Latvian national ice hockey team
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| Association | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation |
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| Head coach | Bob Hartley |
| Assistants |
Artis Ābols Kārlis Zirnis Jacques Cloutier |
| Captain | Kaspars Daugaviņš |
| Most games | Rodrigo Laviņš (230) |
| Top scorer | Leonīds Tambijevs (66) |
| Most points | Leonīds Tambijevs (150) |
| Home stadium | Arena Riga |
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| IIHF code | LAT |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 12  2 |
| Highest IIHF | 9 (first in 2005) |
| Lowest IIHF | 12 (first in 2010) |
| First international | |
 Latvia 3–0 Lithuania  (Riga, Latvia; 27 February 1932) |
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| Biggest win | |
Latvia 32–0 Israel  (Bled, Slovenia; 15 March 1993) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 14–0 Latvia (Davos, Switzerland; 20 January 1935) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1933) |
| Best result | 7th (1997, 2004, 2009) |
| IIHF European Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| Best result | 8th (1932) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1936) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 192–160–39 | |
The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is currently ranked 12th in the world by IIHF as of 2016. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Their best ever finish at the World Championships was 7th place in 1997, 2004 and 2009. In 2014 World Championship team finished 11th. Latvia reached quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics losing 1–2 to Canada. Latvia has 6,699 players (0.34% of its population).
The roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Leonīds Beresņevs
Players from Latvia who have played in the NHL
Players from Latvia to be drafted in the NHL
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