Bulgaria women's national ice hockey team

Bulgaria
Женски национален отбор по хокей на лед на България (Bulgarian)
Shirt badge/Association crest
The coat of arms of Bulgaria is the badge used on national team jerseys.
AssociationBulgarian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachBorislav Blagoev
AssistantsVasil Piperevski
CaptainStefani Stoyanova
Most gamesthree players (36)
Top scorerMirela Zareva (15)
Most pointsMirela Zareva (29)
Team colors     
IIHF codeBUL
Ranking
Current IIHF33 Decrease 1 (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF23 (2011)
Lowest IIHF39 (2021)
First international
Italy  41–0  Bulgaria
(Liepāja, Latvia; 2 September 2008)
Biggest win
Bulgaria  6–1  Ireland
(Izmir, Turkey; 8 December 2012)
Biggest defeat
Slovakia  82–0  Bulgaria
(Liepāja, Latvia; 6 September 2008)
World Championships
Appearances12 (first in 2011)
Best result33rd (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
9–45–0

The Bulgarian women's national ice hockey team (Bulgarian: Женски национален отбор по хокей на лед на България, romanizedZhenski natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya) represents Bulgaria in the IIHF Women's World Championship. The women's national team is controlled by Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2020, Bulgaria had 53 female players registered with the IIHF, down from 65 players in 2016.[2][3] The Bulgarian women's national team ranked 38th in the world in 2020.

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/bulgaria.html Archived 27 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "IIHF Member National Association Bulgaria". IIHF. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.