Association | South African Ice Hockey Association |
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Head coach | Jean-Michel van Doesburgh |
Assistants | Donne van Doesburgh Ettiene Retief |
Captain | Dalene Rhode |
Most games | Donne van Doesburgh (63) |
Top scorer | Dalene Rhode (36) |
Most points | Donne van Doesburgh (58) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | RSA |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 37 (28 August 2023)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 23 (2003) |
Lowest IIHF | 38 (2022) |
First international | |
Hungary 6–0 South Africa (Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 19 March 1999) | |
Biggest win | |
South Africa 11–0 Bulgaria (Taipei, Republic of China; 15 December 2016) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Slovakia 23–0 South Africa (Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 23 March 2000) | |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 20 (first in 1999) |
Best result | 23rd (2001) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
21–63–1 |
The South Africa women's national ice hockey team represents South Africa at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by South African Ice Hockey Association. The South African national team is the only national women's ice hockey team on the entire African continent. As of 2012, South Africa has 52 female players.[2] The South Africa women's national team is ranked 32nd in the world.