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2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
22 Feb. 1931
Member Since
7,864
Total Players
10
Men's World Ranking
24
Women's World Ranking
Latvia
Sr. Male Players 3,566
Junior Players 3,761
Female Players 537
Total Referees 136
Indoor Rinks 22
Outdoor Rinks 1
Nation Population 1,842,226
President Aigars Kalvitis
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Address Latvian Ice Hockey Federation
Augsiela 1,
LV-1009, Riga
LATVIA
Phone +371 67565614
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2026 Latvia participation
event host nation date
World Championship WM SWITZERLAND, Zurich, FribourgSWITZERLAND, Zurich, Fribourg 15 - 31 May 2026
Women's World Championship Division I Group B WWIB
SPAIN, PuigcerdaSPAIN, Puigcerda 12 - 18 April 2026
World Junior Championship WM20 UNITED STATES, St. Paul, MinneapolisUNITED STATES, St. Paul, Minneapolis 26 December 2025 - 05 January 2026
U18 World Championship WM18
SLOVAKIA, Piestany, BratislavaSLOVAKIA, Piestany, Bratislava 22 April - 02 May 2026
U18 Women's World Championship Division II Group A WW18IIA
TÜRKIYE, IstanbulTÜRKIYE, Istanbul 19 - 25 January 2026
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