New Zealand women's national ice hockey team

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Nickname(s) Ice Fernz Head coach Andreas Kaisser		General Manager Jonathan Albright Captain Helen Murray

Assistants Geoffroy BoehmeKiri Langford Most games Sheree Haslemore (17)Michelle Cox (17) Association New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation

The New Zealand women's national ice hockey team, nicknamed the Ice Fernz, represents New Zealand at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2011, New Zealand has 110 female players. The New Zealand women's national team is ranked 25th in the world. The Ice Fernz name is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks and/or the New Zealand silver tree fern.

Olympic Games

New Zealand hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship

The New Zealand women team participates in the world championship since 2005. At its first three participations of world championship, the New Zealanders finished every time the second or the third place of the division IV.

2005 – Finished in 29th place (2nd in Division IV)

2007 – Finished in 29th place (3rd in Division IV)

2008 – Finished in 28th place (2nd in Division IV)

2009 – Division IV cancelled

2011 – Finished in 26th place (1st in Division IV, Promoted to Division III).

2012 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)

2013 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)

2014 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division IIA)

2015 – Finished in 26th place (6th in Division IIA, relegated to Division IIB)

2016 – Finished in 31st place (5th in Division IIB)

2017 – Finished in 29th place (3rd in Division IIB)

All-time Record against other nations

As of 31 March 2012

References

New Zealand women's national ice hockey team Wikipedia

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Olympic Games

World Championship

All-time Record against other nations

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