The World Ice Hockey Championship continues on Thursday with the quarter-finals, but the Latvian national team returned home late on Wednesday night after finishing the tournament in the group round in the Czech Republic.
The Latvian national ice hockey team lost 3:6 to the USA in the last game of the group round in Ostrava on Tuesday and lost their chance to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Championship. The Latvian national team finished the championship in 9th place.
Tuesday, May 21 is another red-letter day in Latvian hockey history with a game versus the United States set to decide if the national team is homeward bound or will stay in the Czech Republic for the knockout stages of the IIHF World Championships.
Large parts of Latvia will grind to a halt again Tuesday with the country's ice hockey team taking on the United States at the IIHF World Championships in the Czech Republic.
The Latvian national ice hockey team defeated Slovakia 3:2 in the last but one match of the group round on Sunday to keep their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the World Championship alive.
The Latvian national ice hockey team will play their penultimate game in the group stages of the IIHF world championship on Sunday evening against Slovakia, wth a win a must to stand a chance of progressing to the latter stages of the tournament.
The Latvian national ice hockey team lost 2:7 against Sweden on Saturday in Ostrava in their fifth game in the World Championship.
The Latvian national ice hockey team painfully lost to Germany (8:1) on Wednesday in Ostrava in their fourth game in the World Championship.
The Latvian national ice hockey team beat Kazakhstan (2:0) on Tuesday in Ostrava, winning their third game in the World Championship.
The Latvian national ice hockey team beat France 3:2 in extra time on Sunday in Ostrava, winning their second game in the World Championship.
| Group A | Points |
|---|---|
|
19 |
|
17 |
|
16 |
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
| Group B | Points |
|---|---|
|
21 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
12 |
|
9 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
1 |