Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team

Latvia

Association	Latvian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach	Leonīds Beresņevs
Assistants	Ronalds Ozoliņš Kārlis Zirnis
Captain	Kristaps Zīle
Most points	Aleksandrs Ņiživijs (45)
IIHF code	LAT
First international
Latvia 47 – 1 Greece (Riga, Latvia; November 10, 1992)
Biggest win
Latvia 47 – 1 Greece (Riga, Latvia; November 10, 1992)
Biggest defeat
Canada 16 – 0 Latvia (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; December 26, 2009)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances	24 (first in 1993)
Best result	8th (2009)

The Latvian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Latvia. The team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.

2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division I, Group A

Roster for the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships - Division I, Group A:

Pos.	No.	Player	Team
GK	1	Matīss Kivlenieks	Coulee Region Chill
GK	25	Gustavs Grigals	HK Rīga
D	3	Kārlis Čukste	Chicago Steel
D	4	Gvido Jansons	Aston Rebels
D	5	Kristiāns Rubīns	VIK Västerås HK
D	9	Maksims Ponomarenko	Lorenskog IK
D	6	Eduards Hugo Jansons	HK Prizma Riga
D	12	Vjačeslavs Minajevs	HK Liepāja
D	21	Uvis Balinskis	HK Rīga
D	23	Kristaps Zīle	HK Rīga
F	8	Gatis Sprukts	HK Rīga
F	10	Frenks Razgals	HK Rīga
F	13	Kirils Galoha	HK Rīga
F	11	Rūdolfs Balcers	Stavanger Oilers
F	14	Filips Buncis	Johnstown Tomahawks
F	15	Mārtiņš Dzierkals	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
F	16	Artūrs Bušs	HK Rīga
F	17	Oļegs Šišļaņņikovs	HK Rīga
F	18	Rodrigo Ābols	Portland Winterhawks
F	19	Rihards Puide	GCK Lions U20
F	22	Marks Lazarevs	GCK Lions U20
F	24	Haralds Egle	Madison Capitols

History

• 1993 IIHF World U20 Championship. 25th
• 1994 IIHF World U20 Championship. 18th
• 1995 IIHF World U20 Championship. 17th
• 1996 IIHF World U20 Championship. 12th
• 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship. 12th
• 1998 IIHF World U20 Championship. 14th
• 1999 IIHF World U20 Championship. 15th
• 2000 IIHF World U20 Championship. 17th
• 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship. 18th
• 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship. 21st
• 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship. 18th
• 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship. 14th
• 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship. 12th
• 2006 IIHF World U20 Championship. 9th
• 2007 IIHF World U20 Championship. 13th
• 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship. 12th
• 2009 IIHF World U20 Championship. 8th
• 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship. 9th
• 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship. 11th
• 2012 IIHF World U20 Championship. 9th
• 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship. 10th
• 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 12th
• 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 13th
• 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 11th