Latvia's series of matches in the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship got off to a satisfying start May 5 with a win over Norway in Denmark.
Each year, thousands of ice hockey fans from Latvia flock to the world championships to support their team in person. Nevertheless, this year fewer hockey enthusiasts than usual are expected to attend, instead following their team on TV screens, reports LSM's Latvian-language service.
Canada's mighty national ice hockey team overcame Latvia in a pre-Olympic warm-up match played in Rīga February 4.
Fans are unhappy with the decision by the Dinamo Riga club to sack its mascot, Jurčiks the Witch (Jurčiks Ragana), threatening to boycott the team's fan sector inside arenas, LETA reported on January 9.
Hockey legend Sandis Ozoliņš has left his job as head coach of the Dinamo Riga club by mutual consent, the club reported September 28.
Bob Hartley has agreed to stay on as the head coach of the Latvian national men's ice hockey team, the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation said August 24.
Latvian ice hockey legend Sandis Ozoliņš will take charge of Dinamo Riga as head coach.
Latvia and Belarus will host the 2021 World Ice Hockey Championships, beating Finland to the honor, the International Ice Hockey Federation said May 19.
Latvia's participation at the IIHF world ice hockey championships is over for another year after the narrowest of losses to Germany.
Latvia lost 5-0 to Russia in the IIHF ice hockey world championships May 15, setting up a make-or-break match against joint host nation Germany in the final match of their qualifying group.
| Group A | Points |
|---|---|
|
19 |
|
17 |
|
16 |
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
| Group B | Points |
|---|---|
|
21 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
12 |
|
9 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
1 |