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Latvia Men's National Junior Ice Hockey Team
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. They have played at the top division of the tournament seven times; its recent appearance was the 2022 tournament, where Latvia was called up to replace Russia in the rescheduled tournament due to the country being banned from international ice hockey (Latvia had originally been promoted for 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...). During the tournament, Latvia won its first-ever preliminary round game in the top division. History References {{Reflist Junior Junior national ice hockey teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Ice Hockey Federation
The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation ( lv, Latvijas Hokeja federācija), commonly abbreviated as LHF is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in Latvia, including the Latvian Hockey Higher League, the Latvia women's national ice hockey team and the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. It was founded in 1931 and was admitted to the IIHF the same year. History The predecessor of the LHF, the Latvian Winter Sport Union (, LZSS) was founded in 1926, although until 1931 it focused on the promotion of bandy instead of ice hockey. After the start of the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, the LZSS was dissolved by Soviet authorities, although it was suspended from the IIHF only in 1946. After the restoration of the independence of Latvia, the Latvian Hockey Federation was established in 1991 and re-admitted to the IIHF during its congress in Prague on May 6, 1992. However, the Latvian national men's team was not restored back to the top division and had to play in Group C in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''1995 WJHC'') was the 19th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with games held throughout central Alberta. The host Canadians won their third straight gold medal, and its eighth overall, while Russia won silver, and Sweden the Bronze Final standings The 1995 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. It was the last tournament, to use this round-robin format. ''No team was relegated to Pool B as the tournament expanded to ten teams for 1996.'' Results Scoring leaders Tournament awards Pool B Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Caen, Rouen, Le Havre, and Louviers France from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games. Two teams were promoted, no team was relegated because of the expans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
The 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I represents the second level of the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Group A The Group A tournament was played in Bad Tölz, Germany, from 9 to 15 December 2007. Participating teams Final standings Match results ''All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).'' Group B The Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 12 to 18 December 2007. Participating teams Final standings Match results ''All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).'' See also * 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships * 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I * 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II * 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III * 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''2007 WJHC'') was the 2007 edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Mora and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena in Mora, and Ejendals Arena in Leksand. The total attendance was a significant drop off from the 325,000-plus visitors at the previous World Juniors in British Columbia, Canada. For 2007, the tournament round-robin format was changed from previous years to resemble more closely the format used in the National Hockey League. Teams would receive three points for a win in regulation, while teams winning in overtime would receive two points. Teams losing in overtime would receive one point. During the round-robin portion of the tournament, a five-minute, four-on-four sudden-victory overtime would be played, while the knockout games and the gold medal game would use full-strength, ten- and twenty-minute sudden-victory overtimes, respec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''2006 WJHC'') were held in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The championships began on December 26, 2005, and finished on January 5, 2006. Games were played at GM Place and Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops and Prospera Place in Kelowna. Canada was the winner defeating Russia 5–0 in the gold medal game. Total attendance was 325,138 (a new record) spread over 31 games, for an average of 10,488 per game. Top Division Venues Rosters Preliminary round ''All times are local ( UTC−8)''. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Relegation round ---- ---- Final round Bracket Quarterfinals ---- Semifinals ---- Fifth place game Bronze medal game Final Statistics Scoring leaders ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''SourceIIHF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''2005 WJC'') was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States. Canada won the gold medal. Jim Johannson oversaw administration of the event on behalf of USA Hockey. Venues Rosters Top Division Preliminary round Group A Group B Relegation round ''Note: Matches'' 5–0 ''and'' 5–0 ''from the preliminary round are included as well since these results carry forward.'' '' and are relegated to Division I for the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.'' Final round Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Fifth place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Scoring leaders ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''SourceIIHF.com/small> Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''2004 WJHC'') was held between December 26, 2003, and January 5, 2004, in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland. The United States won its first ever gold medal, defeating Canada 4–3 in the final. Venues Rosters Top Division Preliminary round Group A ''All times local ( EET/UTC+2).'' Group B ''All times local ( EET/UTC+2).'' Relegation Round ''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.'' (all games at Hämeenlinna) January 2 *Sweden 4–0 Ukraine *Switzerland 6–2 Austria January 3 *Austria 2–2 Ukraine *Sweden 4–3 Switzerland ''Austria and Ukraine were relegated to Division I for the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships'' Playoff round Quarterfinals Semifinals Fifth place game Bronze medal game Final The victory gave the United States its first WJC gold medal ever, and its first medal since a silver medal in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2003 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2003 WJHC''), was the 27th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, from December 26, 2002 to January 5, 2003. Russia won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 3–2 victory over Canada in the championship game, while Finland won the bronze medal with a 3–2 victory over the United States. Playoff round (again) reverted to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye into the semifinals. Venues Rosters Top Division Preliminary round Group A ''All times local ( AST/UTC-4).'' Group B ''All times local ( AST/UTC-4).'' Relegation round ''Results from any games played during the preliminary round were carried forward to the relegation round.''''All times local ( AST/UTC-4).'' '' and were relegated to Division I for the 2004 World Junior Ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2002 WJHC''), was the 26th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Pardubice and Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, from December 25, 2001 – January 4, 2002. Russia won the gold medal with a 5–4 come-from-behind victory over Canada in the championship game, while Finland won the bronze medal with a 5–1 victory over Switzerland. Venues Rosters Top Division Preliminary round Group A ''All times local ( CET/UTC+1).'' Group B ''All times local ( CET/UTC+1).'' Relegation round '' was relegated to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.'' Final round † ''Overtime victory.'' ‡ ''Shootout victory. Quarterfinals Consolation round Semifinals 7th place game 5th place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Scoring leaders Goaltending leaders ''Minimum 40% of te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2001 WJHC''), was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from December 26, 2000 to January 5, 2001. The Czech Republic won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 2–1 victory over Finland in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 2–1 overtime victory over Sweden. Venues Rosters Top Division Preliminary round Group A ''All times local ( MSK/UTC+3).'' Group B ''All times local ( MSK/UTC+3).'' Relegation round '' was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.'' Final round † ''Overtime victory.'' Quarterfinals January 2 Consolation round Semifinals 7th place game 5th place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Scoring leaders Goaltending leaders ''Minimum 90 minutes pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2000 World Junior Hockey Championships (''2000 WJHC''), was the 24th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was hosted in Skellefteå and Umeå, Sweden from December 25, 1999, to January 4, 2000. The Czech Republic won the gold medal with a 1–0 shootout victory over Russia in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 4–3 shootout victory over the United States. This still remains as the only tournament to where both medal games have been decided in a shootout. The playoff round was (again) expanded to eight teams, with group leaders not getting a bye to the semifinals. Venues Pool A Preliminary round Group A ''All times local ( CET/UTC+1).'' Group B ''All times local ( CET/UTC+1).'' Relegation round 10-minute tie break game '' was relegated to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.'' Final round ‡ ''Shootout victory.'' ''All times local ( CET/UTC+1).'' Quarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''1999 WJC'') was held in Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba, Canada from December 26, 1998 to January 5, 1999. In the gold medal match at Winnipeg Arena, Russia defeated Canada 3–2 on Artem Chubarov's overtime goal. The bronze medal was claimed by Slovakia, giving the six-year-old country its first medal at an IIHF event. The playoff round reverts to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye to the semifinals. Pool A Group A Group B Relegation round '' was relegated for the 2000 World Juniors'' Final round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5th place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final ranking Scoring leaders Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time) Tournament awards Pool B Played at Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
