Latvia national ice hockey team
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The Latvian national men's ice hockey team is currently ranked 9th in the world by IIHF as of 2006. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Its current head coach is Oļegs Znaroks. Their best finishes ever at the World Championships were in 2000 and 2004 where they made it as far as the quarterfinals. Latvia has 2,740 players (0.12% of its population).
- First game: February 27, 1932. Riga, Latvia. Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 3-0 Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
- Largest victory: March 15, 1993. Bled, Slovenia. Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 32-0 Image:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
- Largest defeat: January 20, 1935. Davos, Switzerland. Image:Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg Canada 14-0 Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
Source: International Hockey Forums
Contents |
[edit] 2007 World Championship team
[edit] Coaching history
- 1992 to 1994 - Helmuts Balderis
- 1994 - Mihails Beskašnovs
- 1995 - Ēvalds Grabovskis
- 1996 to 1999 - Leonīds Beresņevs
- 1999 to 2001 - Haralds Vasiļjevs
- 2001 to 2004 - Curt Lindström
- 2004 to 2006 - Leonīds Beresņevs
- 2006 - Pjotrs Vorobjovs
- 2006 to now - Oļegs Znaroks
[edit] Olympic Record
- 1920-1932 - Did not participate
- 1936 - Finished tied in 13th place
- 1948-1992 - Did not participate
- 1994, 1998 - Did not qualify
- 2002 - Finished in 9th place
- 2006 - Finished in 12th place
[edit] European Championship record
[edit] World Championship Record
- 1930-1931 Did not participate
- 1933 - Finished in 10th place
- 1934 - Did not participate
- 1935 - Finished in 13th place
- 1937 - Did not participate
- 1938 - Finished tied in 10th place
- 1939 - Finished in 10th place
- 1947-1992 - Did not participate
- 1993 - Won C pool (21st place overall)
- 1994 - Finished in the second place in B pool (14th place overall)
- 1995 - Finished in the second place in B pool (14th place overall)
- 1996 - Won B pool (13th place overall)
- 1997 - Finished in the 7th place
- 1998 - Finished in the 9th place
- 1999 - Finished in the 11th place
- 2000 - Finished in the 8th place
- 2001 - Finished in the 13th place
- 2002 - Finished in the 11th place
- 2003 - Finished in the 9th place
- 2004 - Finished in the 7th place
- 2005 - Finished in the 9th place
- 2006 - Finished in the 10th place
- 2007 - Finished in the 13th place
[edit] External links/Sources
- International Hockey Forums - English language forum on Hockey in Latvia
- All-time results of the Latvian National team - sorted by country
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