Lithuania women's national ice hockey team

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]

Lithuania
AssociationLithuanian Ice Hockey Federation
General managerEglė Zemlickienė
Head coachBernd Haake
AssistantsMauras Baltrukonis
Raimondas Štrimaitis
CaptainRamunė Maleckienė
Most gamesthree players (14)
Top scorerKlara Muller (31)
Most pointsKlara Muller (40)
IIHF codeLTU
Ranking
Current IIHF32 Increase 2 (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF34 (2022)
Lowest IIHF40 (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
Appearances3 (first in 2020)
Best result33rd (2022)
International record (W–L–T)
13–8–0

Forward Klara Miuller is the team's scoring leader, with 9 goals and one assist in the opening tournament.[4] Ramune Maleckiené is the team captain. 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

World Championships
  • 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)

Baltic Cup
  • 2023:  Gold

References
  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "IIHF – 16-year-old shines in Lithuania's debut". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. "IIHF – First triumph for South African women". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "IIHF – Lithuania". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. "IIHF – Haake back in Lithuania". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. "Women's hockey in Lithuania". National Teams of Ice Hockey. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. "IIHF – Tournaments for 2021 assigned". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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