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| Association name | Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation |
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| IIHF Code | LTU |
| IIHF membership | February 19, 1938 |
| President | Dainius Zubrus |
| IIHF men's ranking | 25th |
| IIHF women's ranking | N/A |
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The Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation (Lithuanian: Lietuvos ledo ritulio federacija), also known as Hockey Lietuva (LLRF), is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in Lithuania. Lithuania had first joined the International Ice Hockey Federation on February 19, 1938, but was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940. The nation re-joined the IIHF on May 6, 1992, along with Estonia and Latvia.[1]
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