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Association | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation |
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Head coach | Artis Ābols |
Assistants | Kārlis Zirnis Edgars Masaļskis |
Captain | Dans Ločmelis |
Most points | Aleksandrs Ņiživijs (45) |
IIHF code | LAT |
First international | |
Latvia 47 – 1 Greece (Riga, Latvia; November 10, 1992) | |
Biggest win | |
Latvia 47 – 1 Greece (Riga, Latvia; November 10, 1992) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada 16 – 0 Latvia (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; December 26, 2009) | |
IIHF World Junior Championship | |
Appearances | 31 (first in 1993) |
Best result | 7th (2022 (August)) |
The Latvian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Latvia. The team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Junior Championship.
They have played at the top division of the tournament seven times; it has been at the top division since the 2022 tournament, where Latvia was called up to replace Russia in the rescheduled tournament due to the country being banned from international ice hockey (Latvia had originally been promoted for 2023). During the tournament, Latvia won its first-ever preliminary round game in the top division.[1]