Poland women's national ice hockey team explained

Poland
Badge:	Herb Polski.svg
Badge Size:	120px
Caption:	The Coat of arms of Poland is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Nickname:	The Eagles
Association:	Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie
Coach:	Joey Butkevich
Asst Coach:	Jarosław Rzeszutko Arkadiusz Sobecki
Captain:	Karolina Późniewska
Most Games:	Ewelina Czarnecka Karolina Późniewska (71)
Top Scorer:	Karolina Późniewska (60)
Most Points:	Karolina Pozniewska (113)
Iihf Code:	POL
Iihf Max:	19
Iihf Max Date:	2021
Iihf Min:	34
Iihf Min Date:	2011
First Game:	23–0
Largest Win:	23–0
Largest Loss:	16–0
World Champ2 Name:	World Championships
World Champ2 Apps:	12
World Champ2 First:	2011
World Champ2 Best:	17th (2022)
Record:	58–62–0

The Polish women's national ice hockey team represents Poland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie. As of 2011, Poland has 374 female players.^[1] The Polish women's national team is ranked 20th in the world.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

The Polish Women hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship

See main article: IIHF Women's World Championship. In 2011 the Polish team was for the first time involved in the World Championship competition. In the Division V the team made a big surprise by winning the first place in Division V (31st place) and was promoted to the Division IV for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.

• 2011 – Finished in 31st place (1st in Division V, promoted to Division IIB)
• 2012 – Finished in 27th place (1st in Division IIB, promoted to Division IIA)
• 2013 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division IIA)
• 2014 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)
• 2015 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)
• 2016 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Division IIA, promoted to Division IB)
• 2017 – Finished in 20th place (6th in Division IB)
• 2018 – Finished in 21st place (6th in Division IB)
• 2019 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division IB)
• 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[2]
• 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[3]
• 2022 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Division IB)
• 2023 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IB)
• 2024 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division IB, relegated to Division IIA)

Team

Current roster

The roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B tournament.^[4]

Head coach: Zbigniew Wróbel

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G		1.65m (05.41feet)	55abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	ŽHK Poprad
2	D		1.75m (05.74feet)	62abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
4	F		1.67m (05.48feet)	65abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022
5	D		1.64m (05.38feet)	61abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022
6	D		1.72m (05.64feet)	62abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
7	F	– C	1.73m (05.68feet)	60abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
8	F		1.71m (05.61feet)	62abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022
9	D		1.73m (05.68feet)	57abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
10	F		1.63m (05.35feet)	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	GKS Tychy
11	D		1.61m (05.28feet)	65abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022
12	F		1.66m (05.45feet)	62abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	Unia Oświęcim
13	F		1.66m (05.45feet)	56abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	GKS Stoczniowiec
14	F		1.67m (05.48feet)	54abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
15	D		1.66m (05.45feet)	56abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
16	F	– A	1.58m (05.18feet)	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022
17	F		1.74m (05.71feet)	67abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
18	F		1.62m (05.31feet)	65abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	GKS Stoczniowiec
20	G		1.7m (05.6feet)	68abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	GKS Stoczniowiec
21	D		1.65m (05.41feet)	68abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
22	F		1.65m (05.41feet)	54abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	TMH Polonia Bytom
23	D		1.64m (05.38feet)	67abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	Unia Oświęcim
24	F		1.65m (05.41feet)	55abbr=onNaNabbr=on	April 7, 2022	Göteborg HC

External links

• • IIHF profile
• National Teams of Ice Hockey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Poland . Iihf.com . 11 January 1926 . 25 October 2016.
2. Web site: IIHF cancels March tournaments. 2 March 2020. iihf.com.
3. Web site: IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. 18 November 2020. International Ice Hockey Federation.
4. Web site: 2022-04-08 . 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group B – Team Roster: POL - Poland . 2022-04-12 . International Ice Hockey Federation.