South Africa women's national ice hockey team explained

South Africa
Badge:Flag of South Africa.svg
Badge Size:100px
Caption:The flag of South Africa is the badge used on the players jerseys
Association:South African Ice Hockey Association
Coach:Jean-Michel van Doesburgh
Asst Coach:Donne van Doesburgh
Ettiene Retief
Captain:Dalene Rhode
Most Games:Donne van Doesburgh (63)
Top Scorer:Dalene Rhode (36)
Most Points:Donne van Doesburgh (58)
Iihf Code:RSA
Iihf Max:23
Iihf Max Date:2003
Iihf Min:38
Iihf Min Date:2022
First Game: 6–0
Largest Win: 11–0
Largest Loss: 23–0
World Champ2 Name:World Championships
World Champ2 Apps:20
World Champ2 First:1999
World Champ2 Best:23rd (2001)
Record:21–63–1

The South Africa women's national ice hockey team represents South Africa at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by South African Ice Hockey Association. The South African national team is the only national women's ice hockey team on the entire African continent. As of 2012, South Africa has 52 female players.[1] The South Africa women's national team is ranked 32nd in the world.

History

The South African women's national ice hockey team has participated in International Ice Hockey Federation events since the 1999 IIHF Women's World Championship. At their first World Championship in 1999, the team were unable to qualify for the B World Championship held the next year. In the following year, they were again unable to qualify for the B World Championship and were relegated several times over the following years, competing at the 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship in Division IV, the fifth World Championship level in women's ice hockey. As Divisions III to V saw no match play at the 2009 World Championship[2] and there was no IIHF World Women's Championship in 2010 because of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, South Africa played their first World Championships match in three years in 2011, competing in Division IV.

Tournament record

Olympic games

South Africa hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship

All-time record against other teams

As of 10 December 2015[4]

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgaDiffWin %
4 0 0 4 2 43 −41 0.00%
1 0 0 1 2 7 −5 0.00%
7 1 0 6 10 41 −31 14.29%
3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 100.00%
1 0 0 1 2 17 −15 0.00%
1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00%
3 0 0 3 0 68 −68 0.00%
3 1 0 2 10 9 +1 33.33%
5 0 1 4 7 35 −28 0.00%
4 0 0 4 5 25 −20 0.00%
2 0 0 2 2 16 −14 0.00%
1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0.00%
1 0 0 1 2 6 −4 0.00%
2 0 0 2 3 16 −13 0.00%
1 0 0 1 0 18 −18 0.00%
5 3 0 2 15 15 0 60.00%
1 0 0 1 0 23 −23 0.00%
2 0 0 2 3 25 −22 0.00%
4 0 0 4 4 31 −27 0.00%
2 0 0 2 1 24 −23 0.00%
2 1 0 1 12 9 +3 50.00%
Total 55 9 1 45 96 439 -343 16.36%

External links

Notes and References

  1. IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/south-africa.html
  2. 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
  3. Web site: IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations. 18 November 2020. International Ice Hockey Federation.
  4. Web site: South Africa All Time Results . National Teams of Ice Hockey . 17 April 2016 .