Latvia men's national ice hockey team

Latvia

Association	Latvian Ice Hockey Federation
General manager	Rūdolfs Kalvītis
Head coach	Harijs Vītoliņš
Assistants	Lauris Dārziņš Artūrs Irbe Petteri Nummelin Ville Peltonen Raimonds Vilkoits
Captain	Kaspars Daugaviņš
Most games	Rodrigo Laviņš (230)
Top scorer	Leonīds Tambijevs (66)
Most points	Leonīds Tambijevs (150)
Home stadium	Arēna Rīga
Team colors
IIHF code	LAT
Ranking
Current IIHF	10 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF	9 (2005–06, 2014)
Lowest IIHF	13 (2018)
First international
Latvia  3–0  Lithuania (Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932)[2]
Biggest win
Latvia  32–0  Israel (Bled, Slovenia; 15 March 1993)[2]
Biggest defeat
Canada  14–0  Latvia (Davos, Switzerland; 20 January 1935)[2]
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	35 (first in 1933)
Best result	Bronze: (2023)
IIHF European Championships
Appearances	1
Best result	8th (1932)
Olympics
Appearances	6 (first in 1936)
International record (W–L–T)
286–284–28

Medal record
World Championship
	2023 Finland/Latvia

The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is ranked 10th in the world by IIHF as of 2023. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Their best ever finish at the World Championships was in 2023, when they won the bronze medal. Latvia reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, losing 2–1 to Canada. Latvia has 7,898 registered players (0.43% of its population).