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| Nickname          =
| Nickname          =
| Association        = [[Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation]]
| Association        = [[Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation]]
| Most games        =
| Most games        = ''three players'' (36)
| Top scorer        =
| Top scorer        = Mirela Zareva (15)
| Most points        =
| Most points        = Mirela Zareva (29)
| Home Stadium      =
| Home Stadium      =
| IIHF code          = BUL
| IIHF code          = BUL
| IIHF Rank          = 34
| IIHF Rank          = 33
| IIHF max          = 23
| IIHF max          = 23
| IIHF max date      = 2011
| IIHF max date      = 2011
| IIHF min          = 34
| IIHF min          = 39
| IIHF min date      = first in 2008
| IIHF min date      = 2021
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#00966E}} {{color box|#D62612}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#E8000D|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#FFFFFF|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#059033|border=darkgray}}
| Jerseys            = [[File:Bulgaria national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys.png|115px]]
| Jerseys            =  
| First game        = {{ihw|ITA}} 41–0 {{ihw-rt|BUL}}<br>([[Liepāja]], [[Latvia]]; September 2, 2008)  
| First game        = {{ihw-rt|ITA}} 41–0 {{ihw|BUL}}<br>{{small|([[Liepāja]], Latvia; 2 September 2008)}}
| Largest win        = {{ihw|BUL}} 6–1 {{ihw-rt|IRL}}<br>([[Izmir]], [[Turkey]]; December 8, 2012)
| Largest win        = {{ihw-rt|BUL}} 6–1 {{ihw|IRL}}<br>{{small|([[Izmir]], Turkey; 8 December 2012)}}
| Largest loss      = {{ihw|SVK}} 82–0 {{ihw-rt|BUL}}<br>([[Liepāja]], [[Latvia]]; September 6, 2008)
| Largest loss      = {{ihw-rt|SVK}} [[Slovakia 82–0 Bulgaria|82–0]] {{ihw|BUL}}<br>{{small|(Liepāja, Latvia; 6 September 2008)}}
| Record            = 4–15–1
| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World Women's Championships|World Championships]]
| World champ2 apps  = 12
| World champ2 first = [[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]]
| World champ2 best  = 33rd ([[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]])
| Record            = 9–45–0
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[[File:Bulwomen.jpg|thumb|250px|The national team at the 2017 World Championships.]]
[[File:Bulwomen.jpg|thumb|250px|The national team at the 2017 World Championships.]]
The '''Bulgarian women's ice hockey team''' represents [[Bulgaria]] at the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s [[IIHF World Women's Championships]]. The women's national team is controlled by [[Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation]]. As of 2011, Bulgaria has 27 female players.<ref>IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/bulgaria.html</ref> The Bulgarian women's national team is ranked 24th in the world.
The '''Bulgarian women's ice hockey team''' represents [[Bulgaria]] at the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s [[IIHF World Women's Championships]]. The women's national team is controlled by [[Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation]].  


==History==
==Qualification tournament for the 2010 Olympics==
The Bulgarian women's hockey team has competed at very few high level international tournaments. It took its first attempt at the olympic gold in a qualification tournament. They played four games against [[Slovakia]], [[Croatia]], [[Italy]], and [[Latvia]]. They lost all four games and were not able to qualify for the [[2010 Winter Olympics|Olympics]]. The scores were 39-0 against Latvia, 30-1 against Croatia, 41-0 against Italy, and a record breaking 82-0 loss to Slovakia.<ref>No Mercy in http://thelockerrooms.blogspot.com/</ref> The only goal was scored by forward, Olga Gospodinova assisted by the defensemen Elina Milanova and Sofiya Iliycheva.<ref>More on the Bulgarian beatdown in http://fromtherink.sbnprivate.com/2008/09/more-on-bulgarian-beatdown.html</ref>
The Bulgaria participated in the [[2010 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification|women's qualification tournament]] for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]]. They played four games, facing [[Slovakia women's national ice hockey team|Slovakia]], [[Croatia national women's ice hockey team|Croatia]], [[Italy national women's ice hockey team|Italy]], and [[Latvia national ice hockey team|Latvia]]. The team lost all four games in blowouts: 0–39 against Latvia, 1–30 against Croatia, 0–41 against Italy, and a record-setting [[Slovakia 82–0 Bulgaria|0–82 loss]] to Slovakia, which remains the highest [[Goal difference|goal differential]] ever recorded in an IIHF sanctioned match as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 February 2010|title=No Mercy|url=http://thelockerrooms.blogspot.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708065909/http://thelockerrooms.blogspot.com/ |archive-date=8 July 2011 |access-date=3 February 2021|website=The Locker Room}}</ref> Tallied in the game against Croatia, the only goal was scored by forward Olga Gospodinova and assisted by the defensemen Elina Milanova and Sofiya Iliycheva.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 September 2008|title=Pre-Olympic Qualification Tournament, Women – Round Robin Game 3 – Game Summary, CRO – BUL 30–1 (8–0, 13–0, 9–1)|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/166/IHW166903_74_4_0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219043943/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/166/IHW166903_74_4_0.pdf|archive-date=19 December 2018|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref>


