New Zealand women's national ice hockey team

New Zealand

Nickname(s)	Ice Fernz
Association	New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager	Jan Goulding
Head coach	Corey Down
Assistants	Simon Wilson
Captain	Casey Redman
Most games	Shiree Haslemore (17) Michelle Cox (17)
Top scorer	Shiree Haslemore (14)
Most points	Shiree Haslemore (30)
IIHF code	NZL
IIHF ranking	27
Highest IIHF ranking	27 (first in 2008)
Lowest IIHF ranking	30 (2010)
Team colours
First international
New Zealand 3 - 0 Romania  (Dunedin, New Zealand; April 1, 2005)
Biggest win
New Zealand 19 - 0 Turkey  (Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; March 29, 2007)
Biggest defeat
Iceland 10 - 0 New Zealand  (Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; March 26, 2007)
IIHF World Women's Championships - Division IV
Appearances	4 (first in 2005)
Best result	1st (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
10-6-1

The New Zealand women's national ice hockey team 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 30th in the world.

World Championship record

Main article: IIHF World Women's Championships

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 canceled ^[2]
• 2011 - Finished in 26th place (First place in Division IV) and is promoted to Division III for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Olympic record

New Zealand hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

All-time Record against other nations

As of September 14, 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

Current roster 2011

^[3]

Goaltenders

Number	Player	Club
20	Olivia Macdonald	Dunedin
25	Lyndal Heinenam	Canterbury

Defensemen

Number	Player	Club
4	Krystie Woodyear-Smith	Canterbury
7	Anna Goulding	Dunedin
8	Libby-Jean Hay	Auckland
9	Michelle Cox	Auckland
12	Tara Tissink	Auckland
13	Zanzee Pielak-Jones	Dunedin
18	Ali Macharg	Queenstown

Forwards

Number	player	Club
2	Anjali Thakker	Auckland
3	Ashley Cunningham	Auckland
5	Casey Redman	Auckland
11	Nicole Ferrier	Auckland
14	Steph Patchett	Dunedin
17	Kiri Langford	Gore
19	Emma Gray	Auckland
22	Sheree Haslemore	Gore
23	Jasmine Horner-Pascoe	Auckland

Coaching staff

^[4]

• General Manager: Jan Goulding
• Head Coach: Corey Down
• Assistant Coach: Simon Wilson
• Equipment Manager: Phil Pielak-Jones
• Physiotherapist: Julie Binns
• Team Staff: Grant Hay

References

1. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/new-zealand.html
2. ^ 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
3. ^ IIHF World Womens Championship DIV IV, http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/256/IHW2560NZL_32E_1_0.pdf
4. ^ IIHF,http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/256/IHW2560NZL_32E_1_0.pdf

External links

• Federation Website
• New Zealand Women all time results