Iceland women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Íslenska Falcons (Icelandic Falcons) |
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| Association | Ice Hockey Iceland |
| Head coach | Jussi Sipponen |
| Assistants | Hulda Sigurðardóttir |
| Captain | Linda Sveinsdóttir |
| Most games | Steinunn Sigurgeirsdóttir (28) Anna Águstsdóttir (28) |
| Most points | Flosrun Johannesdóttir (22) Hanna Heimisdóttir (22) |
| IIHF code | ISL |
| IIHF ranking | 30  |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 29 (first in 2009) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 31 (2008) |
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| First international | |
 South Korea 8–2 Iceland  (Dunedin, New Zealand; 1 April 2005) |
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| Biggest win | |
Iceland 12–1 Turkey  (Miercurea Ciuc, Romania; 30 March 2007) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
| South Korea 8–2 Iceland (Dunedin, New Zealand; 1 April 2005) |
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| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 28th (2008, 2011) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 25–46–4 | |
The Icelandic women's national ice hockey team represents Iceland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Women's Ice Hockey Championship Division IIB. The women's national team is controlled by Ice Hockey Iceland. As of 2011, Iceland had 71 female players.[1] The Icelandic women's national team is ranked 29th in the world.
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Olympic record
The Icelandic women's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championships record
In 2005 the Icelandic Women team was the first time involved in the World Championship competition.
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- 2005 – Finished in 30th place (4th in Division IV)
- 2007 – Finished in 32nd place (5th in Division IV)
- 2008 – Finished in 28th place (1st in Division IV, Promoted to Division III)
- 2009 – Division III canceled[2]
- 2011 – Finished in 28th place (3rd in Division IV)
- 2012 – Finished in 30th place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2013 – Finished in 30th place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2014 – Finished in 30th place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2015 – Finished in 30th place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2016 – Finished in 29th place (3rd in Division IIB)
All-time Record against other nations
As of September 14, 2011
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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 New Zealand |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| Turkey |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
 South Africa |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
 Romania |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
 Estonia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
 Croatia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
References
- ↑ http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/iceland.html
- ↑ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
