India women's national ice hockey team

The India women's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing India internationally in women's competition. The team is overseen by the Ice Hockey Association of India, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team was formed in 2016 and currently competes in the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament.

A version of the national federations logo is the badge used on the players jerseys.
AssociationIce Hockey Association of India
General ManagerSamarth Sharma
Head coachAbdul Hakim
AssistantsRajat Malhotra
CaptainRinchen Dolma
Most pointsTsewang Chuskit (4)[1]
Team colors                   
IIHF codeMAS
First international
 Singapore 8 – 1 India 
(Taipei, Republic of China; 22 March 2016)
Biggest win
 India 11 – 0 Kuwait 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 18 April 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Thailand 20 – 1 India 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 12 March 2017)
IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Appearances2 (first in 2016)
Best result4th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
2–8–0

History

The India women's national ice hockey team played its first game in March 2016 at the 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament.[2][3] In their opening game of the tournament India lost 1–8 to Singapore.[3] India went on to lose their other three games of the tournament to Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and Thailand, finishing in last place with zero points.[4] Their 0–13 loss to Chinese Taipei at the tournament was their biggest defeat in international competition at the time.[1] At the end of the tournament Noor Jahan was named best goaltender by the media.[5]

International competitions

Players and personnel

Team roster

For the 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I[6][7]

#NamePosS/GAge
19Diskit Chhonzom AngmoFR23
9Jigmat AngmoDR25
7Kunzes Angmo (A)FL30
10Sonam AngmoFR20
94Padma ChorolFR26
17Tsewang ChorolFR22
77Stanzin ChotsoDR20
4Tsewang Chuskit (A)FR26
26Jigmat DolkarDR34
22Stanzin DolkarDL37
3Stanzin DolkarFR24
5Dechen DolkerFR27
8Tashi DolkerFR20
44Dorjay DolmaGL26
20Rinchen Dolma (C)FL29
21Semzes DolmaFR21
12Tsetan DolmaDR25
1Noor JahanGL30
2Padma YangdolDR32

Team staff

For the 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I[6]

  • Head coach: Abdul Hakim
  • General manager: Samarth Sharma
  • Assistant coach: Rajat Malhotra
  • Team leader: Harjinder Singh
  • Team staff: Akshay Kumar
  • Team staff: Simrat Sharma

References
  1. "Malaysia". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  2. Merk, Martin (2016-03-26). "Taipei women defend title". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  3. "2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  4. "Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-03-26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  5. "Media All Stars" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-03-26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  6. "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  7. "MAS – IND Line-ups" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
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