Norway women's national ice hockey team

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Norway
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Nickname(s)The Polar Bears
Association Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
General manager Randi Aase
Head coach André Lysenstøen
AssistantsTom Jøstne
Henrik Ratejczak
CaptainMathea Fischer
Most gamesLine Bialik (98) [1]
Most pointsLine Bialik (125)
Team colors   
IIHF codeNOR
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Home colours
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Away colours
Ranking
Current IIHF 12 Increase2.svg 2 (21 April 2025) [2]
Highest IIHF10 (first in 2012)
Lowest IIHF15 (first in 2005)
First international
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 2–0 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
(27 December 1988; Copenhagen, Denmark)
Biggest win
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 14–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
(6 April 1989; Ratingen, West Germany)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 14–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
(15 March 1991; Havířov, Czechoslovakia)
Biggest defeat
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 17–0 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
(21 March 1990; Ottawa, Canada)
World Championships
Appearances25 (first in 1990 )
Best result6th (1990, 1992, 1994)
European Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1989 )
Best resultBronze medal icon.svg (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]

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Tournament record

Olympic Games

Norway has never participated in the Women's hockey Olympic tournament.

World Championship

Norway participated in every Women's World Championship, realizing its best performance during the first three tournaments by garnering a sixth-place finish. In 1999, it failed to qualify for Group A, and has since competed in the lower levels. From 2001 until 2005, the Norway players competed in series to be relegated or promoted between the first and second division. Since 2007, they have competed in Division I. Of note, the National Under-18 team competes in Division I for its respective category.

YearResult
19906th
19926th
19946th
19978th
199910th and 2nd in Group B
200011th and 3rd in Group B
200115th and 7th in Group B
200315th and 1st in Division II
200414th and 5th in Division I
200515th and 1st in Division II
200713th and 4th in Division I
200814th and 5th in Division I
200912th and 3rd in Division I
201110th and 2nd in Division I
201210th and 2nd in Division IA
201313th and 5th in Division IA
201410th and 2nd in Division IA
201513th and 5th in Division IA
201613th and 5th in Division IA
201711th and 3rd in Division IA
201814th and 5th in Division IA
201913th and 3rd in Division IA
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [5]
202212th and 2nd in Division IA
202315th and 5th in Division IA
202411th and 1st in Division IA
20259th and 5th in Top Division

European Women Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship. [6] [7] [8]

Head coach: André Lysenstøen

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1G Ena Nystrøm 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)72 kg (159 lb)28 April 2000 (age 25) Flag of Sweden.svg Brynäs IF
2D Iben Tillman 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)63 kg (139 lb)7 May 2005 (age 20) Flag of Finland.svg HPK Hämeenlinna
3D Silje Kongstorp 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)67 kg (148 lb)25 August 2002 (age 22) Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer IK
4D Thea Rustbakken 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb)14 July 2006 (age 18) Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer IK
5D Ava Malthe 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)63 kg (139 lb)31 January 2004 (age 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mount Royal Cougars
6F Kajsa Bråten 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)64 kg (141 lb)26 May 2007 (age 18) Flag of Sweden.svg Färjestad BK
7F Karoline Pedersen 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)70 kg (150 lb)13 March 1999 (age 26) Flag of Denmark.svg Rødovre SIK
8F Lotte Pedersen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)64 kg (141 lb)28 February 2003 (age 22) Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Oilers
9F Tea Nyberg 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)65 kg (143 lb)11 November 2003 (age 21) Flag of Sweden.svg HV71
10F Millie Rose Sirum 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)2 November 2000 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Providence Friars
11F Tiril Arntzen 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)69 kg (152 lb)6 February 2007 (age 18) Flag of Norway.svg Vålerenga Oslo
12D Oda Austefjord 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)57 kg (126 lb)22 May 2007 (age 18) Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Oilers
13F Ida Haave 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)69 kg (152 lb)2 July 2006 (age 19) Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer IK
14F Tilde Simensen 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb)5 January 2007 (age 18) Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Oilers
15F Emilie Kruse 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)65 kg (143 lb)13 October 1999 (age 25) Flag of Sweden.svg Leksands IF
16D Andrine Furulund 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)71 kg (157 lb)29 June 1998 (age 27) Flag of Sweden.svg Färjestad BK
17F Marthe Brunvold 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)59 kg (130 lb)25 June 2001 (age 24) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
18F Josefine Engmann 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb)9 August 1998 (age 26) Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer IK
19D Thea Jørgensen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)80 kg (180 lb)25 June 2001 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Lindenwood Lady Lions
20G Marthe Kongstorp 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)78 kg (172 lb)15 March 2005 (age 20) Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer IK
21F Silje Gundersen 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)80 kg (180 lb)8 February 2004 (age 21) Flag of the United States.svg Lindenwood Lady Lions
22F Andrea Dalen – A 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)67 kg (148 lb)19 June 1992 (age 33) Flag of Sweden.svg Frölunda HC
23D Emma Bergesen – A 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)62 kg (137 lb)1 November 1999 (age 25) Flag of Sweden.svg SDE HF
24F Mathea Fischer – C 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)73 kg (161 lb)8 October 1997 (age 27) Flag of Sweden.svg SDE HF
25G Kaja Ekle 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)58 kg (128 lb)6 June 2002 (age 23) Flag of Sweden.svg IF Björklöven


Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ NORWAY NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine hockey.no
  2. ↑ "World Ranking". IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "IIHF Member National Association Denmark". IIHF . Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Hockeyjentenes VM-tropp er klar". Norges Ishockeyforbund (in Norwegian Bokmål). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Teams > Norway". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 IIHF Women's World Championship – Team Roster: Norway" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 8 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A: Best Players Selected By The Directorate" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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