Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team

Latvia

Association	Latvian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach	Ēriks Miļuns
Assistants	Kārlis Zirnis Aigars Razgals
Captain	Kristaps Zīle
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 U20 Championship
Appearances	24 (first in 1993)
Best result	8th (2009)

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 U20 Championship.

2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Primary roster for the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships:^[1]

Pos.	Player	Team	League	NHL Rights
GK	Mareks Egīls Mitens	Aston Rebels	NAHL	Draft Eligible 2017
GK	Gustavs Dāvis Grigals	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
GK	Denijs Romanovskis	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
GK	Toms Tomovičs	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Kārlis Čukste	Quinnipiac Bobcats	NCAA	San Jose Sharks
D	Gvido Jansons	Aston Rebels	NAHL	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Tomass Zeile	Shreveport Mudbugs	NAHL	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Normunds Vībāns	Great Falls Americans	NA3HL	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Artūrs Apfelbaums	Idaho Jr. Steelheads	WSHL	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Kristiāns Rubīns	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Maksims Ponomarenko	Lorenskog IK	GET-ligaen	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Kristaps Zīle	Dinamo Riga	KHL	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Pauls Svars	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Rimants Zeilis	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Eduards Hugo Jansons	HK Zemgale	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Reinis Švēdenbergs	HK Zemgale	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Magnuss Jākobsons	HK Liepāja	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Eduards Fjodorovs	HK Prizma	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Mihails Bončenkovs	HK Prizma	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Bruno Bakanovs	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Andrejs Kostjuks	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
D	Artūrs Sorokins	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Eduards Tralmaks	Chicago Steel	USHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Erlends Kļaviņš	Omaha Lancers	USHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Filips Buncis	Johnstown Tomahawks	NAHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Roberts Bļugers	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	NAHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Ričards Bernhards	Springfield Jr. Blues	NAHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Niks Kalnbērziņš	Nashville Junior Predators	NA3HL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Mārtiņš Dzierkals	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	Rūdolfs Balcers	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	San Jose Sharks
F	Renārs Krastenbergs	Oshawa Generals	OHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Roberts Baranovskis	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Vladislavs Vulkanovs	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Aleksandrs Visocskis	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Artjoms Pankevičs	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Emīls Ezītis	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Reinis Mārtiņš Lejnieks	HK Rīga	MHL	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Haralds Štrombergs	HK Prizma	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Valters Apfelbaums	HK Prizma	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Vladislavs Nazarovs	HK Liepāja	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Roberts Štelmahers	HK Liepāja	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Ņikita Ahtonovs	HK Liepāja	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Rihards Paškausks	HK Zemgale	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Elvis Dins Kalnbērziņš	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Deivids Tempelmanis	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Ralfs Vjaters	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Toms Opelts	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Rūdolfs Builis	HS Rīga	Virslīga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Edgars Petrovs	Daugavpils/LDZ CARGO	1.līga	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Rihards Puide	GC/Küsnacht U20	Elite Jr. A	Draft Eligible 2017
F	Deniss Smirnovs	Genève-Servette U20	Elite Jr. A	Draft Eligible 2017

History

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