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Latvian NHL players 2000–01

7 Latvian players played in the NHL in 2000–01. Together they scored 98 points, the ninth most of any country, and Latvia finished ninth of 9 in the nations league. Sandis Ozolinsh scored the most, 44 points.

7
NHL players
98
Points
9th
Nations league
43
Goalie wins
2000–01Last season82/82 games
1999–002001–02

LATVIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 9 ranked nations
18
league points
Rate7thTop trio9thBlue line4thGoalies6thPer million6th

Latvia accounts for 0.7% of the NHL's players and 0.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Latvian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Arturs IrbeCAR
7737-29-0.9082.456
Peter SkudraBUF
266-12-0.8793.330

Every Latvian player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 6 teams.
CARCarolina Hurricanes2 players
Sandis OzolinshINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 12G 32A44P
Arturs IrbeINACTIVE
G · 77 GP · 37 W · .90837W
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Herbert VasiljevsINACTIVE
RW · 21 GP · 4G 5A9P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Peter SkudraINACTIVE
G · 26 GP · 6 W · .8796W
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Sergei ZholtokINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 5G 26A31P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Karlis SkrastinsINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 1G 11A12P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Kaspars AstashenkoINACTIVE
D · 15 GP · 1G 1A2P

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
6
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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
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 Slovakia

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

Slovakia wins 5–2 against Latvia.

0.40Points per game0.48
87Best trio226
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.27
.902Goalies' save percentage–
3.7NHL players per million inhabitants5.4
98Total points663
7Players in the NHL29
Latvia against Slovakia season by season
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Top scorer
Sandis Ozolinsh
Latvia's top scorer in 2000–01.
The team
Carolina Hurricanes
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 2000–01
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.