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 coachThomas Pettersen
AssistantsClaes Halvordsson
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 13 Increase2.svg 1 (4 September 2022) [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
Appearances23 (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 World Women's 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

European Women Championship

Team

2022 roster

Roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group A. [6] [7] Player age at start of tournament on 24 April 2022.

Head coach: Thomas Pettersen
Assistant coach: Claes Halvordsson

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1G Ena Nystrøm 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)72 kg (159 lb)28 April 2000 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg Mercyhurst Lakers
2D Lene Tendenes 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)70 kg (150 lb)27 March 1999 (aged 23) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
3D Silje Kongstorp 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)82 kg (181 lb)25 August 2002 (aged 19) Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö Redhawks
5D Rebekka Haukali 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)68 kg (150 lb)15 August 2003 (aged 18) Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Oilers
6F Une Bjelland 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)58 kg (128 lb)6 October 1999 (aged 22) Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Bulldogs
7F Karoline Pedersen 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)70 kg (150 lb)13 March 1999 (aged 23) Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö Redhawks
8F Lotte Pedersen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)64 kg (141 lb)28 February 2003 (aged 19) Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Oilers
9F Tea Nyburg 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)65 kg (143 lb)11 November 2003 (aged 18) Flag of Sweden.svg MoDo Hockey
10F Christina Furseth 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)62 kg (137 lb)13 July 2002 (aged 19) Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Oilers
11F Line Bialik – A 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)59 kg (130 lb)8 November 1986 (aged 35) Flag of Sweden.svg Färjestad BK
12D Ingrid Morset – C 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)68 kg (150 lb)28 March 1993 (aged 29) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
13F Ingrid Berge 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)71 kg (157 lb)12 June 2000 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg Norwich Cadets
14D Malin Årdal 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)59 kg (130 lb)5 January 2003 (aged 19) Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger Oilers
15F Emilie Kruse 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)65 kg (143 lb)13 October 1999 (aged 22) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
16F Andrine Furulund 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)71 kg (157 lb)29 June 1998 (aged 23) Flag of Sweden.svg Färjestad BK
17F Marthe Brunvold 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)59 kg (130 lb)25 June 2001 (aged 20) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
19D Thea Jørgensen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)80 kg (180 lb)25 June 2001 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Lindenwood Lions
20G Linnea Holterud Olsson 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)68 kg (150 lb)6 June 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Sweden.svg Hammarby IF
21F Madelen Haug Hansen 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)65 kg (143 lb)9 August 1993 (aged 28) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
22F Andrea Dalen – A 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)67 kg (148 lb)19 June 1992 (aged 29) Flag of Sweden.svg Linköping HC
23D Emma Bergesen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)62 kg (137 lb)1 November 1999 (aged 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mount Royal Cougars
24F Mathea Fischer 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)73 kg (161 lb)8 October 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Sweden.svg SDE Hockey

Awards and honors

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References

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  2. ↑ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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