New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team
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| Association | New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| IIHF code | NZL |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
 New Zealand 2–2 Australia  (Dunedin, New Zealand; 6 December 2013) | |
| Biggest win | |
New Zealand 22–0 South Africa  (Sofia, Bulgaria; 10 January 2024) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Australia 8–1 New Zealand  (Melbourne, Australia; 17 December 2014) | |
| IIHF World Women's U18 Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) |
| Best result | 28th (2020) |
| IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2017) |
| Best result |
 1st (2017) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 13–4–1 | |
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The New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of New Zealand. The team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team entered their first World Women's U18 Championship tournaments in 2020.
History
New Zealand played their first game on 6 December 2013 against Australia in Dunedin, tying 2–2.[1] The game was part of a four-game series being held in Dunedin between two teams.[1] New Zealand went on to win the remaining three games of the series, which included their largest recorded international win of 5–1 in the final game.[1] On 30 May and 1 June 2014, New Zealand played two games against the Auckland under-16 representative team, losing both games 9–1 and 4–0 respectively.[1] In December 2014, New Zealand travelled to Australia to compete in a five-game series against Australia at the Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne.[2] The team lost the series two games to three and also recorded their largest international loss in game four, losing 8–1 to Australia.[2]
In March 2017, New Zealand participated at the 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. This was the first time New Zealand had sent a team to this tournament. The team was undefeated throughout the tournament and gained their biggest win so far of 16–1 against the United Arab Emirates. The team were also by far the youngest team to compete with an average age of 16 years. They defeated the women's (senior) national teams of Asia including Thailand, Singapore, India, Philippines, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates.
International competitions
World Women's U18 Championship
- 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Finish: 4th in Division II Group B (28th overall)
- 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Finish: 4th in Division II Group B (30th overall)
Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
- 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 1st
- 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 2nd
- 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 4th
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "2013 New Zealand Under 18's". New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 2013-12-12. http://www.nzicehockey.co.nz/nzu18w.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Australia U18 Women win the International Series". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2014-12-18. http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/12/18/australian-u18-women-win-the-international-series/.
External links
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