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.

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. 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.
YearFinish
1999Finished in 13th place
2000Finished in 14th place
2001Finished in 14th place
2003Finished in 13th place
2004Finished in 12th place
2005Finished in 14th place
2007Finished in 11th place
2008Finished in 15th place
2009Finished in 16th place
2011Finished in 11th place
2012Finished in 13th place
2013Finished in 14th place
2014Finished in 15th place
2015Finished in 14th place
2016Finished in 16th place
2017Finished in 17th place
2018Finished in 18th place
2019Finished in 22nd place
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic

European championship

2019 roster

NumberPlayerClub
1Kristiāna Apsīte Laima Riga
20Evija Tētiņa Laima Riga

NumberPlayerClub
7Anna Kubliņa SHK Pardaugava Lauvas
8Sarma Ozmena Minnesota Blue Js
12Elīza Platā SHK Pardaugava Lauvas
13Aija Apsīte Laima Riga
15Sabīne Kate Rubina LNL Riga
17Beāte Žagare Laima Riga

NumberPlayerClub
2Baiba Kurme Laima Riga
3Jūlija Mihejenko SHK Pardaugava Lauvas
6Karīna Aņisimova Odense IK
9Zane Kronberga Laima Riga
11Ilona Ābola Laima Riga
14Kitija Voitkeviča Laima Riga
16Karina Šilajane Laima Riga
18Ivita Krūmiņa Laima Riga
19Anna Katrīna Lagzdiņa Lethbridge Jr. Eagles
21Līga Miljone University of Maine
22Ieva Pētersone SHK Pardaugava Lauvas
24Māra Trēziņa SHK Pardaugava Lauvas