The Latvia men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the men's national under-18 ice hockey team of Latvia. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team represents Latvia at the IIHF World U18 Championships. Latvia's best appearance at the IIHF World U18 Championships is in 2026, where Latvia won USA in quarter-finals with a result of 5-2 sending Latvia to semi-finals. Latvia did lose to Slovakia in the semi-finals with a result of 0-1, sending Slovakia to gold medal game, but Latvia to bronze medal game. Latvia played against Czechia in bronze medal game and did lose with result of 4-1 claiming fourth place.
International competitions IIHF World U18 Championships
1999: 1st in Division I Europe 2000: 3rd in Pool B 2001: 4th in Division I 2002: 4th in Division I 2003: 4th in Division I Group A 2004: 4th in Division I Group A 2005: 4th in Division I Group A 2006: 1st in Division I Group B 2007: 10th place 2008: 2nd in Division I Group B 2009: 1st in Division I Group B 2010: 9th place 2011: 1st in Division I Group A 2012: 9th place
2013: 10th place 2014: 1st in Division I Group A 2015: 9th place 2016: 9th place 2017: 10th place 2018: 1st in Division I Group A 2019: 8th place 2020: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021: 9th place 2022: 7th place 2023: 8th place 2024: 8th place 2025: 8th place 2026: 4th place
References
External links Latvia at IIHF.com