Iceland women's national ice hockey team
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.[2] The Icelandic women's national team is ranked 29th in the world.
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| Nickname(s) | Íslenska Falcons (Icelandic Falcons) |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey Iceland |
| Head coach | Jón Gíslason |
| Assistants | Sami Lehtinen |
| Captain | Sarah Shantz-Smiley |
| Most games | Steinunn Sigurgeirsdóttir (28) Anna Águstsdóttir (28) |
| Most points | Flosrun Johannesdóttir (22) Hanna Heimisdóttir (22) |
| IIHF code | ISL |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 31  |
| Highest IIHF | 29 (first in 2009) |
| Lowest IIHF | 32 (2019) |
| First international | |
South Korea   (Dunedin, New Zealand; 1 April 2005) | |
| Biggest win | |
Iceland  (Miercurea Ciuc, Romania; 30 March 2007)  (Valdemoro, Spain; 21 March 2018) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| South Korea (Dunedin, New Zealand; 1 April 2005) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 28th (2008, 2011) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 25–46–4 | |
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.
- 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[3]
- 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)
- 2017 – Finished in 30th place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2018 – Finished in 30th place (3rd in Division IIB)
- 2019 – Finished in 31st place (3rd in Division IIB)
- 2020 – Finished in 30th place (2nd in Division IIB)
All-time record against other nations
As of 14 September 2011
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
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References
- "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- IIHF. "Iceland". iihf.com.
- 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
External links
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