Poland women's national ice hockey team

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Poland
Herb Polski.svg
The Coat of arms of Poland is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Association Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie
Head coachJoey Butkevich
AssistantsJarosław Rzeszutko
Arkadiusz Sobecki
CaptainKarolina Późniewska
Most gamesEwelina Czarnecka
Karolina Późniewska (71)
Top scorerKarolina Późniewska (60)
Most pointsKarolina Pozniewska (113)
Team colors  
IIHF codePOL
Ranking
Current IIHF 20 Steady2.svg (28 August 2023) [1]
Highest IIHF19 (2021)
Lowest IIHF34 (2011)
First international
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg 23–0 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 March 2011)
Biggest win
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg 23–0 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 16–0 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
(Chomutov, Czech Republic; 13 November 2021)
World Championships
Appearances12 (first in 2011 )
Best result17th (2022)
International record (W–L–T)
58–62–0

The Polish women's national ice hockey team represents Poland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie. As of 2011, Poland has 374 female players. [2] The Polish women's national team is ranked 20th in the world.

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Tournament record

Olympic Games

The Polish Women hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship

In 2011 the Polish team was for the first time involved in the World Championship competition. In the Division V the team made a big surprise by winning the first place in Division V (31st place) and was promoted to the Division IV for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Team

Current roster

The roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B tournament. [5]

Head coach: Zbigniew Wróbel

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1G Martyna Sass 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)55 kg (121 lb)9 December 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Slovakia.svg ŽHK Poprad
2D Wiktoria Gogoc 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)62 kg (137 lb)25 August 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
4F Magdalena Łąpieś 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)65 kg (143 lb)15 March 2006 (aged 16) Flag of Poland.svg GKS Stoczniowiec
5D Julia Zielińska 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)61 kg (134 lb)30 December 2004 (aged 17) Flag of Finland.svg Kiekko-Espoo
6D Patrycja Wójcik 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)62 kg (137 lb)11 February 2006 (aged 16) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
7F Karolina Późniewska C 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)60 kg (130 lb)6 November 1991 (aged 30) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
8F Tetiana Onyshchenko 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)62 kg (137 lb)12 October 1999 (aged 22) Flag of Poland.svg GKS Stoczniowiec
9D Patrycja Sfora A 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)57 kg (126 lb)16 October 1993 (aged 28) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
10F Sylwia Łaskawska 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)50 kg (110 lb)21 April 1998 (aged 23) Flag of Poland.svg GKS Tychy
11D Dominika Korkuz 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)65 kg (143 lb)11 June 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Poland.svg GKS Stoczniowiec
12F Kamila Wieczorek 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)62 kg (137 lb)10 March 1997 (aged 25) Flag of Poland.svg Unia Oświęcim
13F Julia Łapińska 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)56 kg (123 lb)21 August 2005 (aged 16) Flag of Poland.svg GKS Stoczniowiec
14F Olivia Tomczok 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)54 kg (119 lb)4 December 1998 (aged 23) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
15D Alicja Wcisło 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)56 kg (123 lb)19 September 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
16F Ewelina Czarnecka A 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)50 kg (110 lb)16 September 1989 (aged 32) Flag of Slovakia.svg ŽHK Poprad
17F Ida Talanda 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)67 kg (148 lb)22 July 2003 (aged 18) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
18F Maja Brzezińska 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)65 kg (143 lb)13 May 2005 (aged 16) Flag of Poland.svg GKS Stoczniowiec
20G Agata Kosińska 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)68 kg (150 lb)19 November 1988 (aged 33) Flag of Poland.svg GKS Stoczniowiec
21D Klaudia Chrapek 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)68 kg (150 lb)9 February 1996 (aged 26) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
22F Wiktoria Dziwok 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)54 kg (119 lb)28 September 1999 (aged 22) Flag of Poland.svg TMH Polonia Bytom
23D Joanna Strzelecka 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)67 kg (148 lb)21 August 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Poland.svg Unia Oświęcim
24F Wiktoria Sikorska 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)55 kg (121 lb)17 March 2003 (aged 19) Flag of Sweden.svg Göteborg HC

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