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| Association | Latvian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistants | |
| Captain | Dans Ločmelis |
| Most points | Aleksandrs Ņiživijs (45) |
| IIHF code | LAT |
| First international | |
(Riga,Latvia; November 10, 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
(Riga,Latvia; November 10, 1992) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
(Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada; December 26, 2009) | |
| IIHF World Junior Championship | |
| Appearances | 31 (first in1993) |
| Best result | 7th (2022 (August),2025,2026) |
TheLatvian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20ice hockey team inLatvia. The team represents Latvia at theInternational Ice Hockey Federation'sIIHF World Junior Championship.
They have played at the top division of the tournament seven times; it has been at the top division since the2022 tournament, where Latvia was called up to replace Russia in the rescheduled tournament due to the country being banned from international ice hockey (Latvia had originally been promoted for2023). During the tournament, Latvia won its first-ever preliminary round game in the top division.[1] In the 2025 edition of the tournament, the Latvians had a major upset win over Canada, regarded as one of the best upsets in the history of the tournament.

| Division | Championship | Finish | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool C | Qualified | 25th (1st in Pool C Qualification) | |||
| Pool C | Promoted | 18th (2nd in Pool C) | |||
| Pool C1 | Promoted | 17th (1st in Pool C1) | |||
| Pool B | Final round | 12th (2nd in Pool B) | |||
| Pool B | Group round | 12th (2nd in Pool B) | |||
| Pool B | Final round | 14th (4th in Pool B) | |||
| Pool B | Final round | 15th (5th in Pool B) | |||
| Pool B | Relegation round | 17th (7th in Pool B) | |||
| Division I | relegated | 18th (8th in Division I) | |||
| Division II | Promoted | 21st (2nd in Division IIA) | |||
| Division I | Group stage | 18th (4th in Division IB) | |||
| Division I | Group stage | 14th (4th in Division IA) | |||
| Division I | Promoted | 12th (1st in Division IB) | |||
| Top Division | relegated | 9th | |||
| Division I | Group stage | 13th (2nd in Division IA) | |||
| Division I | Promoted | 12th (1st in Division IB) | |||
| Top Division | Relegation round | 8th | |||
| Top Division | relegated | 9th | |||
| Division I | Promoted | 11th (1st in Division IA) | |||
| Top Division | Relegation round | 9th | |||
| Top Division | relegated | 10th | |||
| Division I | Group stage | 12th (2nd in Division IA) | |||
| Division I | Group stage | 13th (3rd in Division IA) | |||
| Division I | Promoted | 11th (1st in Division IA) | |||
| Top Division | relegated | 10th | |||
| Division I | Group stage | 12th (2nd in Division IA) | |||
| Division I | Group stage | 14th (4th in Division IA) | |||
| Division I | Group stage | 12th (2nd in Division IA) | |||
| Division I | Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||||
| Division I | Promoted | 12th (2nd in Division IA) | |||
| Top Division | Quarterfinals | 7th | |||
| Top Division | Relegation Round | 9th | |||
| Top Division | Quarterfinals | 8th | |||
| Top Division | Quarterfinals | 7th | |||
| Top Division | Quarterfinals | 7th | |||