Finland finished with eight points, while Canada and the U.S. had seven entering their game. Latvia, which entered the game a point behind Finland, finished fourth in the group and will face ...

Latvia’s move to tighten rules on selling tobacco products and substitutes is seeing businesses in the Baltic country scrambling to find loopholes to circumvent the law. Starting in January 2025 ...

Latvia 4, Germany 3 (OT) --Eriks Mateiko (Washington Capitals) scored with 1:37 left in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre to send Latvia into the quarterfinal round. Mateiko skated down left wing ...

Sweden continued its Group B dominance with an 8-1 outburst over Kazakhstan that featured contributions from up and down the lineup and Latvia stunned Canada and the world by beating the ...

Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds announced that another batch of drones from Latvian manufacturers -- over 1,000 units -- has been prepared for shipment to Ukraine. He announced this on the ...

Canada was embarrassed on home soil 3-2 by Latvia — a country it had thumped by a combined 41-4 score across four previous meetings — in a shocking shootout Friday. Coming off a disastrous ...

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. "They battled," said Cameron, the Canadian head ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. United States forward Ryan Leonard (9) scores on Latvia goaltender Linards Feldbergs (29) during the second ...

Toronto Maple Leafs top prospect Easton Cowan spoke on Canada's stunning 3-2 shootout loss against Latvia in the World Juniors. In what is clearly the upset of the World Juniors so far, Canada lost in ...

Day 2 of the 2025 World Juniors was another busy four-game slate, but it was all overshadowed by Canada’s lackluster, lifeless showing against Latvia in a shootout loss that will go down as the ...

EDMONTON -- Nobody saw that coming. Latvia defeated Canada at the World Junior Championship yesterday in a stunning turn of events. Canada didn't get blown out of the water, but the team they lost ...

Feldbergs, a player for the Sherbrooke Phoenix in the QMJHL, was key to Latvia’s win. He stopped 54 of 56 shots in regulation and the shootout. In overtime, he blocked all eight Canadian attempts.