Denmark women's national ice hockey team

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Danske ishockeylandshold for kvinder  (Danish)
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Danske Løver (Danish Lions)
AssociationDanmarks Ishockey Union
Head coachPeter Elander
AssistantsTim Bothwell
CaptainJosefine Jakobsen
Most gamesMarie Henriksen (41)
Most pointsMarie Henriksen (61)
IIHF codeDEN
Denmark national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 (WOG).png
Ranking
Current IIHF11 Steady (1 September 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF10 (first in 2015)
Lowest IIHF22 (2010)
First international
Denmark  5–1  England
(Lyss, Switzerland; 18 December 1987)
Biggest win
Denmark  20–1  Croatia
(Barcelona, Spain; 14 October 2012)
Biggest defeat
Finland  18–0  Denmark
(Düsseldorf, West Germany; 6 April 1989)
World Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1992)
Best result7th (1992)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1989)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1991)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
International record (W–L–T)
77–94–12

The Danish women's national ice hockey team (Danish: Danske ishockeylandshold for kvinder) is the women's national ice hockey team of Denmark. The team represents Denmark at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Ice Hockey Championship and other international tournaments. The team is organized by the Danmarks Ishockey Union. Denmark had 702 female players registered with the IIHF in 2020, an increase from 406 players in 2014.[2][3]

Tournament record[]

Olympic Games[]

  • 2022 – Finished 10th

World Championship[]

  • 1992 – Finished 7th
  • 1999 – Finished 6th in Group B
  • 2000 – Finished 4th in Group B
  • 2001 – Finished 8th in Division I (relegated to Division II)
  • 2003 – Finished 2nd in Division II
  • 2004 – Finished 1st in Division II (promoted to Division I)
  • 2005 – Finished 5th in Division I
  • 2007 – Finished 6th in Division I (relegated to Division II)
  • 2008 – Finished 2nd in Division II
  • 2009 – Finished 5th in Division II
  • 2011 – Finished 3rd in Division II
  • 2012 – Finished 1st in Division IB (promoted to Division IA)
  • 2013 – Finished 2nd in Division IA
  • 2014 – Finished 3rd in Division IA
  • 2015 – Finished 4th in Division IA
  • 2016 – Finished 4th in Division IA
  • 2017 – Finished 4th in Division IA
  • 2018 – Finished 4th in Division IA
  • 2019 – Finished 2nd in Division IA (promoted to Top Division)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[4]
  • 2021 – Finished 10th (relegated to Division I)

European Championship[]

  • 1989 – Finished 6th
  • 1991 – Finished 3rd 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won Bronze Medal
  • 1993 – Finished 6th (relegated to Group B)
  • 1995 – Finished 2nd in Group B
  • 1996 – Finished 1st in Group B

Current roster[]

The roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics was announced on 10 January 2022.[5]

Head coach: Sweden

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Kristine Melberg 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (2000-12-28)28 December 2000 (aged 21) Sweden
4 F Silke Glud 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1996-03-03)3 March 1996 (aged 25) Denmark
8 F Josefine Persson 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 27) Sweden Luleå HF
11 D Amalie Andersen 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1999-10-06)6 October 1999 (aged 22) United States Maine Black Bears
13 F Michele Brix 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 25) Denmark
14 F Nicoline Jensen – A 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1992-11-08)8 November 1992 (aged 29) Sweden HV71
15 D Amanda Refsgaard 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2001-03-08)8 March 2001 (aged 20) Denmark
17 F Sofia Skriver 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (2003-06-07)7 June 2003 (aged 18) Sweden Luleå HF
18 F Maria Peters 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 22) Denmark
19 D Josephine Asperup 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 29) Sweden
21 F Michelle Weis 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 (aged 24) United States Maine Black Bears
22 D Sofie Skott 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2002-06-14)14 June 2002 (aged 19) Denmark
23 F Julie Oksbjerg 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 21) Denmark
27 F Lilli Friis-Hansen 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 22) United States RPI Engineers
30 G Lisa Jensen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 24) Sweden
33 G Emma-Sofie Nordström 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 19) Sweden Linköping HC
50 F Mia Bau Hansen 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1995-06-22)22 June 1995 (aged 26) Sweden
63 F Josefine Jakobsen – C 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 30) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
68 F Emma Russell 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 26) Denmark
72 G Cassandra Repstock-Romme 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (2001-08-26)26 August 2001 (aged 20) Denmark
80 F Julie Østergaard 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1995-08-06)6 August 1995 (aged 26) Denmark
87 D Simone Jacquet Thrysøe 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1987-04-23)23 April 1987 (aged 34) Denmark
89 D Malene Frandsen 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 26) Sweden

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Member National Association: Denmark". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/denmark.html[dead link]
  4. ^ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (10 January 2022). "These Danes make history". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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