Romania women's national ice hockey team

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Romania
Coat of arms of Romania.svg
The Coat of arms of Romania is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname(s)Tricolori
Association Romanian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachSándor Barabás
AssistantsAndrás Varga
CaptainTimea Csiszér
Most gamesMagdolna Popescu (54)
Top scorerMagdolna Popescu (33)
Most pointsMagdolna Popescu (69)
Team colors    
IIHF codeROU
Ranking
Current IIHF 39 Increase2.svg 1 (28 August 2023) [1]
Highest IIHF25 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF40 (2022)
First international
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 14–1 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
(Bucharest, Romania; 5 March 2001)
Biggest win
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg 27–0 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
(Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; 26 March 2007)
Biggest defeat
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 15–0 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
(Bucharest, Romania; 8 March 2001)
World Championships
Appearances14 (first in 2003 )
Best result25th (2001)
International record (W–L–T)
22–47–0

The Romanian women's national ice hockey team represents Romania at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Romanian Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2015, Romania has 53 female players. [2] The Romanian women's national team is no longer ranked in the IIHF since they have not participated since 2011.

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History

The Romanian women's national team made their debut at the 2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships. They finished 9th out of ten in the qualification event for Division II and thus entered the newly founded Division III in the following year. At the 2004 Women's World Championship, they were relegated to Division IV, which is where they have been competing since then. As the lower divisions saw no match play in 2009, [3] and there was no IIHF World Women's Championship in the Olympic year 2010, the Romanian team will play their first World Championship match in three years at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Olympic record

The Romanian women's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship record

All-time record against other nations

As of 14 September 2011

TeamGPWTLGFGA
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2200361
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2200133
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4202129
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 42021312
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 310279
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4103921
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 100123
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 100119
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1001114
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1001015
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2002112
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2002018
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3003116
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4004915

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References

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  2. IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/romania.html
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