New Zealand women's national ice hockey team

New Zealand

Nickname(s)	Ice Fernz
Association	New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager	Karen Greenwood
Head coach	Ulf Hall
Assistants	Jonathan Albright Kjell Snibb
Captain	Helen Murray
Most games	Sheree Haslemore (17) Michelle Cox (17)
Top scorer	Sheree Haslemore (14)
Most points	Sheree Haslemore (30)
IIHF code	NZL
IIHF ranking	28 1
Highest IIHF ranking	25 (first in 2012)
Lowest IIHF ranking	30 (2010)
Team colors
First international
New Zealand 3–0 Romania  (Dunedin, New Zealand; 1 April 2005)
Biggest win
New Zealand 19–0 Turkey  (Miercurea Ciuc, Romania; 29 March 2007)
Biggest defeat
Iceland 10–0 New Zealand  (Miercurea Ciuc, Romania; 26 March 2007)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2005)
Best result	24th (2012, 2013)
International record (W–L–T)
16–17–4

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.^[1] 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^[2]
• 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)

All-time Record against other nations

As of 14 September 2011

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA
Romania	4	3	0	1	21	9
Turkey	2	2	0	0	35	0
South Africa	2	2	0	0	16	3
Estonia	2	2	0	0	13	1
Iceland	4	1	1	2	8	20
South Korea	2	1	0	1	5	6
Croatia	2	0	0	1	3	4

Team

2011 roster

^[3]

Coaching staff

^[4]

• General Manager: Karen Greenwood
• Head Coach: Ulf Hall
• Assistant Coach: Jonathan Albright
• Assistant Coach: Kjell Snibb
• Physiotherapist: Katie Goulding
• Team Staff: Grant Hay

References

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile

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