Latvia also defeated Germany 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 30 ... of 1.9 million people pales in comparison to the oft-referenced hockey kingdom of Canada, which had 40.1 million residents in 2023.

“In one hockey game, everything is possible ... A play Thursday night with a 10-4 victory over Germany. The Americans will face Latvia on Saturday. In Group B at TD Place, Sweden routed ...

Here’s the setup: Group A for the preliminary round is Canada, Finland, Germany, Latvia and the United States ... of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, could be the go-to player.

Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey ... Finland beat Germany 3-1.