Norway women's national ice hockey team

Norway

Nickname(s)	The Polar Bears
Association	Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation
General Manager	Tone Smestad
Head coach	Sten Gunnar Jørgensen
Assistants	Ole Anders Backe
Captain	Line Bialik Øien
Most games	Hege Ask (70)[1]
IIHF code	NOR
IIHF ranking	12
Highest IIHF ranking	11 (2009)
Lowest IIHF ranking	15 (first in 2005)
Team colours
Home colours Away colours
First international
Switzerland 5 - 2 Norway  (December 31, 1988; Copenhagen, Denmark)
Biggest win
Norway 16 - 0 Netherlands  (April 6, 1989; Ratingen, West Germany)
Biggest defeat
United States 17 - 0 Norway  (March 21, 1990; Ottawa, Canada)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 1990)
Best result	6th (1990, 1992, 1994)
IIHF European Women Championships
Appearances	5 (first in 1989)
Best result	(1993)
International record (W–L–T)
70–91–11

The Norwegian women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships and is controlled by Norges Ishockeyforbund. Norway has 482 registered female players in 2011.^[2]

Current roster 2011

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Goaltenders

Number	Player	Club
25	Christine Smestad	IL Jutul
20	Jorid Dagfinrud Øiestad	North Dakota Fighting Sioux
1	Kaja Rokeness	Sparta Warriors

Defensemen

Number	Player	Club
21	Marte Osteraas	Sparta Warriors
19	Rikke Tautra	Vålerenga Ishockey
16	Silje Holos	Brynäs IF
12	Ingrid Morset	Modo Hockey
7	Hege Ask	Vålerenga Ishockey
6	Hedda Gjerde	Modo Hockey
5	Mie Iversen	Segeltorps IF
2	Monica Eileen Johansen	Sparta Warriors

Forwards

Number	player	Club
26	Martine Henriksen	Manglerud Star Ishockey
24	Sonia Celine Strandrud	IL Jutul
22	Andrea Dalen	Linköpings HC
21	Madelen Hansen	Sparta Warriors
18	Birgitte Lersbryggen	Segeltorps IF
15	Victoria Christine Lovdal	Stjernen Hockey
14	Marte Carlsson	Sparta Warriors
13	Anne Kanutte Fladeby	Holmen Red Eagles
11	Line Oien, Captain	Segeltorps IF
10	Helene Martinsen	Segeltorps IF
9	Henriette Sletbak	Brynäs IF
8	Ingvild Farstad	Rosenborg IHK
4	Ingrid Renli	Vålerenga Ishockey
3	Elise Hauan Dahl	Astor IK

Coaching staff 2011

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• General Manager: Tone Smestad
• Head Coach: Sten Gunnar Jorgensen
• Assistant Coach: Ole-Anders Backe
• Equipment Manager: Morten Dalen
• Physiotherapist: Julie Marie Ervik

European Women Championship record

Norway has participated in every IIHF European Women championship to date:

• 1989 - 4rd
• 1991 - 4rd
• 1993 - 3rd
• 1995 - 4rd
• 1996 - 4rd

World Championship record

Norway participated in every World Women's Championship, realizing its best performance during the first three tournaments by garnering a sixth place finish. In 1999, it failed to qualify for Group A, and has since competed in the lower levels. From 2001 until 2005, the Norwegian players competed in series to be relegated or promoted between the first and second division. Since 2007, they have competed in Division I. Of note, the National Under-18 team competes in Division I for its respective category.

Records

Year	World Championship senior	World Championship Under-18
1990	6th	no championship U-18
1992	6th	no championship U-18
1994	6th	no championship U-18
1997	8th	no championship U-18
1999	10th and 2nd in Group B	no championship U-18
2000	11th and 3rd in Group B	no championship U-18
2001	15th and 7th in Group B	no championship U-18
2003	15th and First place in second Division	no championship U-18
2004	14th and 5th in Division I	no championship U-18
2005	15th and First place in second Division	no championship U-18
2007	13th and 4th in Division I	no championship U-18
2008	14th and 5th in Division I	no participation to championship U-18
2009	12th and 3rd in Division I	5th in Division I
2011	10th and 2rd in Division 1	5th in Division I

Olympic record

Norway has never participated in the Women's hockey Olympic tournament.

• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Did not qualify
• 2010 - Did not qualify

References

1. ^ NORWEGIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS hockey.no
2. ^ On IIHF.com , http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/norway.html
3. ^ IIHF, http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/253/IHW2530NOR_32E_1_0.pdf
4. ^ IIHF,http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/253/IHW2530NOR_32E_1_0.pdf

External links

• (Norwegian) Official website
• (Norwegian) Facebook page
• Norway Women All time results