The Latvian hockey players, led by head coach Harijs Vītoliņš, were playing in the city of Lahti for the second day in a row, having defeated the home team Finland in overtime on Wednesday . The Danish national team, meanwhile, will meet the Finnish hockey players on Friday.
As with the match against the Finns, the teams were a bit less aggressive in this warm-up friendly than they will be in the World Championship itself, with fewer offences committed than might normally be expect...