Elvis Merzlikins headlines Latvia's World Championship roster
The Latvian Ice Hockey Association has released their final 25-man roster for the 2022 IIHF World Hockey Championship. Their roster is headlined by Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins and San Jose Sharks forward Rudolfs Balcers.
Goaltenders (3)
Elvis Merzlikins
Arturs Silovs
Gustavs Davis Grigals
Defencemen (8)
Kristaps Zile
Arturs Kulda
Karlis Cukste
Janis Jaks
Kristaps Sotnieks
Roberts Mamcics
Arvlis Bergmanis
Sandis Smons
Forwards (14)
Nikolajs Jeļisejevs
Ronalds Kenins
Renars Krastenbergs
Rihards Marenis
Martins Dzierkals
Rodrigo Abols
Rihard Bukarts
Roberts Bukarts
Oskars Lapinskis
Klavs Veinbergs
Rudolfs Balcers
Andris Dzerins
Oskars Batna
Deniss Smirnovs
Latvia will begin their tournament on Friday, May 13th against the United States at 9:20 a.m. ET.
Nosaukts Latvijas 🇱🇻 nacionālās valstsvienības sastāvs pasaules čempionātam Somijā ✌️!
Paldies visiem puišiem, kuri šogad cīnījās par iekļūšanu sastāvā 🙏.
Tiekamies jau Tamperē #iihfworlds #kopāspēks #lielfans #bite pic.twitter.com/8sAe0Xl1wB— LV Hokeja federācija (@lhf_lv) May 10, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||