Bulgaria women's national ice hockey team

The Bulgarian women's national ice hockey team (Bulgarian: Женски национален отбор по хокей на лед на България, Zhenski natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya) represents Bulgaria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B tournament. The women's national team is controlled by Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2016, Bulgaria has 65 female players.[2] The Bulgarian women's national team is ranked 34th in the world.

Bulgaria
The coat of arms of Bulgaria is the badge used on the players jerseys.
AssociationBulgarian Ice Hockey Federation
General ManagerStoyan Batchvarov
Head coachKrasimir Monov
AssistantsStefani Stoyanova
CaptainStefani Stoyanova
Team colors              
IIHF codeBUL
Ranking
Current IIHF38 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF23 (2011)
Lowest IIHF38 (2019)
First international
Italy  41–0  Bulgaria
(Liepāja, Latvia; 2 September 2008)
Biggest win
Bulgaria  6–1  Ireland
(Izmir, Turkey; 8 December 2012)
Biggest defeat
Slovakia  82–0  Bulgaria
(Liepāja, Latvia; 6 September 2008)
World Championships
Appearances9 (first in 2011)
Best result33rd (2011)
International record (W–L–T)
4–15–1

Qualification tournament for the 2010 Olympics

The Bulgarian women's team has competed only at a few high level international tournaments. First, they played in the qualification tournament for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. They played four games against Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, and Latvia, losing all four games in blowouts (39–0 against Latvia, 30–1 against Croatia, 41–0 against Italy, and a record breaking 82–0 loss to Slovakia).[3] The only goal was scored by forward, Olga Gospodinova assisted by the defensemen Elina Milanova and Sofiya Iliycheva.[4]

World Championships record

In 2011 the Bulgarian Women team played in their first World Championship competition. They were scheduled to compete in the 2009 Division V tournament in Gdańsk Poland, but it was cancelled.[5]

Year Division Result Overall rank
2011Division V3rd33rd
2013Division II B2nd34th
2014Division II B3rd35th
2015Division II B4th36th
2016Division II B4th36th
2017Division II B4th36th
2018Division II B5th38th
2019Division II B5th39th
2020Division III4th38th

References
  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/bulgaria.html
  3. No Mercy in http://thelockerrooms.blogspot.com/
  4. "full game summary" (PDF). iihf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. "World Championships". 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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