Latvia women's national ice hockey team
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Association | Latvijas Hokeja Federācija |
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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 ![]() |
Highest IIHF | 11 (2007) |
Lowest IIHF | 29 (first in 2022) |
First international | |
Ukraine ![]() ![]() (Riga, Latvia; 1 November 1992) | |
Biggest win | |
Latvia ![]() ![]() (Liepāja, Latvia; 5 September 2008) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Finland ![]() ![]() (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 |
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]
Tournament record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Latvia never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship
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Year | Finish |
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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 |
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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
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