New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team
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| Association | New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Philippa Kaisser |
| Head coach | Angelique Mawson |
| Assistants | Lyndal Heineman & Geoffroy Boehme |
| Captain | Laney Keenan |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
 New Zealand 2–2 Australia  (Dunedin, New Zealand; 6 December 2013) | |
| Biggest win | |
New Zealand 16–1 United Arab Emirates  (Bangkok, Thailand; 15 March 2017) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
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Australia 8–1 New Zealand (Melbourne, Australia; 17 December 2014) | |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 5–3–1 | |
The New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of New Zealand. The team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
History
The New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team played their first game on 6 December against the Australia women's national under-18 ice hockey team in Dunedin, New Zealand, tying 2-2.[1] The game was part of a four-game series being held in Dunedin between the two teams.[1] New Zealand went on to win the remaining three games of the series, which included their largest recorded international win of 5-1 in the final game.[1] On 30 May 2014 and 1 June 2014 New Zealand played two games against the Auckland under-16 Representative team, losing both games 1-9 and 0-4 respectively.[1] In December 2014 New Zealand travelled to Australia to compete in a five-game series against the Australia women's national under-18 ice hockey team at the Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne.[2] The team lost the series two games to three and also recorded their largest international loss in game four, losing 1-8 to Australia.[2]
In March 2017, the New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team participated at the 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. This was the first time New Zealand had sent a team to this tournament. The team was undefeated throughout the tournament and gained their biggest win so far of 16-1 against United Arab Emirates. The New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team were also by far the youngest team to compete with an average age of 16 years. They defeated the senior women national teams of countries including Thailand, Singapore, India, Philippines, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates.
Players and personnel
Team roster - 2014 Series with Australia
From the 2014 International Series with Australia[3]
| Name | Pos | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Terryn Bruce | F | Auckland |
| Gina Davis | F | Auckland |
| Kirstin Gerken | F | Auckland |
| Nicola Henare | D | Southern |
| Daisy Hopkins | G | Canterbury |
| Alex Hyde | F | Auckland |
| Lochlyn Hyde | G | Auckland |
| Laney Keenan | F | Southern |
| Whitney Keenan | D | Southern |
| Kyrissa Kolisnyk | F | Auckland |
| Stephanie Laycock | F | Auckland |
| Rebecca Lilly | D | Southern |
| Caitlin Orr | F | Southern |
| Tessa Rooney-Broadbent | F | Auckland |
| Millicent Smith | D | Canterbury |
| Eliza Thompson | D | Canterbury |
| Phoebe Thompson | D | Canterbury |
Team officials - 2014 Series with Australia
From the 2014 International Series with Australia[3]
- Head Coach: Brandon Contratto
- Assistant Coach: Alexis Debol
- General Manager: Simon Thompson
- Assistant Manager: Jan Kolisnyk
Team roster - 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
From the 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia [4]
| Name | Pos | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Samara Campton | F | Auckland |
| Sophie Harold | D | Auckland |
| Jana Kivell | F | Auckland |
| Laura Thresher | F | Auckland |
| Daisy Hopkins | G | Canterbury |
| Abbey Heale | F | Canterbury |
| Brooke Whitman | D | Canterbury |
| Phoebe Thompson | F | Canterbury |
| Millicent Smith | D | Canterbury |
| Heather McAslan | F | Southern |
| Erin Marshall | F | Southern |
| Laney Keenan | D | Southern |
| Rina Watt | F | Southern |
| Hope Gregory | F | Southern |
| Brittany Tiller | F | Southern |
| Hannah Cross | D | Southern |
| Beth Scott | F | Southern |
| Kirstin Gerken | F | Southern |
| Gabrielle Mills | F | Southern |
| Ashley Dickinson | G | Southern |
Team officials - 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
From the 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia [5]
- Head Coach: Angelique Mawson
- Assistant Coach: Geoffroy Boehme
- Assistant Coach: Lyndal Heineman
- General Manager: Philippa Kaisser
- Physiotherapist: Suzanne Belcher
- Team Staff: Jonathan Albright
References
- 1 2 3 4 "2013 New Zealand Under 18's". New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 2013-12-12. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- 1 2 "Australia U18 Women win the International Series". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2014-12-18. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- 1 2 "2014 New Zealand Under-18 Women’s Development Team Announce" (PDF). New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-08-27. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ↑ "NZL - New Zealand U18 Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF. 2017-03-09.
- ↑ "NZL - New Zealand U18 Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF. 2017-03-09.
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