New Zealand women's national ice hockey team

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New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Ice Fernz
AssociationNew Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
General managerKathryn Gaze
Head coachRachel Park
AssistantsGeoffroy Boehme
CaptainHelen Murray
Most gamesHelen Murray (40)
Top scorerAnjali Mulari (28)
Most pointsAnjali Mulari (58)
Team colors   
IIHF codeNZL
Ice Blacks Home Jersey 2018.gifIce Blacks Away Jersey 2018.gif
Ranking
Current IIHF32 Steady (1 September 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF25 (first in 2012)
Lowest IIHF32 (2018)
First international
Australia  2–1  New Zealand
(Canterbury, New Zealand; 5 November 2000)
Biggest win
New Zealand  19–0  Turkey
(Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; 29 March 2007)
Biggest defeat
Australia  15–0  New Zealand
(Christchurch, New Zealand; 13 December 2001)
World Championships
Appearances13 (first in 2005)
Best result24th (2012, 2013)
International record (W–L–T)
23–38–1

The New Zealand women's national ice hockey team, nicknamed the Ice Fernz, represents New Zealand at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2011, New Zealand has 110 female players.[2] The New Zealand women's national team is ranked 25th in the world. The Ice Fernz name is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks and/or the New Zealand silver tree fern.

Tournament record[]

Olympic Games[]

New Zealand hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship[]

Main article: IIHF World Women's Championships

The New Zealand women team participates in the world championship since 2005. At its first three participations of world championship, the New Zealanders finished every time the second or the third place of the division IV.

  • 2005 – Finished in 29th place (2nd in Division IV)
  • 2007 – Finished in 29th place (3rd in Division IV)
  • 2008 – Finished in 28th place (2nd in Division IV)
  • 2009 – Division IV cancelled[3]
  • 2011 – Finished in 26th place (1st in Division IV, Promoted to Division III).
  • 2012 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2013 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)
  • 2014 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division IIA)
  • 2015 – Finished in 26th place (6th in Division IIA, relegated to Division IIB)
  • 2016 – Finished in 31st place (5th in Division IIB)
  • 2017 – Finished in 28th place (3rd in Division IIB)
  • 2018 – Finished in 31st place (4th in Division IIB)
  • 2019 – Finished in 30th place (2nd in Division IIB)
  • 2020 – Finished in 31st place (3rd in Division IIB)
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
  • 2022 – Withdrawn[5]

Team[]

Roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship.[6]

Head coach: Canada Assistant coach: France

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace Current team
1 G 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 115 lb (52 kg) 30 January 1990 Alexandria, Minnesota New Zealand ()
2 F 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 130 lb (59 kg) 13 September 2002 Queenstown New Zealand ()
3 F 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 11 September 1997 Auckland New Zealand ()
5 F 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 9 July 1996 Durban, South Africa New Zealand ()
6 F Helen Murray – C 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 128 lb (58 kg) 3 September 1990 New Zealand ()
7 F 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 121 lb (55 kg) 10 October 2000 New Zealand ()
8 D 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 30 March 2001 New Zealand ()
10 D 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 115 lb (52 kg) 23 June 1994 Calgary, Alberta, Canada New Zealand ()
11 D – A 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 29 July 1993 New Plymouth New Zealand ()
12 F 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 128 lb (58 kg) 11 August 2000 Hamilton New Zealand ()
13 D 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 16 March 2000 Christchurch New Zealand ()
15 F 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 121 lb (55 kg) 9 June 2000 New Zealand ()
16 D 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 1 December 1997 New Zealand ()
17 D 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 128 lb (58 kg) 27 November 1994 New Zealand ()
18 D 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 137 lb (62 kg) 14 October 1998 Gore United States Finlandia Lions (NCAA III)
19 D 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 7 April 1999 New Zealand ()
20 G 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 11 September 1997 West Auckland New Zealand ()
21 F 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 31 August 1996 Paeroa New Zealand ()
23 F – A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 141 lb (64 kg) 21 September 1993 Subiaco, Australia New Zealand ()
24 F 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 137 lb (62 kg) 12 December 1997 Taranaki

All-time Record against other nations[]

As of 3 April 2019[7]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff
 Australia 11 1 0 10 9.09% 12 84 −72
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 0.00% 2 8 −6
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 33.33% 9 9 0
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 100.00% 13 1 +12
 Great Britain 2 0 0 2 0.00% 1 10 −9
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 0.00% 3 11 −8
 Iceland 8 3 1 4 37.50% 19 36 −17
 Italy 2 0 0 2 0.00% 2 11 −9
 Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0.00% 0 10 −10
 Mexico 2 0 0 2 0.00% 2 6 −4
 North Korea 1 0 0 1 0.00% 1 7 −6
 Poland 3 1 0 2 0.00% 7 8 −1
 Romania 6 5 0 1 83.33% 36 15 +21
 Slovenia 2 2 0 0 100.00% 9 6 +3
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 100.00% 16 3 +13
 South Korea 4 1 0 3 25.00% 6 11 −5
 Spain 4 0 0 4 0.00% 5 22 −17
 Turkey 5 5 0 0 100.00% 58 11 +47
Total 62 23 1 38 37.10% 201 269 -68

All-time record against other clubs[]

As of 3 April 2019[8]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff
Australia New South Wales 1 0 0 1 0.00% 1 2 −1
Canada Canada Moose 3 2 1 0 66.67% 18 7 +11
Sweden Norrtälje 2 0 0 1 0.00% 0 28 −28
Canada Leaside Wildcats Bantam B 1 0 0 1 0.00% 3 6 −3
New Zealand Leaside Wildcats Midget AA 1 0 0 1 0.00% 0 1 −1
Canada Durham West Lightning Senior A 2 0 0 2 0.00% 4 6 −2
Canada Brampton Canadettes Senior A 2 0 0 2 0.00% 1 10 −9
Austria EHV Sabers 2 0 0 2 0.00% 14 4 −10
Total 14 2 1 11 14.29% 31 74 -43

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/new-zealand.html
  3. ^ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
  4. ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "New Zealand women won't travel". IIHF.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 World Championships Division 2B Team New Zealand. (Women)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. ^ "New-Zealand-Women-Official-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ "New-Zealand-Women-Unofficial-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 3 April 2019.

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