Estonia women's national ice hockey team
Association | Estonian Ice Hockey Association |
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Most games | Diana Kaareste (22) |
Top scorer |
Kirke Kulla Edith Parnik (6) |
Most points | Diana Kaareste (21) |
IIHF code | EST |
IIHF ranking | 40 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 32 (first in 2007) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 41 (first in 2021) |
Team colors | |
First international | |
Estonia 8–2 Iceland (Tallinn, Estonia; 25 November 2005) | |
Biggest win | |
Estonia 14–1 Turkey (Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; 27 March 2007) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Latvia 15–0 Estonia (Valmiera, Latvia; 18 March 2006) | |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 2007) |
Best result | 31st (in 2007, 2008) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
12–18–0 |
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The Estonia women's national ice hockey team (Estonian: Eesti naiste jäähokikoondis) is the women's national ice hockey team of Estonia. The team is controlled by the Estonian Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
History
Estonia played its first game in 2005 in an exhibition game against Iceland, held in Tallinn, Estonia. Estonia won the game 8–2.[1] The following year they competed at the Riga Tournament which was held in Valmiera, Latvia.[1] Competing against Latvia, the Netherlands, and Norway, Estonia lost all three games with the 15–0 loss against Latvia being recorded as their worst ever result.[1]
In 2007 Estonia competed at their first IIHF World Women's Championships. Placed in Division IV, they finished fourth, winning two of their five games.[2] The following year Estonia competed at the 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship again winning two of their five games in Division IV.[3]
After the Great Recession struck the world in 2008, the Estonian team halted activities, and would remain dormant until 2015, when former national team player Katrin Talvak gathered a group of players in Tallinn. In 2017, the Estonian Women's Hockey League (Estonian: Eesti Naiste Hokiliiga) was relaunched. The national team was due to return to competition at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III, the lowest IIHF women's hockey tier, before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, the team launched a documentary and fundraising project.
International competitions
World Championship
- 2007 – 4th in Division IV (31st overall)[2]
- 2008 – 4th in Division IV (31st overall)[3]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2022 – 1st in Division III B (35th overall)
- 2023 – 6th in Division III A (38th overall)
- 2024 – 2nd in Division III B (42nd overall)
Other tournaments
- 2006 Riga Tournament – 4th[1]
All-time Record against other nations
As of September 14, 2011
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Estonia All Time Results". National Teams of Ice Hockey. http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Estonia_Women_All_Time_Results.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2007 IIHF World Womens Championship Div IV". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/wwiv/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=119. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2008 IIHF World Women's Championship Div. IV". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-womens-iv-championship/statistics.html. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ↑ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations.
External links
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