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Latvian Ice Hockey Federation

Index Latvian Ice Hockey Federation

The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation (Latvijas Hokeja federācija), commonly abbreviated as LHF is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in Latvia, including the Latvian Hockey Higher League, the Latvia women's national ice hockey team and the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: Aigars Kalvītis, Bandy, Ice hockey in Latvia, International Ice Hockey Federation, Kirovs Lipmans, Latvia, Latvia men's national ice hockey team, Latvia women's national ice hockey team, Latvian Hockey Higher League, Prague, Singing Revolution, Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, Soviet Union, Sports governing body, 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships, 1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.

  2. Ice hockey governing bodies in Europe
  3. Ice hockey in Latvia
  4. Sports governing bodies in Latvia

Aigars Kalvītis

Aigars Kalvītis (born 27 June 1966) is a Latvian businessman and a former politician who was the Prime Minister of Latvia from 2004 to 2007.

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Bandy

Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.

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Ice hockey in Latvia

Ice hockey in Latvia is the most popular sport in the country.

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International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey.

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Kirovs Lipmans

Kirovs Lipmans (born 5 November 1940) is a Latvian business person and former ice hockey executive.

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Latvia

Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.

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Latvia men's national ice hockey team

The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey.

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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 Women's World Championship and is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation (Latvijas Hokeja federācija).

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Latvian Hockey Higher League

The Latvian Hockey Higher League (Latvijas Virslīgas hokeja čempionāts), also known as the Optibet Hockey League (Optibet hokeja līga) since 2017 due to sponsorship by Optibet, is the top tier league of ice hockey in Latvia.

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Prague

Prague (Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.

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Singing Revolution

The Singing Revolution was a series of events from 1987 to 1991 that led to the restoration of independence of the three Soviet-occupied Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania at the end of the Cold War.

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Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940

The Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 refers to the military occupation of the Republic of Latvia by the Soviet Union under the provisions of the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany and its Secret Additional Protocol signed in August 1939.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Sports governing body

A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function.

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1939 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 3 and February 12, 1939, in Zürich and Basel, Switzerland.

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1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 61st such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

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See also

Ice hockey governing bodies in Europe

Ice hockey in Latvia

Sports governing bodies in Latvia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Ice_Hockey_Federation

Also known as LHF, Latvian Hockey Federation.