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

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

team in Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

. The team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation

International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...

's IIHF World U20 Championship.

2011 IIHF Ice Hockey World Junior Championships roster

Goaltenders
#	Player	Pos.	Catches	Height	Weight	Club
	Kristers Gudļevskis Kristers Gudļevskis Kristers Gudļevskis is a Latvian ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for HK Riga of the Minor Hockey League...	G Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...	L	190 cm	86 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Jānis Kalniņš	G Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...	L	174 cm	70 kg	Metalurgs Liepaja-2 (LHL Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... )

Defensemen
#	Player	Pos.	Shoots	Height	Weight	Club
	Edgars Dīķis	D	L	181 cm	83 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Ralfs Freibergs	D	L	183 cm	82 kg	Texas Tornado Texas Tornado The Texas Tornado are a Junior A hockey team located in Frisco, Texas, USA. The team joined the North American Hockey League's Central division in 1999 while located in North Richland Hills, Texas, and have enjoyed unprecedented success since their expansion year... (NAHL North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League... )
	Mārtiņš Jakovļevs	D	L	185 cm	82 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Kārlis Kalvītis	D	L	189 cm	86 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Mārtiņš Porejs	D	L	181 cm	79 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Artūrs Salija	D	L	180 cm	87 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Ēriks Ševčenko	D	L	180 cm	78 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Raimonds Tūbelis	D	R	191 cm	89 kg	Metalurgs Liepaja-2 (LHL Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... )

Forwards
#	Player	Pos.	Shoots	Height	Weight	Club
	Māris Bičevskis	C	L	180 cm	70 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Elvijs Biezais	C	L	184 cm	83 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Māris Diļevka	LW	L	180 cm	78 kg	Metalurgs Liepaja (BLR Belarusian Extraliga The Belarusian Extraleague , officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus... ))
	Zemgus Girgensons	C	L	185 cm	82 kg	Dubuque Fighting Saints Dubuque Fighting Saints The Dubuque Fighting Saints joined the United States Hockey League for the 1980–1981 season. They rejoined the USHL in 2010.The Saints glory years lasted from 1980–1981 through to 1984–1985, when they played under the coaching supervision of Jack Barzee who left to become a central figure in the... (USHL United States Hockey League The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger... )
	Ģirts Jansons	RW	L	185 cm	85 kg	Muik Hockey (II-divisioona)
	Egīls Kalns	LW	R	178 cm	83 kg	Metalurgs Liepaja (BLR Belarusian Extraliga The Belarusian Extraleague , officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus... )
	Ronalds Ķēniņš Ronalds Ķēniņš Ronalds Ķēniņš is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the ZSC Lions in Switzerland's National League A....	LW	L	178 cm	80 kg	GCK Lions GCK Lions GCK Lions is a Swiss professional ice hockey team founded in 1932. They are currently in the National League B, Switzerland's second tier ice hockey division. The home arena is Eishalle Küsnacht . The team has won one Swiss Championships, in 1966, as well as two championships in the Swiss second... (NLB)
	Arturs Mickevics	LW	R	181 cm	71 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Kristiāns Pelšs	LW	L	182 cm	90 kg	Edmonton Oil Kings Edmonton Oil Kings This article refers to the original Oil Kings franchises that existed until 1978. For the current team that began play in 2007, see Edmonton Oil Kings... (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )
	Dāvis Straupe	RW	R	170 cm	67 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Juris Upītis Juris Upītis Juris Upītis is a Latvian ice hockey player, currently playing for HK Liepājas Metalurgs of the Belarusian Extraleague. He is also a part of Latvian national junior team....	LW/C	R	176 cm	78 kg	HK Riga (MHL)
	Bruno Zabis	F Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...	L	177 cm	67 kg	Metalurgs Liepaja (BLR Belarusian Extraliga The Belarusian Extraleague , officially formed in 2006, is the top ice hockey league in Belarus... )

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