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Latvian NHL players 2026–27

6 Latvian players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 17 points, the twelfth most of any country, and Latvia sits tenth of 11 in the nations league. Sandis Vilmanis leads with 7 points.

6
NHL players
17
Points
10th
Nations league
5
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season18/84 games
2025–26
LatviaLATVIANS LAST NIGHT · NOV 123 games
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Teddy Blueger C was in action last night against Minnesota Wild.
Player of the night
Teddy Blueger
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MIN1–2TORLiveLatvia1 LatviansNOV 13 · 01:00 · overnight
Teddy Blueger
· C5 pts this season
TBL1–1CBJLiveLatvia1 LatviansNOV 13 · 01:00 · overnight
Zemgus Girgensons
· C4 pts this season
DET2–1FLALiveLatvia1 LatviansNOV 13 · 01:30 · overnight
Sandis Vilmanis
· LW7 pts this season
NEXT GAMES · NOV 13 · overnight
6Latvians in4games
MIN1–2TORLiveLatvia2 LatviansNOV 13 · 01:00 · overnight
Teddy Blueger
· C5 pts this season
Elvis Merzlikins
· G0 W this season
TBL1–1CBJLiveLatvia1 LatviansNOV 13 · 01:00 · overnight
Zemgus Girgensons
· C4 pts this season
DET2–1FLALiveLatvia2 LatviansNOV 13 · 01:30 · overnight
Sandis Vilmanis
· LW7 pts this season
Uvis Balinskis
· D1 pts this season
NYR@VANLatvia1 LatviansNOV 14 · 03:00
Alberts Smits
· D0 pts this season

LATVIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 11 ranked nations
17
league points
Rate11thTop trio11thBlue line10thGoalies7thPer million4th

Latvia accounts for 0.7% of the NHL's players and 0.3% of its points so far.

The full nations league

Latvian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Arturs SilovsPIT
125-6-0.8733.352

Season by season

Latvia had 1 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 7 in 2025–26. The peak was 1998–99, with 7. Under each bar is the nations league placing.
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–2
–94
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47
699
9
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–3
–05
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9
104
–10
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–4
–15
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–4
–20
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–7
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In the NHL Draft

Four Latvian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Alberts Smits went first, at number 5 to the New York Rangers.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Latvia against Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Latvia
Latvia
10th in the league
2–5
Slovakia
Slovakia
9th in the league

Slovakia wins 5–2 against Latvia.

0.42Points per game0.44
16Best trio26
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.34
.888Goalies' save percentage–
3.2NHL players per million inhabitants1.5
17Total points41
6Players in the NHL8
Latvia against Slovakia season by season
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