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University of New Hampshire Athletics
11/12/2026 2:15:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The 98th Spengler Cup will take place on Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire senior captain Martins Laviņš (Riga, Latvia) has been named to the U.S. Collegiate Selects roster and will represent UNH at the 98th Spengler Cup on Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland for the second straight year. The Spengler Cup is the world's oldest invitational hockey tournament.
The U.S. Collegiate Selects will be made up of 25 student-athletes from all six NCAA Division I conferences. The competition runs from December 26-31, with the six participating teams playing a minimum of two contests apiece. Group Cattini consists of hosts and defending champions HC Davos, Frölunda HC and the U.S. Collegiate Selects, while Group Torriani features SCL Tigers, Adler Mannheim and Ilves Tampere.
The U.S. Collegiate Selects open play on Saturday, Dec. 26 against Frölunda HC of Sweden before facing host HC Davos on either Dec. 27 or Dec. 28.
Lavins will join UNH head coach Mike Souza at the Spengler Cup as Souza is the head coach of U.S. Collegiate Selects after serving as an assistant coach last year.
Last year, the U.S. Collegiate Selects advanced all the way to finals of the tournament. Lavins appeared in three of the four games.
Lavins is no stranger to major international competitions as he was a member of Team Latvia in the 2024 and 2025 World Championships. He appeared in a combined nine games over the two tournaments with two assists for two points. Overall, he has played in 27 games with the National Team and has posted two goals and six assists for eight points.
As a Wildcat, Lavins has made 102 appearances with 19 goals and 23 assists for 42 points. He was named the captain for the 2026-27 season, while served as an assistant captain Last year, Lavins has won the team's Warren R. Brown Best Defensive Forward Award for three straight seasons.
For more information on the Spengler Cup, visit www.spenglercup.ch/en.
The Wildcats (5-4-1, 2-2-1 Hockey East) will return to action for two games at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex when UNH takes on RPI on Friday, Nov. 13, and Union on Saturday, Nov. 14. Friday's game is presented by SubCom and will feature Strike Up the Band as the UNH Marching Band will perform on the ice. The first 500 fans will receive a t-shirt. Then on Saturday is Skate to Zero Waste, a sustainability-focused initiative. Both contests start at 7 p.m. and will be on ESPN+.
Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don't miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.
The U.S. Collegiate Selects will be made up of 25 student-athletes from all six NCAA Division I conferences. The competition runs from December 26-31, with the six participating teams playing a minimum of two contests apiece. Group Cattini consists of hosts and defending champions HC Davos, Frölunda HC and the U.S. Collegiate Selects, while Group Torriani features SCL Tigers, Adler Mannheim and Ilves Tampere.
The U.S. Collegiate Selects open play on Saturday, Dec. 26 against Frölunda HC of Sweden before facing host HC Davos on either Dec. 27 or Dec. 28.
Lavins will join UNH head coach Mike Souza at the Spengler Cup as Souza is the head coach of U.S. Collegiate Selects after serving as an assistant coach last year.
Last year, the U.S. Collegiate Selects advanced all the way to finals of the tournament. Lavins appeared in three of the four games.
Lavins is no stranger to major international competitions as he was a member of Team Latvia in the 2024 and 2025 World Championships. He appeared in a combined nine games over the two tournaments with two assists for two points. Overall, he has played in 27 games with the National Team and has posted two goals and six assists for eight points.
As a Wildcat, Lavins has made 102 appearances with 19 goals and 23 assists for 42 points. He was named the captain for the 2026-27 season, while served as an assistant captain Last year, Lavins has won the team's Warren R. Brown Best Defensive Forward Award for three straight seasons.
For more information on the Spengler Cup, visit www.spenglercup.ch/en.
The Wildcats (5-4-1, 2-2-1 Hockey East) will return to action for two games at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex when UNH takes on RPI on Friday, Nov. 13, and Union on Saturday, Nov. 14. Friday's game is presented by SubCom and will feature Strike Up the Band as the UNH Marching Band will perform on the ice. The first 500 fans will receive a t-shirt. Then on Saturday is Skate to Zero Waste, a sustainability-focused initiative. Both contests start at 7 p.m. and will be on ESPN+.
Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don't miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.
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