Norway women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | The Polar Bears |
|---|---|
| Association | Norwegian Ice Hockey Association |
| Most games | Line Bialik (98)[1] |
| Most points | Line Bialik (125) |
| IIHF code | NOR |
| IIHF ranking | 15 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 10 (first in 2012) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 15 (first in 2005) |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
Denmark  2–0  Norway(27 December 1988; Copenhagen, Denmark) | |
| Biggest win | |
Norway 14–0  Netherlands(6 April 1989; Ratingen, West Germany) Norway 14–0 Netherlands(15 March 1991; Havířov, Czechoslovakia) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
United States  17–0 Norway(21 March 1990; Ottawa, Canada) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 24 (first in 1990) |
| Best result | 6th (1990, 1992, 1994) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1989) |
| Best result |
 (1993) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 133–157–12 | |
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The Norwegian women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships and is controlled by Norges Ishockeyforbund.[2]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
Norway has never participated in the Women's hockey Olympic tournament.
World Championship
Norway participated in every World Women's Championship, realizing its best performance during the first three tournaments by garnering a sixth-place finish. In 1999, it failed to qualify for Group A, and has since competed in the lower levels. From 2001 until 2005, the Norwegian players competed in series to be relegated or promoted between the first and second division. Since 2007, they have competed in Division I. Of note, the National Under-18 team competes in Division I for its respective category.
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6th |
| 1992 | 6th |
| 1994 | 6th |
| 1997 | 8th |
| 1999 | 10th and 2nd in Group B |
| 2000 | 11th and 3rd in Group B |
| 2001 | 15th and 7th in Group B |
| 2003 | 15th and 1st in Division II |
| 2004 | 14th and 5th in Division I |
| 2005 | 15th and 1st in Division II |
| 2007 | 13th and 4th in Division I |
| 2008 | 14th and 5th in Division I |
| 2009 | 12th and 3rd in Division I |
| 2011 | 10th and 2nd in Division I |
| 2012 | 10th and 2nd in Division IA |
| 2013 | 13th and 5th in Division IA |
| 2014 | 10th and 2nd in Division IA |
| 2015 | 13th and 5th in Division IA |
| 2016 | 13th and 5th in Division IA |
| 2017 | 11th and 3rd in Division IA |
| 2018 | 14th and 5th in Division IA |
| 2019 | 13th and 3rd in Division IA |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] |
| 2022 | 12th and 2nd in Division IA |
| 2023 | 15th and 5th in Division IA |
| 2024 | 11th and 1st in Division IA |
European Women Championship
References
- ↑ NORWAY NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS hockey.no
- ↑ On IIHF.com , http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/norway.html
- ↑ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020. https://iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18296/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-cancelled.
- ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations.
External links
| Women's National teams | |
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