Latvia is not a large country, so Zirnis is familiar with most of its top players, many of whom go onto play in the National Hockey League or college at the Division I level. RPI (2-3-1 ...

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will wear No. 80 with Latvia's national team in honor of fallen teammate Matīss Kivlenieks. Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins ...

Merzlikins stopped 25 of 26 shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over the Golden Knights. Merzlikins didn't face a ton of shots, but he made a number of quality saves against a tough opponent. That ...

The memories, though, from Latvia’s showing at this year’s tournament are likely to persist beyond the 2025 calendar for hockey fans in Latvia and beyond. Latvia pulled off the biggest upset ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

“They’re not going to have an easy day, that’s for sure,” said Zemgus Girgensons, Latvia’s only current NHL player, said of Canada. “It’s nothing to lose for us.” The Olympic ...

Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout Friday as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 in the powerhouse nation's backyard at the world junior hockey championship.

MOSCOW, September 8. /TASS/. Latvia’s government has submitted a letter to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) requesting to hold the 2021 ice hockey world championship with another ...