Who is the head coach of Latvia U20?

The head coach of Latvia U20 is Artis Ābols.

Who is the captain of Latvia U20?

The captain of Latvia U20 is Peteris Bulans.

Who is the general manager of Latvia U20?

The general manager of Latvia U20 is Rudolfs Kalvitis.

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

Latvia U20 were 2-2-0 in the 2024-25 WJC-20 season with 4 points, 4th in the A and 7th overall.

2024-2025 Latvia U20 Club Stats

Latvia U20 — 2024-2025 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Roberts Naudiņš (C/LW)	totals		76	20	43	63	12	-
	Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep	USHS-Prep	49	13	29	42	6	-
	Team Shattuck St. Mary (UMHSEHL)	UMHSEHL	15	6	10	16	4	-
	Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep	PHC	12	1	4	5	2	-
Bruno Osmanis (RW)	totals		58	13	31	44	16	16
	IF Björklöven J20	J20 Nationell	31	12	25	37	12	14
	IF Björklöven	HockeyAllsvenskan	27	1	6	7	4	2
Ēriks Mateiko (LW/RW)	totals		47	26	15	41	20	17
	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	23	14	5	19	14	7
	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL	24	12	10	22	6	10
Darels Uljanskis (D)	totals		45	9	30	39	43	12
	AIK J20	J20 Nationell	44	9	30	39	43	12
	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Olivers Mūrnieks (C)	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL	52	15	20	35	8	2
Davids Livsics (C)	totals		41	14	18	32	24	3
	RoKi U20	U20 SM-sarja	21	4	11	15	14	3
	Langley Rivermen	BCHL	20	10	7	17	10	-
Valdis Dommers (LW/RW)	totals		45	15	9	24	80	-10
	Mountfield HK U20	Czechia U20	43	15	8	23	78	-12
	Mountfield HK	Czechia	1	0	0	0	2	0
	SC Kolín	Czechia2	1	0	1	1	0	2
Peteris Bulans (D)	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	54	5	19	24	6	-6
Dmitrijs Dilevka (F)	Watertown Shamrocks	NAHL	51	6	17	23	12	-2
Daniels Serkins (C/LW)	SC Bern Future U20	U20-Elit	35	9	13	22	12	-
Toms Mots (LW/RW)	totals		27	9	10	19	6	-
	Zemgale	Latvia	24	6	7	13	2	-
	Zemgale Juniors	Latvia2	3	3	3	6	4	-
Oskars Briedis (D)	totals		33	4	14	18	30	-
	Zemgale	Latvia	31	4	14	18	26	-
	Zemgale Juniors	Latvia2	2	0	0	0	4	-
Antons Macijevskis (C)	Watertown Shamrocks	NAHL	51	5	10	15	10	-11
Rauls Ozollapa (C)	totals		45	3	12	15	20	-13
	HC Přerov U20	Czechia U20	40	3	12	15	20	-12
	HC Přerov	Czechia2	5	0	0	0	0	-1
Martins Klaucans (C)	St. Cloud Norsemen	NAHL	46	5	8	13	20	4
Markuss Sieradzkis (F)	totals		30	6	6	12	59	-11
	IF Björklöven J20	J20 Nationell	28	5	4	9	57	-11
	Östersunds IK J20	J20 Region	2	1	2	3	2	-
Harijs Cjunskis (D)	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL	58	5	7	12	30	3
Viktors Kurbaka (D)	totals		37	2	7	9	2	12
	HC Oceláři Třinec U20	Czechia U20	26	2	6	8	2	9
	HC Dukla Jihlava	Czechia2	11	0	1	1	0	3
Rūdolfs Bērzkalns (C)	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL	43	5	3	8	26	-3
Krisjanis Sarts (D)	St. Cloud Norsemen	NAHL	47	4	4	8	18	8
Emils Skeltins (D)	totals		23	3	5	8	24	5
	Amarillo Wranglers	NAHL	19	3	5	8	20	5
	Vernon Vipers	BCHL	4	0	0	0	4	-
Krists Retenais (D)	totals		19	0	4	4	2	1
	Aberdeen Wings	NAHL	7	0	0	0	2	1
	Brooks Bandits	BCHL	12	0	4	4	0	-

Latvia U20 — 2024-2025 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Janis Fecers (G)	Herning Blue Fox	Denmark	11	1.89	.908	-	10-1-0	668:21
Linards Feldbergs (G)	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	41	2.66	.903	3	20-15-2	2275:14
Aksels Ozols (G)	totals		16	1.98	-	1	-	910:10
	Zemgale	Latvia	14	1.82	.925	1	-	792:44
	Zemgale Juniors	Latvia2	2	3.07	-	0	-	117:26

