The Lithuania women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team in Lithuania. As of April 2020, they are ranked 40th in the IIHF world rankings. The team is a new addition to Division III, joining for the 2020 Women's World Championship tournament. On 4 December 2019, they won their first game against Hong Kong, China, by a score of 4–2. They subsequently defeated Belgium by a score of 4–3.[2] In their final game of the tournament, they lost to South Africa 4–2.[3]
| Association | Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General manager | Eglė Zemlickienė |
| Head coach | Mauras Baltrukonis |
| Assistants | Ramunė Maleckienė Edgar Rybakov |
| Captain | Klara Miuller |
| Most games | three players (19) |
| Top scorer | Klara Miuller (36) |
| Most points | Klara Miuller (50) |
| IIHF code | LTU |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 32  2 (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 32 (2023) |
| Lowest IIHF | 40 (first in 2020) |
| First international | |
Lithuania  4–1  Hong Kong(Sofia, Bulgaria; 4 December 2019) | |
| Biggest win | |
Lithuania 6–0  Estonia(Kohtla-Järve, Estonia; 11 February 2023) Lithuania 6–0 Estonia(Brașov, Romania; 3 April 2023) Lithuania 8–2  Bulgaria(Brașov, Romania; 6 April 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Belgium  8–0 Lithuania(Sofia, Bulgaria; 7 April 2022) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2020) |
| Best result | 33rd (2022) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 16–8–0 | |
Forward Klara Miuller is the captain and the team's scoring leader, with 36 goals and 14 assist in 4 tournaments (2020-2024).[4] Bernd Haake, from Germany, is the team's head coach. He is well known in Lituania for his contribution to the development of the sport in the country.[5][6]
Lithuania has been chosen to host the 2021 Women's World Championship, Division III.[7][8]
Tournament record
editWorld Championships
edit- 2020 – Finished in 39th place (5th in Division III)
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
- 2022 – Finished in 33rd place (2nd in Division IIIA)
- 2023 – Finished in 35th place (3rd in Division IIIA)
- 2024 – Finished in 37th place (3rd in Division IIIA)
Baltic Cup
edit- 2023:
Gold
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "IIHF – 16-year-old shines in Lithuania's debut". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – First triumph for South African women". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – Lithuania". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Berger, 17 July 2019Geschrieben von Franz. "LTU: Bernd Haake becomes Headcoach of Lithuania's Women's National Team – BALTICSMEDIA" (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "IIHF – Haake back in Lithuania". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Women's hockey in Lithuania". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
