Nickname(s) The Polar Bears Head coach Laura Rollins Most games Hege Ask (85) | General Manager Randi Aase Captain Ingrid Morset | |
Assistants Marte Carlsson
Thomas Pettersen Association Norwegian Ice Hockey Association | ||
The Norwegian women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships and is controlled by Norges Ishockeyforbund. Norway has 482 registered female players in 2011.
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Olympic Games
Norway has never participated in the Women's hockey Olympic tournament.
World Championship
Norway participated in every World Women's Championship, realizing its best performance during the first three tournaments by garnering a sixth-place finish. In 1999, it failed to qualify for Group A, and has since competed in the lower levels. From 2001 until 2005, the Norwegian players competed in series to be relegated or promoted between the first and second division. Since 2007, they have competed in Division I. Of note, the National Under-18 team competes in Division I for its respective category.