2024-2025 Latvia U20 Staff

Head CoachArtis Ābols
Asst. CoachArturs Abolins
Asst. CoachKarlis Zirnis
Goaltending CoachEdgars Masalskis
General ManagerRudolfs Kalvitis
Conditioning CoachMartins Klucis
Equipment ManagerAgris Bricis
Equipment ManagerAndris Leitis
Media ManagerArturs Barovskis
Physical TherapistKristaps Zelcs
Video CoachPeteris Groms

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Latvia U20 Captains

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Peteris Bulans

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Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2024-2025 Latvia U20 Demographics

Latvia U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Junior Championship
2027: WJC-20 -
2026: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss
2025: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss
2024: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss

2024-2025 Latvia U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Latvia U20: 137 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 43 GP
Czechia: 1 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Latvia Olympics (OG)

Latvia U20 Games

Latvia U20 — 2024-2025 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
01/02/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Sweden U20	Latvia U20	6 - 3	World Juniors
12/31/2025 08:30 PM UTC	Czechia U20	Latvia U20	4 - 2	World Juniors
12/30/2025 09:30 PM UTC	Latvia U20	Denmark U20	6 - 3	World Juniors
12/28/2025 09:30 PM UTC	Finland U20	Latvia U20	8 - 0	World Juniors
12/27/2025 09:30 PM UTC	Latvia U20	Canada U20	1 - 2 (OT 60:44)	World Juniors

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Latvia U20 History and Standings

Latvia U20 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	0	1	9	17	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	WJC-20	4	0	2	-	2	0	8	13	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	WJC-20	4	1	3	-	0	0	6	22	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	WJC-20	4	0	3	-	0	1	4	14	1	0.25	5	Saved in relegation
2021-2022	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	0	1	10	16	4	1	3	Quarterfinal loss
	WJC-20 D1A	5	4	1	-	0	0	19	10	12	2.4		Promoted
2020-2021	WJC-20 D1A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	WJC-20 D1A	5	3	1	-	1	0	18	5	11	2.2		-
2018-2019	WJC-20 D1A	5	2	3	-	0	0	11	13	6	1.2	4	-
2017-2018	WJC-20 D1A	5	3	0	-	1	1	13	5	12	2.4		-
2016-2017	WJC-20	2	0	2	-	0	0	2	6	-	-	2	Relegated
	WJC-20	4	0	4	-	0	0	6	29	0	0	5	Relegated
2015-2016	WJC-20 D1A	5	4	0	-	1	0	20	7	14	2.8		Promoted
2014-2015	WJC-20 D1A	5	2	2	-	0	1	15	11	7	1.4		-
2013-2014	WJC-20 D1A	5	4	1	-	0	0	23	7	12	2.4		-
2012-2013	WJC-20	6	0	6	-	0	0	11	31	0	0	10	Relegated
2011-2012	WJC-20	6	0	5	-	1	0	12	43	2	0.33	9	Saved in relegation
2010-2011	WJC-20 D1	5	5	0	-	0	0	21	3	15	3		Promoted
2009-2010	WJC-20	7	1	6	-	0	0	20	65	3	0.43	9	Relegated
2008-2009	WJC-20	7	2	5	-	0	0	20	32	6	0.86	8	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	WJC-20 D1	5	4	1	-	0	0	28	9	12	2.4		Promoted
2006-2007	WJC-20 D1	5	4	1	-	0	0	29	13	12	2.4		-
2005-2006	WJC-20	6	1	5	0	-	-	14	30	1	0.17	9	Relegated
2004-2005	WJC-20 D1	5	4	0	1	-	-	28	12	9	1.8		Promoted
2003-2004	WJC-20 D1	5	2	1	2	-	-	35	19	6	1.2		-
2002-2003	WJC-20 D1	5	1	3	1	-	-	13	21	3	0.6	4	-
2001-2002	WJC-20 D2	3	2	1	0	-	-	22	6	4	1.33	2	Bronze game win
2000-2001	WJC-20 D1	3	0	2	1	-	-	11	16	1	0.33	4	Relegated
	WJC-20 D1	3	1	1	1	-	-	9	12	3	1	3	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Latvia U20 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Arturs Kuzmenkovs (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	6	7	12	19	2
2.	Kevins Stradnieks (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	8	7	8	15	2
3.	Gatis Sprukts (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	8	3	12	15	4
4.	Edgars Siksna (D)	2026-2027	Saryarka Karaganda	Kazakhstan	17	3	11	14	4
5.	Kristaps Skrastins (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	9	8	5	13	8
6.	Ricards Grinbergs (F)	2026-2027	HK Mogo	Latvia	9	7	6	13	33
7.	Maris Dilevka (F)	2026-2027	Kraft	II-divisioona	6	6	7	13	2
8.	Rudolfs Maslovskis (F)	2026-2027	Broceni	Latvia2	5	6	6	12	8
9.	Roberts Lipsbergs (F)	2026-2027	HC Tigers	Oberliga	7	1	11	12	2
10.	Markuss Sieradzkis (F)	2026-2027	Chilliwack Chiefs	BCHL	8	5	6	11	5

