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 ...

Slovakia's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals at this year's IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, co-hosted by Sweden and Denmark, were dashed over the weekend following back-to-back defeats. After ...

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 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 ...