Association | Latvijas Hokeja Federacija |
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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) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | LAT |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 15 |
Highest IIHF | 11 (2007) |
Lowest IIHF | 16 (2014) |
First international | |
Ukraine 3–0 Latvia Riga, Latvia; 1 November 1992 |
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Biggest win | |
Latvia 39–0 Bulgaria Liepāja, Latvia; 5 September 2008 |
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Biggest defeat | |
Finland 17–0 Latvia Riga, Latvia; 24 March 1995 |
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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.