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 |
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 |
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]