The Canadians ran out 6:0 winners, scoring two goals in each period.
In the next match, the Latvian national team will play against Slovakia on Saturday, and later in the group stage they will meet the Czech Republic, Norway, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and Switzerland. The four strongest teams in the group will advance to the quarter-finals.
In the first game of the championship at Arena Riga earlier on Friday, the Czech national team defeated the Slovak national team. Meanwhile in Tampere, the Finns lost 1:4 to the USA, while the Swedes beat the Germans 1:0.
All games of the Latvian national team will be shown on LTV7, REplay.lv and LSM.lv.
In the group stage, points must be collected in seven games to be among the top four teams and continue the fight in the quarterfinals and then, hopefully the latter stages of the tournament.
Latvian national team games in the group stage
May 12 at 20.10 Latvia - Canada (LTV7 Hockey Studio at 19.30)
May 13 at 20.10 Latvia - Slovakia (LTV7 Hockey Studio at 19.30)
May 15 at 20.10 Latvia - Czech Republic (LTV7 Hockey Studio at 19.30)
May 17 at 16.10 Latvia - Norway (LTV7 Hockey studio at 15.30)
May 19 at 16.10 Latvia - Slovenia (LTV7 Hockey Studio at 15.30)
May 20 at 20.10 Latvia - Kazakhstan (LTV7 Hockey Studio at 19.30)
May 23 at 20.10 Latvia - Switzerland (LTV7 Hockey studio at 19.30)
For more details you can refer to LTV's dedicated ice hockey section and the official website of the championship.
