Denmark women's national ice hockey team

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]

Denmark
Nickname(s)Danske Løver (Danish Lions)
AssociationDanmarks Ishockey Union
Head coachBjörn Edlund
AssistantsTobias Nordin
Mikkel Ry Nielsen
CaptainNicoline Jensen
Most gamesJosefine Jakobsen (85)
Top scorerJosefine Jakobsen (57)
Most pointsJosefine Jakobsen (109)
IIHF codeDEN
Ranking
Current IIHF11 (28 August 2023)[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
Appearances22 (first in 1992)
Best result7th (1992)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1989)
Best result (1991)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
International record (W–L–T)
126–151–12

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
  • 2022 – Finished 10th (relegated to Division IA)
  • 2023 – Finished 2nd in Division IA (promoted to Top Division)
  • 2024 – Finished 10th (relegated to Division IA)

European Championship
  • 1989 – Finished 6th
  • 1991 – Finished 3rd Won Bronze Medal
  • 1993 – Finished 6th (relegated to Group B)
  • 1995 – Finished 2nd in Group B
  • 1996 – Finished 1st in Group B

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship.[5][6]

Head coach: Björn Edlund

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GCaroline Thomsen1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)78 kg (172 lb) (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 Rødovre SIK
2DKristine Melberg Hansen1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)69 kg (152 lb) (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 Rødovre SIK
4FSilke Lave Glud1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)65 kg (143 lb) (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 Malmö Redhawks
6DLærke Søndergaard1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb) (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 Södertälje SK
7FSara Knudsen1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)69 kg (152 lb) (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 Hvidovre IK
8FOlivia Ranum1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)56 kg (123 lb) (2008-05-18) 18 May 2008 Aalborg Pirates
10DSilja Rasmussen1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)69 kg (152 lb) (2007-02-16) 16 February 2007 Rødovre SIK
11DAmalie Andersen1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)74 kg (163 lb) (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 Rögle BK
12FMille Kunnerup Sørensen – A1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 Färjestad BK
13FFrida Kielstrup1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)63 kg (139 lb) (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 Malmö Redhawks
14FNicoline Jensen – C1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)65 kg (143 lb) (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 Skellefteå AIK
15DAmanda Refsgaard1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)63 kg (139 lb) (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 Rødovre SIK
17FSofia Skriver1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2003-06-07) 7 June 2003 Mercyhurst Lakers
18FMaria Holm Peters1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 Odense IK
19DJosephine Asperup – A1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)65 kg (143 lb) (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 Linköping HC
21FSarah Stauning1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)65 kg (143 lb) (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 Rødovre SIK
22DSofie Skott Dahl1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)62 kg (137 lb) (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 Vermont Catamounts
23FJulie Oksbjerg1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)67 kg (148 lb) (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 Odense IK
27FLilli Friis-Hansen1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)57 kg (126 lb) (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 Rødovre SIK
29FFrederikke Foss1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)72 kg (159 lb) (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 Shattuck-Saint Mary's
31GCaroline Bjergstad1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 Malmö Redhawks
33GEmma-Sofie Nordstrøm1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)77 kg (170 lb) (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 St. Lawrence Saints
63FEmma Russell1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 Rødovre SIK

References
  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  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 Archived 22 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  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. "KVINDELANDSHOLDET udtaget til VM". ishockey.dk (in Danish). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  6. "Team roster: Denmark" (PDF). iihf.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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