Ireland women's national ice hockey team explained

Ireland
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Association:Irish Ice Hockey Association
Coach:Aaron Guli
Asst Coach:Paul Cummins, Scott Muir
Iihf Code:IRL
Iihf Max:35
Iihf Max Date:first in 2013
Iihf Min:38
Iihf Min Date:2016
First Game: 23–0
Largest Win: 12–0
Largest Loss: 23–0
World Champ2 Name:IIHF World Women's Championships
World Champ2 Apps:2
World Champ2 First:2011
World Champ2 Best:35th (2011, 2013)
Record:2–9–0

The Ireland women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team of the Republic of Ireland. The team is controlled by the Irish Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Until the Dundalk Ice Dome reopens they do not meet minimum IIHF standards for participation.

History

Ireland played its first game in 2011 during the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division V tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] They competed against Bulgaria, Poland, Spain, and Turkey.[2] Their first game of the tournament was against Poland which they went on to lose 23–0, which would also be their largest recorded loss.[1] Ireland lost all of the other three games of the tournament, finishing last in the group.[1] The following year Ireland competed in the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B Qualification tournament against Bulgaria and Turkey. Ireland lost both of its games and failed to qualify for the 2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B tournament.[3]

International competitions

World Championship

IIHF Women's Development Cup

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2022 5th place 5 2 0 3
Total 1/1 5 2 0 3

Roster

From the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championships[4] [5]

Name Pos Date of Birth Club
20 Ice Angels Limburg
17 (A) Ireland
15 Celtic Clovers
1 Lasker Lady Hawks
16 Celtic Clovers
10 Celtic Clovers
4 Molly Malones
18 Cork Inline
2 Celtic Clovers
3 Ireland
7 Dundalk Lady Bulls
24 (C) Ireland
19 Galway Bay Lightning
6 Cork Inline
21 Ireland
13 Ireland
11 (A) Dundalk Lady Bulls
12 Molly Malones
9 Molly Malones

All-time Record against other nations

As of 14 September 2011

Team GP W T L GF GA
1 0 0 1 0 14
1 0 0 1 0 23
2 0 0 2 1 9
2 0 0 2 1 10

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ireland Women All Time Results . National Teams of Ice Hockey . 26 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606114710/http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Ireland_Women_All_Time_Results.pdf . 6 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: 2011 IIHF World Women's Championships Div. V . . 26 April 2011 .
  3. Web site: 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div. II Group B Qual. . . 5 January 2013 .
  4. Web site: Team Roster . . 5 January 2013 .
  5. Web site: IRL – TUR Line-ups . . 5 January 2013 .