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Latvian NHL players 2008–09

5 Latvian players played in the NHL in 2008–09. Together they scored 42 points, the 17th most of any country, and Latvia finished ninth of 9 in the nations league. Karlis Skrastins scored the most, 18 points.

5
NHL players
42
Points
9th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2008–09Last season82/82 games
2007–082009–10

LATVIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 9 ranked nations
10
league points
Rate9thTop trio9thBlue line8thGoalies8thPer million6th

Latvia accounts for 0.5% of the NHL's players and 0.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Latvian player in the NHL, team by team

5 players across 4 teams.
FLAFlorida Panthers2 players
Karlis SkrastinsINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 4G 14A18P
Janis SpruktsINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Raitis IvanansINACTIVE
LW · 76 GP · 2G 0A2P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Viktor TikhonovINACTIVE
RW · 61 GP · 8G 8A16P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Martins KarsumsINACTIVE
RW · 24 GP · 1G 5A6P

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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–4
–03
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–
–
104
–10
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–
–
–4
–15
–
–
–
–4
–20
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–
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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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Latvia
Latvia
9th in the league
1–6
Russia
Russia
1st in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Latvia.

0.33Points per game0.66
40Best trio320
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.38
–Goalies' save percentage.911
2.6NHL players per million inhabitants0.2
42Total points1 103
5Players in the NHL32
Latvia against Russia season by season
Pick a rivalRussiaRussiaCzechiaCzechiaSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandCanadaCanadaSlovakiaSlovakiaUSAUSAGermanyGermany
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Top scorer
Karlis Skrastins
Latvia's top scorer in 2008–09.
The team
Florida Panthers
Where Karlis Skrastins 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 2008–09
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.