Estonia women's national ice hockey team

The Estonia women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team of Estonia. The team is controlled by the Estonian Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

A recoloured version of the lesser coat of arms of Estonia is used as the badge used on the players jerseys.
AssociationEstonian Ice Hockey Association
General Manager Marge Linnamagi
Head coach Veiko Suvaoja
Assistants Christian Adami
Most pointsDiana Kaareste (11)
Team colors              
IIHF codeEST
Ranking
Current IIHFNR (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF32 (2007)
Lowest IIHF37 (2011)
First international
 Estonia 8–2 Iceland 
(Tallinn, Estonia; November 25, 2005)
Biggest win
 Estonia 14–1 Turkey 
(Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; March 27, 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Latvia 15–0 Estonia 
(Valmiera, Latvia; March 18, 2006)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2007)
Best result31st (in 2007, 2008)
International record (W–L–T)
5–9–0

History

Estonia played its first game in 2005 in an exhibition game against Iceland, held in Tallinn, Estonia. Estonia won the game 8–2.[2] The following year they competed at the Riga Tournament which was held in Valmiera, Latvia.[2] Competing against Latvia, the Netherlands, and Norway, Estonia lost all three games with the 15–0 loss against Latvia being recorded as their worst ever result.[2]

In 2007 Estonia competed at their first IIHF World Women's Championships. Placed in Division IV, they finished fourth, winning two of their five games.[3] The following year Estonia competed at the 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship again winning two of their five games in Division IV.[4]

International competitions

All-time Record against other nations

As of September 14, 2011

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 Turkey2200222
 Iceland3201128
 South Africa110021
 Netherlands100105
 Norway100108
 Croatia1001012
 Latvia1001015
 Romania2002313
 New Zealand2002113

References
  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Estonia All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  3. "2007 IIHF World Womens Championship Div IV". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  4. "2008 IIHF World Women's Championship Div. IV". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
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