Norway women's national ice hockey team

The Norway women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)'sWorld Women's Championships and is controlled by Norges Ishockeyforbund. Women's ice hockey is growing in popularity in Norway and the number of Norwegian women's ice hockey players registered with the IIHF has increased from 482 in 2011 to 702 in 2019.[3]

Norway
Nickname(s)The Polar Bears
AssociationNorwegian Ice Hockey Association
General managerRandi Aase
Head coachAndré Lysenstøen
AssistantsTom Jøstne
Henrik Ratejczak
CaptainMathea Fischer
Most gamesLine Bialik (98)[1]
Most pointsLine Bialik (125)
Team colors     
IIHF codeNOR
Home colours
Away colours
Ranking
Current IIHF15 2 (28 August 2023)[2]
Highest IIHF10 (first in 2012)
Lowest IIHF15 (first in 2005)
First international
Denmark  2–0  Norway
(27 December 1988; Copenhagen, Denmark)
Biggest win
Norway  14–0  Netherlands
(6 April 1989; Ratingen, West Germany)
Norway  14–0  Netherlands
(15 March 1991; Havířov, Czechoslovakia)
Biggest defeat
United States  17–0  Norway
(21 March 1990; Ottawa, Canada)
World Championships
Appearances24 (first in 1990)
Best result6th (1990, 1992, 1994)
European Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1989)
Best result (1993)
International record (W–L–T)
133–157–12

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Norway has never participated in the Women's hockey Olympic tournament.

World Championship

Norway participated in every World Women's Championship, realizing its best performance during the first three tournaments by garnering a sixth-place finish. In 1999, it failed to qualify for Group A, and has since competed in the lower levels. From 2001 until 2005, the Norway players competed in series to be relegated or promoted between the first and second division. Since 2007, they have competed in Division I. Of note, the National Under-18 team competes in Division I for its respective category.

Year Result
19906th
19926th
19946th
19978th
199910th and 2nd in Group B
200011th and 3rd in Group B
200115th and 7th in Group B
200315th and 1st in Division II
200414th and 5th in Division I
200515th and 1st in Division II
200713th and 4th in Division I
200814th and 5th in Division I
200912th and 3rd in Division I
201110th and 2nd in Division I
201210th and 2nd in Division IA
201313th and 5th in Division IA
201410th and 2nd in Division IA
201513th and 5th in Division IA
201613th and 5th in Division IA
201711th and 3rd in Division IA
201814th and 5th in Division IA
201913th and 3rd in Division IA
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
202212th and 2nd in Division IA
202315th and 5th in Division IA
202411th and 1st in Division IA

European Women Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the Group A tournament of the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.[6][7]

Head coach: André Lysenstøen
Assistant coaches: Tom Jøstne, Henrik Ratejczak, Mathias Falseth (goalkeeper)

Player age at start of tournament on 21 April 2024.

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1GEna Nystrøm (2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 23) Mercyhurst Lakers
2DIben Tillman (2005-05-07)7 May 2005 (aged 18) Vålerenga Oslo
4DThea Rustbakken (2006-07-14)14 July 2006 (aged 17) Lillehammer IK
5DAva Farid Malthe (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 20) Rögle Ängelholm
6FUne Bjelland (1999-10-06)6 October 1999 (aged 24) Adrian Bulldogs
7FKaroline Pedersen – A (1999-03-13)13 March 1999 (aged 25) Rødovre SIK
8FLotte Pedersen (2003-02-28)28 February 2003 (aged 21) Björklöven Umeå
9FTea Løkke Nyberg (2003-11-11)11 November 2003 (aged 20) HV71
10FMillie Rose Sirum (2000-11-02)2 November 2000 (aged 23) Holy Cross Crusaders
11FTiril Arntzen (2007-02-06)6 February 2007 (aged 17) Vålerenga Oslo
12DIngrid Morset (1993-03-28)28 March 1993 (aged 31) Linköping HC
13FIda Haave (2006-07-02)2 July 2006 (aged 17) Lillehammer IK
15FEmilie Kruse – A (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 (aged 24) Leksands IF
16FAndrine Furulund (1998-06-29)29 June 1998 (aged 25) Färjestad Karlstad
17FMarthe Brunvold (2001-06-25)25 June 2001 (aged 22) Linköping HC
18FJosefine Biseth Engmann (1998-08-09)9 August 1998 (aged 25) Lillehammer IK
19DThea Jørgensen (2001-06-25)25 June 2001 (aged 22) Lindenwood Lions
20GLinnea Holterud Olsson (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 27) AIK
21FMadelén Haug Hansen (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 30) Linköping HC
22FAndrea Dalen (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 31) Frölunda HC
23DEmma Bergesen (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 (aged 24) Mount Royal Cougars
24FMathea Fischer – C (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 26) SDE HF

Awards and honors

References
  1. NORWAY NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine hockey.no
  2. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. "IIHF Member National Association Denmark". IIHF. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. 7 March 2020.
  5. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Team Roster: NOR - Norway". IIHF. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  7. "UTTATTE SPILLERE TIL: VM DIV 1A, KLAGENFURT, ØSTERRIKE, 21-27. APRIL 2024" (PDF). Norges Ishockeyforbund (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  8. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A: Best Players Selected By The Directorate" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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