==World Championships record==
==World Championship record==
In 2011 the Bulgarian Women team was the first time involved in the [[IIHF World Women's Championships|World Championship]] competition.
In [[2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division V|2011]], the Bulgarian women's national team debuted at their first [[IIHF World Women's Championships|IIHF Women's World Championship]] tournament, competing in Division V. They were scheduled to compete in the [[2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009 Division V tournament]] in [[Gdańsk]] [[Poland]], but the tournament was cancelled for financial reasons.<ref>{{cite web|date=30 July 2008|title=2009 IIHF Championship Program|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730113130/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html|archive-date=30 July 2008|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref>
*[[2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division V|2011]] – Finished in 33rd place (3rd in Division V).
{| class="wikitable"
*[[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2013]] – Finished in 34th place (2nd in Division IIB Qualification).
|-
*[[2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2014]] – Finished in 35th place (3rd in Division IIB Qualification).
|- style="color:white;"
*[[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2015]] – Finished in 36th place (4th in Division IIB Qualification).
!  style="width:90px; background:#00966E;"|Year
*[[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2016]] – Finished in 36th place (4th in Division IIB Qualification).
!  style="width:100px; background:#00966E;"|Division
!  style="width:75px; background:#00966E;"|Result
!  style="width:75px; background:#00966E;"|Overall rank
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|BUL}}  [[2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships - Division V|2011]] ||Division V|| bgcolor=#cc9966 align=center | '''3rd''' || 33rd
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2013]] ||Division II B|| bgcolor=silver align=center |  '''2nd''' || 34th
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}}  [[2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2014]] ||Division II B|| bgcolor=#cc9966 align=center | '''3rd''' || 35th
|-
|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2015]]||Division II B|| align=center | '''4th''' || 36th
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|BUL}}  [[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2016]] ||Division II B|| align=center | '''4th''' || 36th
|-
|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2017]]||Division II B|| align=center | '''4th''' || 36th
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|BUL}}  [[2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2018]] ||Division II B|| align=center | '''5th''' || 38th
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2019]]||Division II B|| align=center | '''5th''' || 39th
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III|2020]]||Division III|| align=center | '''4th''' || 38th
|-
|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III|2021]]||Division III|| align=center colspan=2|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steiss|first=Adam|date=18 November 2020|title=IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118160111/https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations |archive-date=18 November 2020 |work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|access-date=18 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III|2022]]||Division III|| align=center | '''3rd''' || 34th
|-
|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III|2023]]||Division III|| align=center | '''5th''' || 37th
|-
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III|2024]]||Division III|| align=center | '''6th''' || 40th
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:23, 7 August 2024

Bulgaria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation
Most games three players (36)
Top scorer Mirela Zareva (15)
Most points Mirela Zareva (29)
IIHF code BUL
IIHF ranking 33
Highest IIHF ranking 23 (2011)
Lowest IIHF ranking 39 (2021)
Team colors               
First international
Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 41–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
(Liepāja, Latvia; 2 September 2008)
Biggest win
Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png 6–1 Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland
(Izmir, Turkey; 8 December 2012)
Biggest defeat
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg.png 82–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
(Liepāja, Latvia; 6 September 2008)
World Championships
Appearances 12 (first in 2011)
Best result 33rd (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
9–45–0

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The national team at the 2017 World Championships.

The Bulgarian women's ice hockey team represents Bulgaria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation.

Qualification tournament for the 2010 Olympics

The Bulgaria participated in the women's qualification tournament for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. They played four games, facing Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, and Latvia. The team lost all four games in blowouts: 0–39 against Latvia, 1–30 against Croatia, 0–41 against Italy, and a record-setting 0–82 loss to Slovakia, which remains the highest goal differential ever recorded in an IIHF sanctioned match as of 2020.[1] Tallied in the game against Croatia, the only goal was scored by forward Olga Gospodinova and assisted by the defensemen Elina Milanova and Sofiya Iliycheva.[2]

World Championship record

In 2011, the Bulgarian women's national team debuted at their first IIHF Women's World Championship tournament, competing in Division V. They were scheduled to compete in the 2009 Division V tournament in Gdańsk Poland, but the tournament was cancelled for financial reasons.[3]

Year Division Result Overall rank
Flag of Bulgaria 2011 Division V 3rd 33rd
Flag of Turkey 2013 Division II B 2nd 34th
Flag of Mexico 2014 Division II B 3rd 35th
Flag of Hong Kong 2015 Division II B 4th 36th
Flag of Bulgaria 2016 Division II B 4th 36th
Flag of Chinese Taipei 2017 Division II B 4th 36th
Flag of Bulgaria 2018 Division II B 5th 38th
Flag of South Africa 2019 Division II B 5th 39th
Flag of Bulgaria 2020 Division III 4th 38th
Flag of Lithuania 2021 Division III Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
Flag of Bulgaria 2022 Division III 3rd 34th
Flag of Romania 2023 Division III 5th 37th
Flag of Croatia 2024 Division III 6th 40th

References

  1. ↑ "No Mercy". 16 February 2010. http://thelockerrooms.blogspot.com/. 
  2. ↑ "Pre-Olympic Qualification Tournament, Women – Round Robin Game 3 – Game Summary, CRO – BUL 30–1 (8–0, 13–0, 9–1)". IIHF. 3 September 2008. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/166/IHW166903_74_4_0.pdf. 
  3. ↑ "2009 IIHF Championship Program". IIHF. 30 July 2008. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html. 
  4. ↑ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations. 

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