RIGA - Cyclist Toms Skujins and basketball players Kristaps Porzinsis and Kitija Laksa were named Latvia's Athletes of the Year at the Three Stars Award ceremony in Riga on Wednesday.

Latvia goalie Linards Feldbergs made 53 saves between ... of 1.9 million people pales in comparison to the oft-referenced hockey kingdom of Canada, which had 40.1 million residents in 2023.

It beat Canada and Germany and played tight, responsible hockey in losses to the U.S. and Finland (midway through the USA game, Latvia was leading ... lineup and a better goalie.

Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout Friday as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 in the powerhouse nation's backyard at the world junior hockey championship.

Getting the call to replace the irreplaceable Matthew Schaefer — who suffered what’s being reported as a broken collarbone in Friday’s shocking loss to Latvia — is Sawyer Mynio ...

What they didn't block, their goalie blocked. I don't know what the ... His 55 shots blocked will forever be remembered in Latvian hockey folklore. "It wasn't on my mind," Feldbergs said.

If nothing else, coach Dave Cameron and his Team Canada players showed they can take a punch in the mouth at the world junior hockey championship ... to get by either Latvian goalie Linards ...

Janis Voris wrapped his first weekend of back to back games for Fife Flyers with a ‘man of the match’ award - and a moment that will surely make the highlights reel.

The United States won the world junior hockey championship near the beginning ... Canada dropped to third place and will face Czechia. Sweden-Latvia and Finland-Slovakia are the other quarterfinals.

The temperature had been turned way up on the veteran hockey executive and the country ... Canada was embarrassed on home soil 3-2 by Latvia — a country it had thumped by a combined 41-4 ...

Related: That's DC Hockey Ep. 1: Sammi Talks Capitals, Ovechkin Update, Players To Watch & Goalie Adventures In ... as he not only serves as an alternate for Latvia but captains the QMJHL's ...