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Latvian NHL players 2024–25

6 Latvian players played in the NHL in 2024–25. Together they scored 55 points, the 15th most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Latvia was not part of it. Teddy Blueger scored the most, 26 points.

6
NHL players
55
Points
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Nations league
28
Goalie wins
2024–25Last season82/82 games
2023–242025–26

LATVIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

The nations league needs five skaters, and Latvia has four. In raw numbers the country is 15th in points and eleventh in players.

Latvia accounts for 0.6% of the NHL's players and 0.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Latvian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ
5326-21-0.8923.181
Arturs SilovsVAN
102-6-0.8613.650

Every Latvian player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 5 teams.
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Teddy Blueger
C · 82 GP · 8G 18A26P
Arturs Silovs
G · 10 GP · 2 W · .8612W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Elvis Merzlikins
G · 53 GP · 26 W · .89226W
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Uvis Balinskis
D · 76 GP · 4G 14A18P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Rodrigo AbolsINACTIVE
C · 22 GP · 2G 3A5P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player
Zemgus Girgensons
C · 82 GP · 2G 4A6P

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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95
1009
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–2
–14
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–5
–19
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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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