Norway women's national under-18 ice hockey team

Norway

Nickname(s)	Isbjørnene (The Polar Bears)
Association	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Janne Salmela
Assistants	Marte Carlsson Magnus Evensen
Captain	Maren Knudsen
Most games	Several players (20)
Top scorer	Andrea Dalen (11) Mathea Fischer (11)
Most points	Mathea Fischer (22)
Team colors
IIHF code	NOR
Home colours Away colours
First international
Austria 2 - 1 Norway   (Chambéry, France; 28 December 2008)
Biggest win
Norway 15 - 0 Australia   (Jaca, Spain; 8 January 2024)
Biggest defeat
Switzerland 12 - 1 Norway   (Piešťany, Slovakia; 6 April 2010)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships - Division I A
Appearances	14 (first in 2009 )
Best result	2nd (2015)
International record (W–L–T)
27–41–0

The Norway women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.

History

The inaugural Norway national under-18 participation was on 12–14 December 2008 in Hønefoss. The team would compete at Division I, which were held in Chambéry, France from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009. Birger Aaserud og Kjersti Malo Dyb lead the national team. ^[1]

Their division competition were: Japan, France, Slovakia and Austria. They lost in every match, earned a goal deposit of 9–16 and avoided relegation as there is no placement lower than last team of Division I. Japan earned a promotion.

The 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I tournament was on 3–9 April in Piešťany, Slovakia. They faced France, Slovakia and Austria, relegated Switzerland, and new team Kazakhstan. ^[2] They lost four of the matches, won their first match against Kazakhstan, and ended 5th in the Division. Switzerland was promoted

World Women's U18 Championship record

Year	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
2009	4	0	4	9	16	0	13th place
2010	5	1	4	14	27	3	13th place
2011	5	2	3	16	11	6	12th place
2012	5	2	3	13	13	6	12th place
2013	5	3	2	10	10	9	12th place
2014	5	2	3	11	14	6	12th place
2015	5	4^	1*	14	9	12	10th place
2016	5	2	3	14	12	6	12th place
2017	5	2^	3	14	14	5	11th place
2018	5	1^	4	4	13	2	14th place (Relegated to Division I B)
2019	5	4^	1*	14	4	12	16th place
2020	5	3	2**	13	7	11	15th place (Promoted to Division 1 A) [3]
2022	4	0	4*	5	26	1	13th place
2023	5	1	4	8	16	3	14th place (Relegated to Division I B)
2024	5	5	0	37	4	15	15th place (Promoted to Division 1 A)

^Includes one win in extra time (in the round robin)
*Includes one loss in extra time (in the round robin)
**Includes two losses in extra time (in the round robin)

References

1. "Innkalling til samling for U18 Jenter" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
2. "U18 kvinner: Oppdatert VM-info" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
3. "2020 IIHF World Women U18 Championship: Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage of 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship at hockey.no