Lithuania women's national ice hockey team

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Lithuania
Association Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation
General manager Eglė Zemlickienė
Head coachMauras Baltrukonis
AssistantsRamunė Maleckienė
Edgar Rybakov
Captain Klara Miuller
Most gamesthree players (19)
Top scorer Klara Miuller (36)
Most points Klara Miuller (50)
IIHF codeLTU
Ranking
Current IIHF 32 Increase2.svg 2 (28 August 2023) [1]
Highest IIHF32 (2023)
Lowest IIHF40 (first in 2020)
First international
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg 4–1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 4 December 2019)
Biggest win
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg 6–0 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
(Kohtla-Järve, Estonia; 11 February 2023)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg 6–0 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
(Brașov, Romania; 3 April 2023)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg 8–2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
(Brașov, Romania; 6 April 2023)
Biggest defeat
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 8–0 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 7 April 2022)
World Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2020 )
Best result33rd (2022)
International record (W–L–T)
16–8–0

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]

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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

World Championships

Baltic Cup

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