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Latvian NHL players 2001–02

6 Latvian players played in the NHL in 2001–02. Together they scored 113 points, the tenth most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Latvia was not part of it. Sandis Ozolinsh scored the most, 52 points.

6
NHL players
113
Points
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Nations league
30
Goalie wins
2001–02Last season82/82 games
2000–012002–03

LATVIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

The nations league needs five skaters, and Latvia has four. In raw numbers the country is tenth in points and ninth in players.

Latvia accounts for 0.6% of the NHL's players and 0.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Latvian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Arturs IrbeCAR
5120-19-0.9022.543
Peter SkudraVAN
2310-8-0.9072.421

Every Latvian player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 5 teams.
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Herbert VasiljevsINACTIVE
RW · 18 GP · 3G 2A5P
Peter SkudraINACTIVE
G · 23 GP · 10 W · .90710W
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Arturs IrbeINACTIVE
G · 51 GP · 20 W · .90220W
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Sandis OzolinshINACTIVE
D · 83 GP · 14G 38A52P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Sergei ZholtokINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 19G 20A39P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Karlis SkrastinsINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 4G 13A17P

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
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
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.
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Sandis Ozolinsh
Latvia's top scorer in 2001–02.
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Florida Panthers
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