 | |
| Nickname(s) | Mighty Jills |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey Australia |
| General manager | Alicia Kelly |
| Head coach | Marcus Wong |
| Assistants | Terrance Kiliwnik Jaden Pine-Murphy |
| Captain | Stephanie Cochrane |
| Most games | Shona Green (66) |
| Top scorer | Michelle Clark-Crumpton (32) |
| Most points | Sharna Godfrey (54) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | AUS |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 31  2 (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 21 (2004) |
| Lowest IIHF | 33 (2022) |
| First international | |
Netherlands  2–0  Australia(Hungary; 22 March 2000) | |
| Biggest win | |
Australia 19–0  Croatia(Cape Town, South Africa; 23 February 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Denmark  12–1 Australia(Vierumäki, Finland; 29 March 2008) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 2000) |
| Best result | 20th (2004) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 59–51–2 | |
The Australian women's national ice hockey team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Ice Hockey Australia. As of 2011, Australia has 313 female players.[2] Australia is ranked 30th out of 34 countries in the IIHF World Ranking. Kathy Berg took the team to its highest point, being ranked 20th. She was the longest serving coach. Richo Padjen took over and the team started slipping down the rankings and hadn't been able to recover its former glory. In September 2015, an announcement was made on the Ice Hockey Australia website that Canadian Lindsay McAlpine will be the new coach. Replacing Lee Brown.[3] Lindsay McAlpine is expected to join the team for their first training camp in December.[4]
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/australia.html
- ^ "NWT - Momentum gaining for first training camp". 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Lindsay McAlpine".