North Korea women's national ice hockey team

North Korea

Association	Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea
Head coach	Ri Won-son
Assistants	Ko Yong-nam Jong Song-chol
Captain	Ri Yong-sun
Most games	Kim Ae-un (37)
Most points	Ri Gyong-sol (25)
IIHF code	PRK
IIHF ranking	32
Highest IIHF ranking	13 (2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking	32 (2011)
First international
Kazakhstan 4 - 3 North Korea  (Székesfehérvár, Hungary; March 19, 1999)
Biggest win
North Korea 10 - 1 South Korea  (Aomori, Japan; February 3, 2003)
Biggest defeat
China 8 - 1 North Korea  (Aomori, Japan; February 2, 2003)  China 8 - 1 North Korea  (Almaty, Kazakhstan; January 29, 2011)
IIHF World Women's Championships - Division I
Appearances	3 (first in 2001)
Best result	4th (2001)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2003)
Best result	4th (2003, 2007, 2011)
IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	(2010)
International record (W–L–T)
20–36–2

The North Korean women's national ice hockey team represents North Korea at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team was creates in 1999 and is controlled by Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea. North Korea has 515 female players in 2011 ^[1]. The North Korean women's national team is ranked 21st in the world.

Current top players

World Championship record

IIHF World Women's Championships

• 2001 - Finished 4th in Division I
• 2003 - Finished 6th in Division I
• 2004 - Finished 6th Division I (Relegated to Division II)
• 2005 - Finished 4th in Division II
• 2007 - Finished 3rd in Division II
• 2008 - Finished 3rd in Division II
• 2009 - Finished 2nd in Division II
• 2011 - the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial problems ^[2].The North Korean are relegated to Division III for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Olympic record

The North Korean women's hockey team has never qualified itself for an Olympic tournament.

Asian Games record

Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games

• 2003 - Finished in 4th place
• 2007 - Finished in 4th place
• 2011 - Finished in 4th place

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

• 2010 - 3rd
• 2011 - did not participed

References

1. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countrie/dpr-korea.html
2. ^ Withdrawals from Division II: Both men’s and women’s DPR Korea teams cancel participation, http://www.iihf.com/de/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/withdrawals-from-division-ii.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=207&cHash=2708bcb360

External links

• North Korea women's national team page on IIHF Website
• North Korea Women all time results