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2010 Olympics
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Latvia
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LATVIA | P | Player | DOB | Club | G | Edgars Masalskis | 31.03.1980 | Dinamo Riga | G | Ervins Mustukovs | 07.04.1984 | Dinamo Riga | G | Sergejs Naumovs | 04.04.1969 | Dinamo Riga | D | Oskars Bartulis | 21.01.1987 | Philadelphia Flyers, NHL | D | Guntis Galvins | 25.01.1986 | Dinamo Riga | D | Rodrigo Lavins | 03.08.1974 | Dinamo Riga | D | Georgijs Pujacs | 11.06.1981 | Sibir Novosibirsk, RUS | D | Krisjanis Redlihs | 15.01.1981 | Dinamo Riga | D | Arvids Rekis | 01.01.1979 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg, GER | D | Karlis Skrastins | 09.07.1974 | Dallas Stars, NHL | D | Kristaps Sotnieks | 29.01.1987 | Dinamo Riga | F | Girts Ankipans | 29.11.1975 | Dinamo Riga | F | Armands Berzins | 27.12.1983 | Dinamo Riga | F | Martins Cipulis | 29.11.1980 | Dinamo Riga | F | Lauris Darzins | 28.01.1985 | Dinamo Riga | F | Kaspars Daugavins | 18.05.1988 | Binghamton Senators, AHL | F | Martins Karsums | 26.02.1986 | Norfolk Admirals, AHL | F | Gints Meija | 04.09.1987 | Dinamo Riga | F | Aleksandrs Nizivijs | 16.09.1976 | Dinamo Riga | F | Mikelis Redlihs | 01.07.1984 | Dinamo Riga | F | Aleksejs Sirokovs | 20.02.1981 | Amur Khabarovsk, RUS | F | Janis Sprukts | 31.01.1982 | Dinamo Riga | F | Herberts Vasiljevs | 27.05.1976 | Krefeld Pinguine, GER | - Fifteen out of 23 players come from Dinamo Riga, the Latvian team in the Russian KHL. The remaining eight players come from teams in the NHL (2), AHL (2), Germany (2), and Russian KHL (2).
- Head coach Olegs Znaroks, who was the assistant coach in Turin 2006, decided to go without the third Latvian NHL player, Los Angeles Kings winger Raitis Ivanans. He has represented his native country only once (in the 2008 World Championship).
- Sandis Ozolins has made a comeback at age 37 to play for Dinamo Riga, but he?s not on the roster for a third Olympic appearance. Ozolins is the skater that gets the most ice time with Dinamo, and also the top-scoring defenceman.
- Apart from 1936, Latvia has only participated twice in the Olympics in the post-Soviet era: in Salt Lake City 2002 and Turin 2006. For five players, it will be their third Olympics: goalkeepers Edgars Masalskis and Sergejs Naumovs; defencemen Karlis Skrastins and Rodrigo Lavins; and forward Aleksandrs Nizivijs. Thirteen players on this team also played in Turin.
- Nineteen players were on the team that reached the quarterfinals in the 2009 World Championship. Only one player has no World Championship experience: 22-year-old Dinamo forward Gints Meija.
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