Category: Team Latvia
3 Takeaways from Latvia’s 6-0 Loss to Sweden
Emils VeckaktinsTeam Latvia started their 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC) against this year’s host nation, Sweden. Head coach Artis Abols gave Deivs Rolovs the start in goal. Unfortunately, the Latvians didn’t…
Read moreCanucks Prospects Report: Silovs Wins Bronze, MVP & More
Arturs SilovsIn the final Vancouver Canucks Prospects Report of the 2022-23 season, Arturs Silovs was a superstar for Team Latvia at the 2023 World Championship and walked away with a bronze…
Read more2023 World Junior Championship Team Latvia Final Roster
IIHFTeam Latvia has bounced between various levels of junior international hockey since it joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1992. Previously, they have only been able to stay…
Read moreLightning Prospects Thriving at 2022 World Junior Championship
Team LatviaWith the preliminary round wrapped up, the Tampa Bay Lightning can boast two prospects who have played well at the 2022 World Junior Championship (WJC). Defenseman Jack Thompson is on…
Read moreWorld Juniors Day 6 Primer: Lekkerimäki, Jurmo, Truscott all in action
Team CzechiaAll three Vancouver Canucks prospects participating at the 2022 IIHF Men’s World Junior Championship will take the ice on Sunday as the preliminary round nears its conclusion. Team Finland defenceman and Canucks 2020 third-round pick Joni Jurmo will be in action this morning (11:00 a.m. PT) against...
Read more3 Takeaways from Latvia’s 5-2 Loss vs Canada
Team LatviaTeam Latvia kicked off their rescheduled 2022 World Junior Championship (WJC) tournament with games on back-to-back nights against the powerhouse teams in their pool, Finland and Canada. After a 6-1…
Read moreArturs Silovs will represent Latvia at World Championships, along with another Ian Clark-found goaltender in Elvis Merzlikins
Seattle KrakenVancouver Canucks goaltending prospect Arturs Silovs is headed for the World Champonships to represent Team Latvia, the club announced Friday afternoon. The 21-year-old Latvian netminder has tremendous upside that fans got a glimpse of in the preseason when he turned in a solid performance in a Canu...
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