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Latvia U20 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	19.12
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	18.80
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	19.30
2022-2023	View Roster	6'2"	194 lbs	19.52
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	19.21

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pavels Parhomenko (F)	12	21	15	36
2.	Aleksandrs Macijevskis (F)	12	13	19	32
3.	Martins Karsums (F)	21	17	13	30
4.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	12	15	15	30
5.	Lauris Darzins (F)	15	12	12	24

Franchise All-Time Goals

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Pavels Parhomenko (F)	12	21	15	36
2.	Martins Karsums (F)	21	17	13	30
3.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	12	15	15	30
4.	Aleksandrs Macijevskis (F)	12	13	19	32
5.	Lauris Darzins (F)	15	12	12	24

Franchise All-Time Assists

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Macijevskis (F)	12	13	19	32
2.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	16	5	17	22
3.	Pavels Parhomenko (F)	12	21	15	36
4.	Aleksandrs Nizivijs (F)	12	15	15	30
5.	Oskars Bartulis (D)	18	3	15	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Martins Karsums (F)	21	17	30	83
2.	Guntis Galvins (D)	10	2	5	56
3.	Armands Berzins (F)	14	9	16	46
4.	Arturs Kulda (D)	16	1	8	45
5.	Kristians Pelss (F)	11	3	7	39

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kriss Grundmanis (D)	22	1	5	6
2.	Martins Karsums (F)	21	17	13	30
3.	Dans Ločmelis (F)	21	7	4	11
4.	Sandis Vilmanis (F)	21	5	5	10
5.	Niks Fenenko (D)	21	2	2	4

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Janis Tomans (F)	4	10	17	4.25
2.	Pavels Parhomenko (F)	12	21	36	3.00
3.	Vilnis Nikolajsons (F)	4	6	11	2.75
4.	Aleksandrs Macijevskis (F)	12	13	32	2.67
5.	Sergejs Lincuks (F)	7	9	16	2.29

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Pavels Parhomenko (F)	1992-1993	WJC-20 CQ	4	8	11	19	4.75	4
2.	Janis Tomans (F)	1992-1993	WJC-20 CQ	4	10	7	17	4.25	2
3.	Romans Nikitins (F)	1996-1997	WJC-20 B	7	12	3	15	2.14	0
4.	Aleksandrs Macijevskis (F)	1992-1993	WJC-20 CQ	4	5	9	14	3.50	0
5.	Martins Karsums (F)	2003-2004	WJC-20 D1	5	7	6	13	2.60	22

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Romans Nikitins (F)	1996-1997	WJC-20 B	7	12	3	15	2.14	0
2.	Janis Tomans (F)	1992-1993	WJC-20 CQ	4	10	7	17	4.25	2
3.	Pavels Parhomenko (F)	1992-1993	WJC-20 CQ	4	8	11	19	4.75	4
4.	Pavels Parhomenko (F)	1994-1995	WJC-20 C1	4	8	1	9	2.25	12
5.	Martins Karsums (F)	2003-2004	WJC-20 D1	5	7	6	13	2.60	22

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Pavels Parhomenko (F)	1992-1993	WJC-20 CQ	4	8	11	19	4.75	4
2.	Aleksandrs Macijevskis (F)	1992-1993	WJC-20 CQ	4	5	9	14	3.50	0
3.	Rodrigo Lavins (D)	1993-1994	WJC-20 C	4	1	9	10	2.50	2
4.	Kaspars Daugavins (F)	2007-2008	WJC-20 D1	5	2	8	10	2.00	4
5.	Gatis Gricinskis (F)	2006-2007	WJC-20 D1	5	2	8	10	2.00	29

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Latvia U20 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Martins Karsums (F)	2002-2003	WJC-20 D1	5	0	1	1	0.20	35
2.	Oskars Sprincis (D)	2002-2003	WJC-20 D1	5	0	1	1	0.20	34
3.	Kārlis Skrastiņš (D)	1993-1994	WJC-20 C	4	1	5	6	1.50	33
4.	Maris Jass (D)	2004-2005	WJC-20 D1	5	1	0	1	0.20	33
5.	Andris Vegners (D)	1998-1999	WJC-20 B	6	0	0	0	0.00	33