Latvian Ice Hockey Federation

"LHF" redirects here. For other uses, see LHF (disambiguation).
Latvia
Association nameLatvian Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF CodeLAT
IIHF membership22 February 1931
Association historyLatvia
1931–1946
Soviet Union
1946–1992
Latvia
1992–present
PresidentAigars Kalvītis
IIHF men's ranking10 Steady (27 May 2024)[1]
IIHF women's ranking29 Steady (28 August 2023)[2]
http://www.lhf.lv/

The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation (Latvian: Latvijas Hokeja federācija), commonly abbreviated as LHF is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in Latvia, including the Latvian Hockey Higher League, the Latvia women's national ice hockey team and the Latvia men's national ice hockey team.[3][4][5] It was founded in 1931 and was admitted to the IIHF the same year.

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Prime Minister appointed as President of Latvian Ice Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Gas utility boss becomes Ice Hockey Federation president". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. ^ "The History of Latvian Hockey". 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.