Head coach Lolita Andrisevska Captain Iveta Koka IIHF code LAT | Assistants Inese Geca-Miljone Most points Iveta Koka (129) | |
Most games Inese Geca-Miljone (123) Association Latvian Ice Hockey Federation | ||
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 77 female players in 2011.
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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.