LHF thanks both players for the work done. Both Andersons and Punnenovs were in the bronze team of the Latvian national team in 2023.
The LHF statement indicates that tomorrow Kristers Gudļevska is expected to join the training camp for national team candidates in Latvia. Gudlevsky became the vice-champion of the German league a few days ago.
Also, LHF announced that the composition of the national team for the world championship in the Czech Republic will be named on May 6 at a specially announced press conference, which will be attended by national team coach Harijs Vītoliņš, general manager Rūdolfs Kalvītis and national team captain Kaspars Daugavins.
Latvian national team candidates
| Position | Player | Year | Club | Statistics | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Kristers Gudlevsky | 1992 | Bremerhaven (Germany) | 45; 91.4% | 5 |
| Elvis Merzlikin | 1994 | Blue Jackets (NHL) | 41; 89.7% | 5 | |
| Eric Vitols | 2001 | KeuPa (Finland-2) | 33; 90.4% | ||
| Defender | Oskars Cibulskis | 1988 | Blue Fox (Denmark) | 38; 2+11 | 9 |
| Ralf Freiberg | 1991 | Mountfield (Czech Republic) | 52; 1+8 | 7 | |
| Jānis Yaks | 1995 | Litvinov (Czech Republic) | 44; 4+25 | 6 | |
| Kristaps Zile | 1997 | Litvinov (Czech Republic) | 50; 4+7 | 5 | |
| Robert Mamcic | 1995 | Nove Zamky (Slovakia) | 45; 7+19 | 2 | |
| Karl Chukste | 1997 | Brynas (Sweden-2) | 49; 0+13 | 2 | |
| Arvil Bergmanis | 1999 | Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA) | 31; 2+17 | 2 | |
| Sandis Smons | 1999 | La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland-2) | 8; 1+0 | 1 | |
| Marcus Komulus | 1998 | Trois-Rivieres (ECHL) | 48; 2+5 | ||
| Robert Kalkis | 1998 | Marseille (France) | 43; 1+10 | ||
| Attacker | Andris Džeriņš | 1988 | Blue Fox (Denmark) | 31; 5+14 | 12 |
| Kaspars Daugavins | 1988 | Michalovce (Slovakia) | 47; 11+43 | 11 | |
| Robert Buckart | 1990 | Vitkovice (Czech Republic) | 51; 14+7 | 10 | |
| Mick Indrasis | 1990 | Brynas (Sweden-2) | 52; 26+32 | 10 | |
| Richard Buckart | 1995 | Vitkovice (Czech Republic) | 18; 7+4 | 6 | |
| Oskar Batnia | 1995 | Jukurit (Finland) | 59; 20+18 | 4 | |
| Rihards Marenis | 1993 | Nybro (Sweden-2) | 45; 13+20 | 3 | |
| Renard Krastenberg | 1998 | 99ers (Austria) | 30; 13+9 | 3 | |
| Dan Lochmelis | 2004 | UMass (NCAA) | 30; 7+7 | 1 | |
| Harald Egle | 1996 | Liptovsky Mikulas (Slovakia) | 49; 11+28 | ||
| Filip Buncis | 1997 | Vastervik (Sweden-2) | 52; 9+8 | ||
| Eduard Tralmak | 1997 | Rytiri Kladno (Czech Republic) | 52; 21+11 | ||
| Oskar Lapinski | 2002 | Tigers (Switzerland) | 52; 3+1 | ||
| Felix Gavar | 2002 | St. Lawrence (NCAA) | 39; 13+12 | ||
| Raivis Anson | 2002 | Penguins (AHL) | 34; 2+5 | ||
| Martins Lavins | 2003 | New Hampshire (NCAA) | 35; 5+9 |
Latvian national team test match calendar
| The date | The game | The result |
|---|---|---|
| April 4 | Latvia – Austria | 3:2 PM |
| April 5 | Latvia – Austria | 3:2 PM |
| April 10 | Latvia – Finland | 2:3 p.m |
| April 11 | Latvia – Finland | 2:3 |
| April 26 | Switzerland – Latvia | 5:1 |
| April 27 | Switzerland – Latvia | 4:0 |
| May 3 | Latvia – Norway | |
| May 4 | Latvia – Norway |
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