North Korea women's national ice hockey team explained
| North Korea |
| Badge: | Flag of North Korea.svg |
| Badge Size: | 125px |
| Caption: | The flag of North Korea is the badge used on the players jerseys. |
| Association: | Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea |
| Coach: | Kwak Kum-sil |
| Asst Coach: | Jon Song-chol
Jong Song-chol
Kim Chang-son |
| Captain: | Jong Su-hyon |
| Most Games: | O Chol-ok (53) |
| Top Scorer: | O Chol-ok (24) |
| Most Points: | Ri Sol-gyong (38) |
| Iihf Code: | PRK |
| Iihf Max: | 13 |
| Iihf Max Date: | 2003 |
| Iihf Min: | 43 |
| Iihf Min Date: | 2023 |
| First Game: | 4–3
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| Largest Win: | 14–0
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| Largest Loss: | 9–0
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| World Champ2 Name: | World Championships |
| World Champ2 Apps: | 18 |
| World Champ2 First: | 2001 |
| World Champ2 Best: | 12th (2001) |
| Regional Name: | Asian Winter Games |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 3 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2003 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 4th (2003, 2007, 2011) |
| Regional2 Name: | Challenge Cup of Asia |
| Regional2 Cup Apps: | 1 |
| Regional2 Cup First: | 2010 |
| Regional2 Cup Best: | (2010) |
| Record: | 44–67–2 |
The North Korean women's national ice hockey team represents North Korea at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team was created in 1999 and is controlled by Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea. North Korea has 920 female players.[1] The North Korean women's national team is ranked 40th in the world.[1]
Tournament record
Olympic
The North Korean women's hockey team has never qualified itself for an Olympic tournament though North Korean players were part of a Unified Korea Team which participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
World Championship
- 1999 – NR (2nd in Pool B Qualification Group B)
- 2000 – Finished 1st in Pool B Qualification (15th overall)
- 2001 – Finished 4th in Division I (12th overall)
- 2003 – Finished 6th in Division I (14th overall)
- 2004 – Finished 6th in Division I (15th overall, relegated to Division II)
- 2005 – Finished 4th in Division II (18th overall)
- 2007 – Finished 3rd in Division II (18th overall)
- 2008 – Finished 3rd in Division II (18th overall)
- 2009 – Finished 2nd in Division II (17th overall)
- 2011 – withdrawn.[2] Relegated to Division III for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
- 2012 – Finished 1st in Division IIA (21st overall, promoted to Division IB)
- 2013 – Finished 3rd in Division IB (17th overall)
- 2014 – Finished 5th in Division IB (19th overall)
- 2015 – Finished 6th in Division IB (20th overall, relegated to Division IIA)
- 2016 – Finished 4th in Division IIA (24th overall)
- 2017 – Finished 4th in Division IIA (24th overall)
- 2018 – Finished 3rd in Division IIA (24th overall)
- 2019 – Finished 5th in Division IIA (27th overall)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2022 – Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
- 2023 – Withdrawn
- 2024 – Finished 1st in Division IIB (29th overall, promoted to Division IIA)
Asian Winter Games
- 2003 – Finished in 4th place
- 2007 – Finished in 4th place
- 2011 – Finished in 4th place
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
All-time record against other nations
Last match update: 13 March 2022[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: DPR Korea . IIHF . 28 February 2018 .
- Withdrawals from Division II: Both men’s and women’s DPR Korea teams cancel participation, Web site: Withdrawals from Division II . 30 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019011007/http://www.iihf.com/de/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/withdrawals-from-division-ii.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=207&cHash=2708bcb360 . 19 October 2012 .
- Web site: IIHF cancels March tournaments. 2 March 2020. iihf.com.
- Web site: IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. 18 November 2020. International Ice Hockey Federation.
- Web site: DPR Korea withdraws teams. 3 February 2022. IIHF.com. 3 February 2022.
- Web site: North Korea Women All Time Results. 13 March 2022. National Teams of Ice Hockey.
