Norway women's national under-18 ice hockey team

Norway
Nickname(s) Isbjørnene (The Polar Bears)
Association Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
Head coach Finland Janne Salmela
Assistants Norway Marte Carlsson
Norway Magnus Evensen
Captain Maren Knudsen
Most games Several players (20)
Top scorer Andrea Dalen (11)
Mathea Fischer (11)
Most points Mathea Fischer (22)
Team colors               
IIHF code NOR
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Austria 2 - 1 Norway 
(Chambéry, France; 28 December 2008)
Biggest win
 Norway 9 - 2 Kazakhstan 
(Piešťany, Slovakia; 9 April 2010)
Biggest defeat
  Switzerland 12 - 1 Norway 
(Piešťany, Slovakia; 6 April 2010)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships - Division I A
Appearances 10 (first in 2009)
Best result 2nd (2015)
International record (W–L–T)
19–30–0

The Norwegian women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.

History

The first ever Norwegian national under-18 gathering was held 12–14 December 2008 in Hønefoss. The team would enter 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I, which were held in Chambéry, France from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009. Birger Aaserud og Kjersti Malo Dyb were the coaches chosen to lead the national team.[1]

At their very first World Championship tournament, they faced Japan, France, Slovakia and Austria. They lost all of their matches and ended last in the group with a goal deposit of 9–16. Japan earned a promotion, but since Division I is the lowest division, Norway avoided relegation.

The 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I will be held 3–9 April in Piešťany, Slovakia. They will again face France, Slovakia and Austria, as well as relegated team Switzerland, and new team Kazakhstan.[2] They lost four of the matches, but they got their first WC-win against Kazakhstan, and ended 5th in the group. Switzerland ended up with the promotion.

World Women's U18 Championship record

Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank
20094040916013th place
201051401427313th place
201152301611612th place
201252301313612th place
201353201010912th place
201452301114612th place
201554^1*01491210th place
201652301412612th place
201752^301414511th place
201851^40413214th place (Relegated to Division I B)

^Includes one win in extra time (in the round robin)
*Includes one loss in extra time (in the round robin)

References

  1. ↑ "Innkalling til samling for U18 Jenter" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "U18 kvinner: Oppdatert VM-info" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
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