New Zealand women's national ice hockey team
Nickname(s) | Ice Fernz |
---|---|
Association | New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |
General manager | Kathryn Gaze |
Head coach | Rachel Park |
Assistants | Geoffroy Boehme |
Captain | Helen Murray |
Most games | Helen Murray (40) |
Top scorer | Anjali Mulari (28) |
Most points | Anjali Mulari (58) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | NZL |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 32 (1 September 2021)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 25 (first in 2012) |
Lowest IIHF | 32 (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 | |
Appearances | 13 (first in 2005) |
Best result | 24th (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[]
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]
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | Current team |
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1 | G | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 115 lb (52 kg) | 30 January 1990 | Alexandria, Minnesota | () | |
2 | F | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) | 13 September 2002 | Queenstown | () | |
3 | F | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 11 September 1997 | Auckland | () | |
5 | F | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 9 July 1996 | Durban, South Africa | () | |
6 | F | Helen Murray – C | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 128 lb (58 kg) | 3 September 1990 | () | |
7 | F | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | 10 October 2000 | () | ||
8 | D | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 132 lb (60 kg) | 30 March 2001 | () | ||
10 | D | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 115 lb (52 kg) | 23 June 1994 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | () | |
11 | D | – A | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | 29 July 1993 | New Plymouth | () |
12 | F | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 128 lb (58 kg) | 11 August 2000 | Hamilton | () | |
13 | D | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | 16 March 2000 | Christchurch | () | |
15 | F | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | 9 June 2000 | () | ||
16 | D | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | 1 December 1997 | () | ||
17 | D | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 128 lb (58 kg) | 27 November 1994 | () | ||
18 | D | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 137 lb (62 kg) | 14 October 1998 | Gore | Finlandia Lions (NCAA III) | |
19 | D | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | 7 April 1999 | () | ||
20 | G | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | 11 September 1997 | West Auckland | () | |
21 | F | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 31 August 1996 | Paeroa | () | |
23 | F | – A | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 141 lb (64 kg) | 21 September 1993 | Subiaco, Australia | () |
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 |
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New South Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Canada Moose | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 18 | 7 | +11 |
Norrtälje | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 28 | −28 |
Leaside Wildcats Bantam B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Leaside Wildcats Midget AA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Durham West Lightning Senior A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 4 | 6 | −2 |
Brampton Canadettes Senior A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 1 | 10 | −9 |
EHV Sabers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 14 | 4 | −10 |
Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14.29% | 31 | 74 | -43 |
References[]
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/new-zealand.html
- ^ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand women won't travel". IIHF.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "2020 World Championships Division 2B Team New Zealand. (Women)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "New-Zealand-Women-Official-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 3 April 2019.
- ^ "New-Zealand-Women-Unofficial-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 3 April 2019.
External links[]
- New Zealand women's national ice hockey team
- Ice hockey teams in New Zealand
- Women's national ice hockey teams