Norway women's national ice hockey team

Norway
Nickname(s)	Isbjørnene (The Polar Bears)
Association	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
Most games	Several players (20)
Top scorer	Andrea Dalen (11); Mathea Fischer (11)
Most points	Mathea Fischer (22)
IIHF code	NOR
Team colors
First international
	Austria 2 - 1 Norway ; (Chambéry, France; 28 December 2008)
Biggest win
	Norway 9 - 2 Kazakhstan ; (Piešťany, Slovakia; 9 April 2010)
Biggest defeat
	Switzerland 12 - 1 Norway ; (Piešťany, Slovakia; 6 April 2010)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships - Division I
Appearances	8 (first in 2009)
Best result	2nd (2015)
International record (W–L–T)
	16-23-0

Norway
Nickname(s)	The Polar Bears
Association	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
Most games	Hege Ask (85)
Most points	Line Bialik (74)
IIHF code	NOR
IIHF ranking	13 2
Highest IIHF ranking	10 (first in 2012)
Lowest IIHF ranking	15 (first in 2005)
Team colors
First international
	Switzerland 5–2 Norway ; (31 December 1988; Copenhagen, Denmark)
Biggest win
	Norway 16–0 Netherlands ; (6 April 1989; Ratingen, West Germany)
Biggest defeat
	United States 17–0 Norway ; (21 March 1990; Ottawa, Canada)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	15 (first in 1990)
Best result	6th (1990, 1992, 1994)
IIHF European Women Championships
Appearances	5 (first in 1989)
Best result	(1993)
International record (W–L–T)
	97–113–13

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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. Norway has 482 registered female players in 2011.^[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

European Women Championship

1989 – 4th
1991 – 4th
1993 – 3rd
1995 – 4th
1996 – 4th

U18 Team

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The Norwegian women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.

History

The first ever Norwegian national under-18 gathering was held 12–14 December 2008 in Hønefoss. The team would enter 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I, which were held in Chambéry, France from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009. Birger Aaserud and Kjersti Malo Dyb were the coaches chosen to lead the national team.^[3]

World Women's U18 Championship record

Year	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
2009	4	0	4	9	16	0	13th place
2010	5	1	4	14	27	3	13th place
2011	5	2	3	16	11	6	12th place
2012	5	2	3	13	13	6	12th place
2013	5	3	2	10	10	9	12th place
2014	5	2	3	11	14	6	12th place
2015	5	4^	1*	14	9	12	10th place
2016	5	2	3	14	12	6	12th place