The Latvian women's national ice hockey team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF Women's World Championship and is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation (Latvian: Latvijas Hokeja federācija). In recent years, participation women's hockey has increased in Latvia; the number of registered women's players grew from 74 in 2018 to 223 in 2020.[2]
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| Association | Latvijas Hokeja Federācija |
|---|---|
| General manager | Agnese Kārkliņa |
| Head coach | Hannu Saintula |
| Assistants | Vladislavs Koniševs Paulis Zvirgzdiņš |
| Captain | Līga Miljone |
| Most games | Inese Geca-Miljone (133) |
| Top scorer | Inese Geca-Miljone (87) |
| Most points | Inese Geca-Miljone (142) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | LAT |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 29  (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 11 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 29 (first in 2022) |
| First international | |
Ukraine  3–0  Latvia(Riga, Latvia; 1 November 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Latvia 39–0  Bulgaria(Liepāja, Latvia; 5 September 2008) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Finland  17–0 Latvia(Riga, Latvia; 24 March 1995) | |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 21 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | 11th (2007, 2011) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 77–101–7 | |
Tournament record
editOlympic Games
editLatvia never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship
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| Year | Finish |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Finished in 13th place (5th in Group B) |
| 2000 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Group B) |
| 2001 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Group B) |
| 2003 | Finished in 13th place (5th in Division I) |
| 2004 | Finished in 12th place (3rd in Division 1) |
| 2005 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Division 1) |
| 2007 | Finished in 11th place (2nd in Division I) |
| 2008 | Finished in 15th place (6th in Division I and relegated to Division II) |
| 2009 | Finished in 16th place (1st in Division II and promoted to Division I) |
| 2011 | Finished in 11th place (3rd in Division I) |
| 2012 | Finished in 13th place (5th in Division IA) |
| 2013 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Division IA and relegated to Division IB) |
| 2014 | Finished in 15th place (1st in Division IB and promoted to Division IA) |
| 2015 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Division IA and relegated to Division IB) |
| 2016 | Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division IB) |
| 2017 | Finished in 17th place (3rd in Division IB) |
| 2018 | Finished in 18th place (3rd in Division IB) |
| 2019 | Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division IB and relegated to Division IIA) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] |
| 2022 | Finished in 24rd place (2nd in Division IIA) |
| 2023 | Finished in 23rd place (1st in Division IIA and promoted to Division IB) |
| 2024 | Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IB) |
European Championship
edit| Year | Finish |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Finished First place in Group B (promoted to group A) |
| 1995 | Finished 6th place (demoted to Group B) |
| 1996 | Finished second place in Group B |
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "IIHF Member Associations: Latvia". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Steiss, Adam (2 March 2020). "IIHF cancels March tournaments". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
(in Latvian) - IIHF profile
- National Teams of Ice Hockey
