Latvia women's national ice hockey team
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 74 female players in 2018.[2]
| Association | Latvijas Hokeja Federacija | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Manager | Ināra Zvīdre | ||
| Head coach | Miks Golubovičs | ||
| Assistants | Laila Dekmeijere-Trigubova | ||
| Captain | Jūlija Mihejenko | ||
| Most games | Inese Geca-Miljone (123) | ||
| Most points | Iveta Koka (129) | ||
| Team colors | |||
| IIHF code | LAT | ||
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| Ranking | |||
| Current IIHF | 22  | ||
| Highest IIHF | 11 (2007) | ||
| Lowest IIHF | 18 (2018) | ||
| First international | |||
Latvia   Riga, Latvia; 1 November 1992 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Latvia  Liepāja, Latvia; 5 September 2008 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Latvia  Riga, Latvia; 24 March 1995 | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | 11th (2007, 2011) | ||
| International record (W–L–T) | |||
| 56–77–7 | |||
Tournament record
Olympic Games
The Latvian team has never qualified itself for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship
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. In 2011, they reached 11th place once again after finishing 3rd in Division I. In 2013, they were relegated to Division IB, but a year after that in 2014, they got promoted on the home ice in Latvia, Ventspils to Division IA. In 2015, they got relegated once again back to Division IB and have played in that Division for the last three years. Remarkably taking home one silver and two bronze medals in the last three years (2016, 2017 and 2018 Tournament).
| Year | Finish |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Finished in 13th place (5th in Group B) |
| 2000 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Group B) |
| 2001 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Group B) |
| 2003 | Finished in 13th place (5th in Division I) |
| 2004 | Finished in 12th place (3rd in Division 1) |
| 2005 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Division 1) |
| 2007 | Finished in 11th place (2nd in Division I) |
| 2008 | Finished in 15th place (6th in Division I and relegated to Division II) |
| 2009 | Finished in 16th place (1st in Division II and promoted to Division I) |
| 2011 | Finished in 11th place (3rd in Division I) |
| 2012 | Finished in 13th place (5th in Division IA) |
| 2013 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Division IA and relegated to Division IB) |
| 2014 | Finished in 15th place (1st in Division IB and promoted to Division IA) |
| 2015 | Finished in 14th place (6th in Division IA and relegated to Division IB) |
| 2016 | Finished in 16th place (2nd in Division IB) |
| 2017 | Finished in 17th place (3rd in Division IB) |
| 2018 | Finished in 18th place (3rd in Division IB) |
| 2019 | Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division IB and relegated to Division IIA) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[3] |
European championship
| Year | Finish |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Finished First place in Group B (promoted to group A) |
| 1995 | Finished 6th (demoted to Group B) |
| 1996 | Finished second place in Group B |
2019 roster
| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristiāna Apsīte | |
| 20 | Evija Tētiņa | |
| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anna Kubliņa | |
| 8 | Sarma Ozmena |  |
| 12 | Elīza Platā | |
| 13 | Aija Apsīte | |
| 15 | Sabīne Kate Rubina | |
| 17 | Beāte Žagare | |
| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baiba Kurme | |
| 3 | Jūlija Mihejenko | |
| 6 | Karīna Aņisimova |  |
| 9 | Zane Kronberga | |
| 11 | Ilona Ābola | |
| 14 | Kitija Voitkeviča | |
| 16 | Karina Šilajane | |
| 18 | Ivita Krūmiņa | |
| 19 | Anna Katrīna Lagzdiņa | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 21 | Līga Miljone | |
| 22 | Ieva Pētersone | |
| 24 | Māra Trēziņa | |
References
- "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- IIHF, https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/1342/latvia
- "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.
- IIHF, https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wwib/teams/roster/3863/latvia