Latvia women's national ice hockey team

Latvia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationLatvijas Hokeja Federācija
General managerAgnese Kārkliņa
Head coachHannu Saintula
AssistantsVladislavs Koniševs
Paulis Zvirgzdiņš
CaptainLīga Miljone
Most gamesInese Geca-Miljone (133)
Top scorerInese Geca-Miljone (87)
Most pointsInese Geca-Miljone (142)
Team colors   
IIHF codeLAT
Ranking
Current IIHF29 Steady (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF11 (2007)
Lowest IIHF29 (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
Appearances21 (first in 1999)
Best result11th (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]

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "IIHF Member Associations: Latvia". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.