2	3	2	1	3	0	-
Silvers Lazarenoks (D)	totals		25	2	4	6	12	-
	Liepaja Juniors	Latvia2	6	2	3	5	0	-
	Liepaja	Latvia	2	0	0	0	0	-
	HS Riga	Latvia	17	0	1	1	12	-
Rihards Simanovics (D)	totals		27	2	3	5	4	-
	HS Riga	Latvia	25	1	2	3	4	-
	SK Riga 17	Latvia2	2	1	1	2	0	-
Niks Fenenko (D)	totals		34	2	3	5	2	-
	HS Riga	Latvia	33	2	3	5	2	-
	SK Riga 17	Latvia2	1	0	0	0	0	-
Klavs Veinbergs (C/LW)	HS Riga	Latvia	20	2	1	3	28	-
Roberts Andersons (D)	HS Riga	Latvia	31	0	3	3	4	-
Artjoms Kadnikovs (D)	totals		22	0	2	2	2	-
	HS Riga	Latvia	21	0	2	2	2	-
	Tukums/Venta 2002	Latvia2	1	0	0	0	0	-
Vladimirs Zaicevs (D)	totals		26	0	0	0	22	-
	HK Dinaburga	Latvia	23	0	0	0	16	-
	HK Dinaburga-2	Latvia2	3	0	0	0	6	-

Latvia U18 — 2020-2021 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Linards Lipskis (G)	HS Riga	Latvia	12	3.13	.916	1	3-6-1	556:30
Marks Slavinskis-Repe (G)	totals		17	4.18	.885	0	5-9-0	889:21
	HK Dinaburga-2	Latvia2	0	-	-	-	-	-
	HK Dinaburga	Latvia	17	4.18	.885	0	5-9-0	889:21
Karlis Mezsargs (G)	totals		24	3.28	-	1	5-10-0	1297:32
	HK Ako/Baltie Vilki	Latvia2	4	2.59	-	0	-	208:45
	HS Riga	Latvia	20	3.42	.909	1	5-10-0	1088:47

2020-2021 Latvia U18 Staff

Head CoachOlegs Sorokins
Asst. CoachJuris Ozols
Asst. CoachHerberts Vasiljevs
Goaltending CoachJuris Klodans
General ManagerRenars Freibergs
Equipment ManagerAldis Karulis
Physical TherapistKristaps Zelcs
Video CoachArturs Barovskis

Team Staff History

2020-2021 Latvia U18 Captains

"C"

Martins Lavins

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Latvia U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship
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2026: WJC-18 Bronze game loss
2025: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss
2024: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss

2020-2021 Latvia U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Latvia U18: 84 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Latvia Olympics (OG)

Latvia U18 Games

Latvia U18 — 2020-2021 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
05/02/2026 03:00 PM GMT+2	Czechia U18	Latvia U18	4 - 1	U18 WJC
05/01/2026 03:00 PM GMT+2	Slovakia U18	Latvia U18	1 - 0	U18 WJC
04/29/2026 04:00 PM GMT+2	USA U18	Latvia U18	2 - 5	U18 WJC
04/27/2026 06:00 PM GMT+2	Latvia U18	Slovakia U18	2 - 5	U18 WJC
04/26/2026 06:00 PM GMT+2	Latvia U18	Norway U18	8 - 1	U18 WJC

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Latvia U18 History and Standings

Latvia U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	10	14	3	0.75	4	Bronze game loss
2024-2025	WJC-18	4	0	3	-	1	0	5	23	2	0.5	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	10	18	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	5	17	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	WJC-18	3	1	2	-	0	0	7	10	3	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	6	21	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	6	17	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	WJC-18 D1A	5	5	0	-	0	0	14	4	15	3		Promoted
2016-2017	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	3	19	0	0	5	Relegated
2015-2016	WJC-18	4	0	2	-	0	2	8	28	2	0.5	5	Saved in relegation
2014-2015	WJC-18	4	0	3	-	0	1	10	21	1	0.25	5	Saved in relegation
2013-2014	WJC-18 D1A	5	4	1	-	0	0	20	11	12	2.4		Promoted
2012-2013	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	3	31	0	0	5	Relegated
2011-2012	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	11	15	6	1.5	4	Saved in relegation
2010-2011	WJC-18 D1	4	4	0	-	0	0	21	2	12	3		Promoted
2009-2010	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	9	25	0	0	5	Relegated
2008-2009	WJC-18 D1	5	4	1	-	0	0	18	10	12	2.4		Promoted
2007-2008	WJC-18 D1	5	4	1	-	0	0	21	2	12	2.4		-
2006-2007	WJC-18	4	0	4	-	0	0	6	26	0	0	5	Relegated
2005-2006	WJC-18 D1	5	5	0	0	-	-	27	7	10	2		Promoted
2004-2005	WJC-18 D1	5	3	2	0	-	-	14	13	6	1.2		-
2003-2004	WJC-18 D1	5	2	2	1	-	-	27	17	5	1	4	-
2002-2003	WJC-18 D1	5	1	2	2	-	-	14	15	4	0.8	4	-
2001-2002	WJC-18 D1	5	1	3	1	0	0	10	16	3	0.6	4	-
2000-2001	WJC-18 D1	5	1	3	1	-	-	18	21	3	0.6	4	-
1999-2000	WJC-18 B	5	2	1	2	-	-	19	17	-	-		Final group
1998-1999	EJC-18 D1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	EJC-18 C	3	3	0	0	-	-	23	5	6	2		Final loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Latvia U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Arturs Kuzmenkovs (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	9	10	16	26	10
2.	Daniels Reidzans (F)	2026-2027	EHC Biel-Bienne Spirit U21	Swiss U21-Elit	16	11	14	25	8
3.	Gatis Sprukts (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	14	5	19	24	12
4.	Dāvids Tarvids (F)	2026-2027	HC Plzen U20	Extraliga junioru	19	11	12	23	22
5.	Roberts Lipsbergs (F)	2026-2027	HC Tigers	Oberliga	14	6	16	22	6
6.	Dmitrijs Dilevka (F)	2026-2027	Brooks Bandits	BCHL	14	5	17	22	18
7.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	26	3	19	22	4
8.	Kirils Galoha (F)	2026-2027	SC Csíkszereda	Erste Liga	12	6	13	19	10
9.	Ricards Bernhards (F)	2026-2027	ERV Schweinfurt	Regionalliga	7	11	7	18	10
10.	Markuss Sieradzkis (F)	2026-2027	Chilliwack Chiefs	BCHL	16	11	6	17	9

