North Korea women's national ice hockey team

North Korea
Shirt badge/Association crest
The flag of North Korea is the badge used on the players jerseys.
AssociationIce Hockey Association of the DPR Korea
Head coachKwak Kum-sil
AssistantsJon Song-chol
Jong Song-chol
Kim Chang-son
CaptainJong Su-hyon
Most gamesO Chol-ok (53)
Top scorerO Chol-ok (24)
Most pointsRi Sol-gyong (38)
IIHF codePRK
Ranking
Current IIHF43 Decrease 12 (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF13 (2003)
Lowest IIHF43 (2023)
First international
Kazakhstan  4–3  North Korea
(Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 19 March 1999)
Biggest win
North Korea  14–0  South Africa
(Istanbul, Turkey; 4 April 2024)
Biggest defeat
Slovakia  9–0  North Korea
(Beijing, China; 9 April 2015)
World Championships
Appearances18 (first in 2001)
Best result12th (2001)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances3 (first in 2003)
Best result4th (2003, 2007, 2011)
Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2010)
International record (W–L–T)
44–67–2

The North Korean women's national ice hockey team represents North Korea at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team was created in 1999 and is controlled by Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea. North Korea has 920 female players.[2] The North Korean women's national team is ranked 40th in the world.[2]

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "DPR Korea". IIHF. Retrieved 28 February 2018.