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Latvian NHL players 2009–10

5 Latvian players played in the NHL in 2009–10. Together they scored 24 points, the 20th most of any country, and Latvia finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. Karlis Skrastins scored the most, 13 points.

5
NHL players
24
Points
10th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2009–10Last season82/82 games
2008–092010–11

LATVIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
10
league points
Rate10thTop trio10thBlue line10thGoalies9thPer million6th

Latvia accounts for 0.5% of the NHL's players and 0.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Latvian player in the NHL, team by team

5 players across 5 teams.
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Arturs KuldaINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 0G 2A2P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Karlis SkrastinsINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 2G 11A13P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Raitis IvanansINACTIVE
LW · 61 GP · 0G 0A0P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Kaspars DaugavinsINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Oskars BartulisINACTIVE
D · 53 GP · 1G 8A9P

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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94
–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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Latvia
Latvia
10th in the league
1–6
Russia
Russia
2nd in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Latvia.

0.32Points per game0.59
24Best trio278
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.38
–Goalies' save percentage.914
2.6NHL players per million inhabitants0.2
24Total points914
5Players in the NHL32
Latvia against Russia season by season
Pick a rivalSwedenSwedenRussiaRussiaSlovakiaSlovakiaFinlandFinlandCzechiaCzechiaCanadaCanadaGermanyGermanyUSAUSADenmarkDenmark
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Top scorer
Karlis Skrastins
Latvia's top scorer in 2009–10.
The team
Dallas Stars
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 2009–10
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.