Inese Geca-Miljone (born March 3, 1978) is a Latvian ice hockey player, currently playing with SHK Laima Rīga. Geca-Miljone represented Latvian national team in fourteen IIHF Women's World Championships at the Division IA and IB levels. In 2017 she represented Latvian national team as an assistant coach.[1]

Inese Geca-Miljone
Born (1978-03-03) March 3, 1978 (age 46)
Rīga, Latvia
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Right
OBWIC team SHK Laima Rīga
National team  Latvia
Playing career 1989–present

Geca-Miljone and her daughter, Līga Miljone, made history as the first mother-daughter duo to play in the same IIHF World Women's Championship, first appearing together at the 2013 Division IA tournament, and again in 2014 and 2016.[2][3][4][5] At the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship they represented Latvia as coach and player.[1]

International play

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Inese Geca-Miljone played her first International game in 1992 against Ukraine, which was the first ever game for Latvian national team at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I. Inese Geca-Miljone and Latvian national team debuted in the 1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions) in Colmar, France and earned 5th place. Geca-Miljone posted 10 points (7+3) in her first IIHF tournament.

Coaching career

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Geca-Miljone was an assistant coach for Latvian national team in OGQ in 2016, and in 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I. Latvian national team finished the IIHF 2017 tournament in third place and was recognized with bronze medals.

Career statistics

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International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts
1999 Latvia WWC 5th 5 7 3 10
2000 Latvia WWC 6th 5 5 2 7
2001 Latvia WWC 6th 4 2 2 4
2003 Latvia WWC 5th 5 2 2 4
2004 Latvia WWC   5 5 0 5
2005 Latvia WWC 6th 5 4 1 5
2005 Latvia OGQ DNQ 3 4 1 5
2007 Latvia WWC   5 3 2 5
2008 Latvia WWC 6th 5 4 1 5
2009 Latvia WWC   5 8 7 15
2009 Latvia OGQ DNQ 3 6 1 7
2011 Latvia WWC   4 2 2 4
2012 Latvia WWC 5th 5 0 0 0
2013 Latvia WWC 6th 5 0 1 1
2014 Latvia WWC   5 6 7 13
2014 Latvia OGQ DNQ 3 0 2 2
2016 Latvia WWC   5 0 2 2
Senior totals 77 58 36 94

References

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  1. ^ a b "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group B – Team Roster: LAT - Latvia" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. IIHF. April 7, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Vairāk nekā miljons". Sporto.lv (in Latvian). April 2013. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A – Team Roster: LAT - Latvia" (PDF). IIHF. April 7, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group B – Team Roster: LAT - Latvia" (PDF). IIHF. April 5, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group B – Team Roster: LAT - Latvia" (PDF). IIHF. April 3, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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