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Latvia women's national ice hockey team

Latvia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Latvijas Hokeja Federacija
General Manager Ināra Zvīdre
Head coach Lolita Andrisevska
Assistants Inese Geca-Miljone
Captain Laila Dekmeijere-Trigubova
Most games Inese Geca-Miljone (123)
Most points Iveta Koka (129)
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IIHF code LAT
Ranking
Current IIHF 15 Steady
Highest IIHF 11 (2007)
Lowest IIHF 16 (2014)
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
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances 11 (first in 1999)
Best result 11th (2007, 2011)
International record (W–L–T)
56–77–7

The Latvian women's national ice hockey team represents Latvia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships and is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Latvia had 77 female players in 2011.

The Latvian team has never qualified itself for an Olympic tournament.

Having failed to qualify for Group A of the 1999 world championship, Latvia debuted in the Women's world championship within Group B. In the following Tournaments, the Latvian Team competed at this level (renamed Division I in 2003). They were saved from demotion in 2005, further to the extension of the division elite. Their best performance was realized during the 2007 Tournament with a second place of Division I, complemented by an IIHF rank of 11th. However, in 2008, they were relegated due to a last place finish. They remained in Division II but earned promotion after the 2009 Tournament.


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