New Zealand women's national ice hockey team
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.[2] 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.
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| Nickname(s) | Ice Fernz |
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| Association | New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation |
| General Manager | Kathryn Gaze |
| Head coach | Rachel Park |
| Assistants | Geoffroy Boehme |
| Captain | Helen Murray |
| Most games | Helen Murray (40) |
| Top scorer | Anjali Mulari (28) |
| Most points | Anjali Mulari (58) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | NZL |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 32  1 (24 April 2020)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 25 (first in 2012) |
| Lowest IIHF | 32 (2018) |
| First international | |
Australia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2–1  New Zealand(Canterbury, New Zealand; 5 November 2000) | |
| Biggest win | |
New Zealand 19–0  Turkey(Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; 29 March 2007) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Australia 15–0 New Zealand (Christchurch, New Zealand; 13 December 2001) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 24th (2012, 2013) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 23–38–1 | |
Tournament record
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[3]
- 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 28th place (3rd in Division IIB)
- 2018 – Finished in 31st place (4th in Division IIB)
- 2019 – Finished in 30th place (2nd in Division IIB)
- 2020 – Finished in 31st place (3rd in Division IIB)
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
Team
Roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship.[5]
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Rachel Park Assistant coach: 
Geoffroy Boehme
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | Current team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Danielle Strayer | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 115 lb (52 kg) | January 30, 1990 | Alexandria, Minnesota | Southern Storm (NZWIHL) |
| 2 | F | Gabrielle Mills | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) | September 13, 2002 | Queenstown | Southern Storm (NZWIHL) |
| 3 | F | Alexandra Hyde | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | September 11, 1997 | Auckland | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) |
| 5 | F | Terryn Bruce | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | July 9, 1996 | Durban, South Africa | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) |
| 6 | F | Helen Murray – C | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 128 lb (58 kg) | September 3, 1990 | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) | |
| 7 | F | Emma Kloss | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | October 10, 2000 | Canterbury Devilettes (NZWIHL) | |
| 8 | D | Abbey Heale | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 132 lb (60 kg) | March 30, 2001 | Southern Storm (NZWIHL) | |
| 10 | D | Ashley Richmond | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 115 lb (52 kg) | June 23, 1994 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) |
| 11 | D | Rachael Neville-Lamb – A | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | July 29, 1993 | New Plymouth | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) |
| 12 | F | Jana Kivell | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 128 lb (58 kg) | August 11, 2000 | Hamilton | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) |
| 13 | D | Millicent Smith | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | March 16, 2000 | Christchurch | Canterbury Devilettes (NZWIHL) |
| 15 | F | Hope Gregory | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | June 9, 2000 | Southern Storm (NZWIHL) | |
| 16 | D | Rina Watt | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | December 1, 1997 | Southern Storm (NZWIHL) | |
| 17 | D | Krystie Woodyear-Smith | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 128 lb (58 kg) | November 27, 1994 | Canterbury Devilettes (NZWIHL) | |
| 18 | D | Rebecca Lilly | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 137 lb (62 kg) | October 14, 1998 | Gore |  Finlandia Lions (NCAA III) |
| 19 | D | Sophie Harold | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | April 7, 1999 | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) | |
| 20 | G | Lochlyn Marie Hyde | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | September 11, 1997 | West Auckland | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) |
| 21 | F | Hannah Shields | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | August 31, 1996 | Paeroa | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) |
| 23 | F | Jasmine Horner-Pascoe – A | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 141 lb (64 kg) | September 21, 1993 | Subiaco, Australia | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL) |
| 24 | F | Caitlin Heale | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | 137 lb (62 kg) | December 12, 1997 | Taranaki |
All-time Record against other nations
As of 3 April 2019[6]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9.09% | 12 | 84 | −72 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 8 | −6 |
 Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 13 | 1 | +12 |
 Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 1 | 10 | −9 |
 Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 3 | 11 | −8 |
 Iceland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37.50% | 19 | 36 | −17 |
 Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 11 | −9 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 10 | −10 |
 Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 2 | 6 | −4 |
 North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 7 | −6 |
 Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 7 | 8 | −1 |
 Romania | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33% | 36 | 15 | +21 |
 Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 9 | 6 | +3 |
 South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 16 | 3 | +13 |
 South Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | 6 | 11 | −5 |
 Spain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 5 | 22 | −17 |
| Turkey | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 58 | 11 | +47 |
| Total | 62 | 23 | 1 | 38 | 37.10% | 201 | 269 | -68 |
All-time record against other clubs
As of 3 April 2019[7]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Canada Moose | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 18 | 7 | +11 |
 Norrtälje | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 28 | −28 |
| Leaside Wildcats Bantam B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Leaside Wildcats Midget AA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Durham West Lightning Senior A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Brampton Canadettes Senior A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 1 | 10 | −9 |
 EHV Sabers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 14 | 4 | −10 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14.29% | 31 | 74 | -43 |
References
- "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/new-zealand.html
- 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
- "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "2020 World Championships Division 2B Team New Zealand. (Women)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "New-Zealand-Women-Official-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 3 April 2019.
- "New-Zealand-Women-Unofficial-Results.pdf" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. 3 April 2019.
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