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Latvian NHL players 1999–00

7 Latvian players played in the NHL in 1999–00. Together they scored 103 points, the tenth most of any country, and Latvia finished sixth of 9 in the nations league. Sandis Ozolinsh scored the most, 52 points.

7
NHL players
103
Points
6th
Nations league
39
Goalie wins
1999–00Last season82/82 games
1998–992000–01

LATVIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 9 ranked nations
23
league points
Rate4thTop trio9thBlue line2ndGoalies7thPer million5th

Latvia accounts for 0.8% of the NHL's players and 0.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Latvian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Arturs IrbeCAR
7534-28-0.9062.425
Peter SkudraPIT
205-7-0.8723.121

Every Latvian player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 7 teams.
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Herbert VasiljevsINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 1G 0A1P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Arturs IrbeINACTIVE
G · 75 GP · 34 W · .90634W
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Sandis OzolinshINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 16G 36A52P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Sergei ZholtokINACTIVE
C · 68 GP · 26G 12A38P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Karlis SkrastinsINACTIVE
D · 59 GP · 5G 6A11P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Peter SkudraINACTIVE
G · 20 GP · 5 W · .8725W
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Kaspars AstashenkoINACTIVE
D · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

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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–
–4
–93
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–
–
–7
498
9
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–
–3
–05
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9
104
–10
–
–
–
–4
–15
–
–
–
–4
–20
–
–
–
–7
1125

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 →

Latvian NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Latvia against USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Latvia
Latvia
6th in the league
3–4
USA
USA
8th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Latvia.

0.43Points per game0.39
101Best trio243
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.30
.902Goalies' save percentage.902
3.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
103Total points2 648
7Players in the NHL146
Latvia against USA season by season
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Top scorer
Sandis Ozolinsh
Latvia's top scorer in 1999–00.
The team
Colorado Avalanche
Where Sandis Ozolinsh plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1999–00
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Latvia
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.