The Latvian hockey culture is built around compete, but Canada should have been overpowering them, and it felt like they were getting outworked in both this game and at times versus Finland ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

OTTAWA, Ontario -- Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a stunning 3-2 victory over host Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

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 at the world junior hockey championship.

Latvia Stuns Canada in World Junior Hockey, Winning 3-2 on Lone Shootout Goal OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 ...