Latvia national ice hockey team

The Latvian national men's ice hockey team is currently ranked 10th in the world by IIHF as of 2008. 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 1997, 2000 and 2004 where they made it as far as the quarterfinals. Latvia has 4,271 players (0.21% of its population).

2008 World Championship team

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

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

European Championship record

*1910-1929 - Did not participate
*1932 - Finished in 8th place

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
*2008 - Finished in the 11th place

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