OTTAWA, Ontario -- Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a stunning 3-2 victory over host Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

Their parliament had met at midnight to declare a holiday after the national ice hockey team chalked up its best result at the world championship. Latvia, where hockey is the national sport ...

Latvia Stuns Canada in World Junior Hockey, Winning 3-2 on Lone Shootout Goal OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 ...

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Ilya Sorokin chat Friday's action at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Championship saw a historic upset. Latvia defeated Canada 2-1 in a shootout, with goaltender Linard ...

giving Latvia its first-ever win over Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Hockey Canada's brain trust spoke before these world juniors about how ...

Latvia scored the only goal of the shootout to upset Canada 3-2. The tournament hosts had outscored the Europeans 41-4 in four previous meetings at the tournament. (Dec. 28, 2024) The 5 House ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.