Norway women's national ice hockey team

Norway
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Nickname(s)The Polar Bears
AssociationNorwegian Ice Hockey Association
General managerRandi Aase
Head coachAndré Lysenstøen
AssistantsTom Jøstne
Henrik Ratejczak
CaptainMathea Fischer
Most gamesLine Bialik (98)[1]
Most pointsLine Bialik (125)
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IIHF codeNOR
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Ranking
Current IIHF15 Decrease 2 (28 August 2023)[2]
Highest IIHF10 (first in 2012)
Lowest IIHF15 (first in 2005)
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
Appearances24 (first in 1990)
Best result6th (1990, 1992, 1994)
European Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1989)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1993)
International record (W–L–T)
133–157–12

The Norway 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 (IIHF)'sWorld Women's Championships and is controlled by Norges Ishockeyforbund. Women's ice hockey is growing in popularity in Norway and the number of Norwegian women's ice hockey players registered with the IIHF has increased from 482 in 2011 to 702 in 2019.[3]

  1. ^ NORWAY NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine hockey.no
  2. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ "IIHF Member National Association Denmark". IIHF. Retrieved 13 February 2020.