Croatia women's national ice hockey team explained

Croatia
Badge:Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
Badge Size:125px
Association:Croatian Ice Hockey Federation
Coach:Marko Valenčić
Asst Coach:Mario Čunko
Matija Ratkaj
Captain:Matea Marinković
Most Games:Ana Širanović
Martina Smolec (56)
Top Scorer:Diana Krušelj Posavec (74)
Most Points:Diana Krušelj Posavec (93)
Iihf Code:CRO
Iihf Max:20
Iihf Max Date:first in 2010
Iihf Min:36
Iihf Min Date:first in 2018
First Game: 3–2
Largest Win: 30–1
Largest Loss: 20–1

19–0
World Champ2 Name:World Championships
World Champ2 Apps:14
World Champ2 First:2007
World Champ2 Best:24th (2008, 2011)
Record:28–56–0

The Croatian women's national ice hockey team represents Croatia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Croatian Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2011, Croatia has 39 female players.[1] Croatia is ranked 33rd in the IIHF World Ranking.

History

Seeing that in Croatia (by status since January 2008) there is only one women's ice hockey club Grič its players are also the only members of the national team. From season 2006/2007 Grič players have been participating in the Slovenian league, along with one Slovenian and one Austrian club.

For several years they have also been participating in an Elite Women's Hockey League with clubs established in the hockey-playing countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Austria and Slovenia).[2]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

See main article: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games. The women's team of Croatia has never qualified for an Olympic tournament. In 2008 the team participated in the qualifying tournament for the Winter Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver. They lost to Slovakia, Latvia and Italy and beat Bulgaria. They won 4th place. At the 2014 qualifying tournament they lost to Spain, Hungary and Denmark and failed to qualify for the next round.

World Championships

In 2007 the Croatian team was the first time involved in the World Championship competition. In the Division IV the team achieved a big surprise by winning the first place in Division IV and was promoted in the Division III.[3]

Records
YearWorld Championship
Finished 28th (1st in Division IV and promoted to Division III)
Finished 24th (3rd in Division III)
Division III Cancelled[4]
Finished 24th (5th in Division III)
Finished 26th (6th in Division IIA and relegated to Division IIB)
Finished 29th (3rd in Division IIB)
Finished 27th (1st in Division IIB and promoted to Division IIA)
Finished 25th (5th in Division IIA)
Finished 26th (6th in Division IIA and relegated to Division IIB)
Did not participate
Finished 34th (1st in Division IIBQ and promoted to Division IIB)
Finished 33rd (5th in Division IIB)
Finished 33rd (5th in Division IIB)
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
Finished 31st (5th in Division IIB)
Finished 32nd (5th in Division IIB and relegated to Division IIIA)
Finished 39th (5th in Division IIIA)

All-time Record against other nations

As of 14 September 2011

Team GP W T L GF GA
2 2 0 0 5 1
4 2 0 2 10 20
1 1 0 0 30 1
1 1 0 0 19 1
1 1 0 0 12 0
1 1 0 0 3 0
1 1 0 0 4 3
1 1 0 0 3 2
1 0 0 1 2 3
1 0 0 1 4 8
1 0 0 1 1 5
1 0 0 1 0 8
1 0 0 1 0 9
1 0 0 1 0 9
1 0 0 1 0 18
3 0 0 3 6 18

Team

2022 World Championship roster

Goaltenders
NumberPlayerClub
20 HK Siscia
25 IHK Karlovac
Defensemen
NumberNomClub
5 HK Siscia
9 HK Siscia
12 IHK Karlovac
14 HK Siscia
16 HK Siscia
18 IHK Karlovac
19 HK Siscia
24 KHL Munje
Forwards
NumberPlayerClub
3 HK Siscia
7 IHK Karlovac
10 HK Siscia
11 HK Maribor
13 KHL Munje
15 HK Siscia
17 IF Troja-Ljungby
21 IHK Karlovac
23 HK Siscia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Croatia . International Ice Hockey Federation . 12 March 2011.
  2. Web site: EWHL TEAMS . 25 December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080111000336/http://www.ewhl.com/default.aspx?SIId=179 . 11 January 2008 .
  3. Web site: Ako niste znali ženski hokej se igra i u Hrvatskoj . https://archive.today/20130127070042/http://www.javno.com/hr/sport/clanak.php?id=32873 . dead . 27 January 2013 . 25 December 2008 .
  4. 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
  5. Web site: IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. 18 November 2020. International Ice Hockey Federation.