At the request of the Latvian Hockey Federation (LHF), the National Armed Forces (NBS) will also be involved in the organization of the World Championship in Hockey, the Ministry of Defense said May 11.
At a meeting of the Rīga City Council committee on financial and administrative affairs on Thursday, May 6, councillors supported the allocation of more than half a million euros to go towards the costs of hosting the 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship run by the Swiss-based International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Latvia will play host to 16 international ice hockey teams, officials, broadcasters and support staff from around the world this spring after the International Ice Hockey Federation decided Belarus could no longer take part in what was originally a joint bid for the IIHF Hockey World Championship.
Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said January 18 the country might be prepared to host the World Ice Hockey Championships alone following the announcement by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that Latvia's original co-host, Belarus, could no longer host the event.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said November 18 it had examined a detailed report into whether the planned IIHF World Championships due to be co-hosted by Latvia and Belarus could go ahead... but still needs more time to make a decision about it.
Next year's planned International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships -- due to be co-hosted by Latvia and Belarus -- were placed in further doubt November 16 with the blacklisting of Belarus' ice hockey federation head by Latvia.
Four years ago, Aksels Zingulis and Reinis Nikuļcevs started a business while still at school. Now, their company RocketGrip exports an innovative product invented in Latvia - ice hockey equipment handles - to 45 countries, Latvian Television reported September 2.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) officially announced June 22 that next year's Ice Hockey World Championships in Rīga and Minsk will start two week later than initially planned, the LETA newswire reported.
Sunday, May 24, the vote of fans at the virtual world championship in hockey got a convincing 8:5 victory for Latvia, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
In a conference call the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Council has approved the groups for the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, the LETA newswire reported May 20.
| Group A | Points |
|---|---|
|
19 |
|
17 |
|
16 |
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
| Group B | Points |
|---|---|
|
21 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
12 |
|
9 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
1 |