Latvia's ice hockey team threatened to claim another major scalp at the IIHF world championship tournament in Germany May 13, but a late rally by the Americans denied them victory.
Latvia's three-game winning streak at the IIHF World Championships in Germany was ended May 11 by Sweden, but despite the loss the national team should remain upbeat about its chances of qualification for the latter stages of the tournament.
Latvia's national ice hockey team made it three wins from three May 9 at the world ice hockey championships in Germany.
Latvia's hockey team produced one of the performances of the tournament so far May 7 to overpower Slovakia at the International Ice Hockey Federation world championships.
Latvia's hokey team got their world championship campaign off to a super start by chalking up a 3:0 win over Denmark.
Rīga and Minsk have made a joint bid to host the 2021 World Hockey Championships. The federation's top officials and Rīga mayor Nils Ušakovs departed for Minsk on Thursday to present the joint offer of the two cities, the Riga City Council said.
Canadian bench boss Bob Hartley has been signed as the coach of the national team on a one-year contract, the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation said Tuesday.
The announcement of the Dukurs brothers over boycotting the World Championships in Sochi, Russia was met with understanding and even enthusiasm in Latvia – they're good lads, the brothers, as there's nothing to be gained from going to such a bucket of dregs. The Russian reaction was quite the opposite, which is understandable. The story could end right here, if not for the involvement of Juris Savickis, a former KGB employee, current manager of the Rīga Dinamo ice-hockey team and the Itera Latvija gas company.
In an unexpected twist, Aigars Kalvitis, former Prime Minister and current CEO of the Latvijas Gaze natural gas utility, whose largest shareholder is Russia's Gazprom, was voted in as the new president of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation (LHF), reported LETA Friday.
Latvia was plunged into despair Sunday evening when the men's ice hockey team failed to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics - despite having home advantage and a partisan crowd behind them for a crunch game against Germany.
| Group A | Points |
|---|---|
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19 |
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17 |
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16 |
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10 |
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7 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
| Group B | Points |
|---|---|
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21 |
|
16 |
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15 |
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12 |
|
9 |
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6 |
|
4 |
|
1 |