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Latvia U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	17.72
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	183 lbs	17.48
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.57
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	17.70
2021-2022	View Roster	6'2"	190 lbs	17.48

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	12	21	10	31
2.	Romans Nikitins (F)	11	13	13	26
3.	Viktors Blinovs (F)	8	12	12	24
4.	Valerijs Kulibaba (F)	12	9	12	21
5.	Janis Sprukts (F)	9	12	6	18

Franchise All-Time Goals

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	12	21	10	31
2.	Romans Nikitins (F)	11	13	13	26
3.	Viktors Blinovs (F)	8	12	12	24
4.	Janis Sprukts (F)	9	12	6	18
5.	Vadims Romanovskis (F)	9	11	7	18

Franchise All-Time Assists

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Romans Nikitins (F)	11	13	13	26
2.	Viktors Blinovs (F)	8	12	12	24
3.	Valerijs Kulibaba (F)	12	9	12	21
4.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	12	21	10	31
5.	Rinalds Dzirvinskis (F)	8	8	10	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Martins Karsums (F)	14	3	3	53
2.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	15	7	14	46
3.	Rudolfs Builis (F)	6	0	0	41
4.	Arturs Kulda (D)	15	1	6	36
5.	Olivers Mūrnieks (F)	17	2	11	35

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Olivers Mūrnieks (F)	17	2	9	11
2.	Martins Klaucans (F)	17	8	2	10
3.	Roberts Bukarts (F)	16	5	7	12
4.	Janis Straupe (F)	16	4	1	5
5.	Kriss Grundmanis (D)	16	0	3	3

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Viktors Blinovs (F)	8	12	24	3.00
2.	Edgars Rozentals (D)	3	4	8	2.67
3.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	12	21	31	2.58
4.	Ronalds Bodnieks (F)	4	6	10	2.50
5.	Juris Stals (F)	4	5	10	2.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	14	6	20	3.33	10
2.	Romans Nikitins (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	10	9	19	3.17	2
3.	Valerijs Kulibaba (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	5	12	17	2.83	20
4.	Vadims Romanovskis (F)	1995-1996	EJC-18 C	4	9	5	14	3.50	12
5.	Viktors Blinovs (F)	1998-1999	EJC-18 D1	4	8	6	14	3.50	4

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	14	6	20	3.33	10
2.	Romans Nikitins (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	10	9	19	3.17	2
3.	Sergejs Cubars (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	10	3	13	2.17	0
4.	Vadims Romanovskis (F)	1995-1996	EJC-18 C	4	9	5	14	3.50	12
5.	Viktors Blinovs (F)	1998-1999	EJC-18 D1	4	8	6	14	3.50	4

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Valerijs Kulibaba (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	5	12	17	2.83	20
2.	Romans Nikitins (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	10	9	19	3.17	2
3.	Arturs Ozolins (F)	2005-2006	WJC-18 D1	5	3	9	12	2.40	4
4.	Andris Dzerins (F)	2005-2006	WJC-18 D1	5	6	7	13	2.60	4
5.	Mareks Jass (F)	1993-1994	EJC-18 C	6	3	7	10	1.67	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Latvia U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Rudolfs Builis (F)	2016-2017	WJC-18	6	0	0	0	0.00	41
2.	Eddy Rinke-Leitans (F)	2008-2009	WJC-18 D1	5	1	2	3	0.60	33
3.	Tomass Erdmanis-Hermanis (D)	2025-2026	WJC-18	7	0	1	1	0.14	33
4.	Raivis Brencans (F)	1999-2000	WJC-18 B	5	1	0	1	0.20	31
5.	Raitis Pujats (F)	2000-2001	WJC-18 D1	4	1	1	2	0.50	29