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 | Rebecca Dobson |
| Head coach | Geoffroy Boehme |
| Assistants | Brittany Carroll Megan Herlihey |
| Captain | Jaime Jones |
| Most games | Anjali Mulari (48) |
| Top scorer | Anjali Mulari (32) |
| Most points | Anjali Mulari (75) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | NZL |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 34  1 (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 25 (first in 2012) |
| Lowest IIHF | 35 (2022) |
| First international | |
Australia  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 | 15 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 24th (2012, 2013) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 33–45–1 | |
Tournament record
editOlympic Games
editNew Zealand hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship
editThe 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]
- 2022 – Withdrawn[5]
- 2023 – Finished in 30th place (3rd in Division IIB)
- 2024 – Finished in 32nd place (4th in Division IIB)
Team
editRoster for the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship.[6]
Head coach: 
Geoffroy Boehme
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | Current team |
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| 1 | G | Lochlyn Hyde | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | 11 September 1997 | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL)
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| 2 | F | Gabrielle Mills | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 139 lb (63 kg) | 13 September 2002 | Queenstown | Wakatipu Wild (NZWIHL)
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| 4 | F | Hannah Cross | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 128 lb (58 kg) | 6 December 2001 | Dunedin Thunder Women (NZWIHL)
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| 5 | F | Brooke Whitman | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 5 November 2002 | Canterbury Inferno (NZWIHL)
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| 6 | F | Helen Murray | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 3 September 1990 | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL)
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| 7 | F | Anjali Mulari | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | 119 lb (54 kg) | 20 August 1993 | Christchurch | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL)
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| 8 | D | Abbey Heale | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 139 lb (63 kg) | 30 March 2001 | Dunedin Thunder Women (NZWIHL)
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| 9 | D | Jamie Jones | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 26 September 1998 | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL)
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| 10 | D | Ashley Richmond | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 23 June 1994 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL)
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| 12 | F | Eliza Thompson | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | 6 October 1998 | Dunedin Thunder Women (NZWIHL)
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| 13 | D | Rikki-Lee McLean | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 3 October 1994 | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL)
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| 14 | F | Rina Watt | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 18 October 2000 | Dunedin Thunder Women (NZWIHL)
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| 15 | F | Samantha Hayward | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | 17 November 2002 | Dunedin Thunder Women (NZWIHL)
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| 16 | D | Caitlin Orr | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | 126 lb (57 kg) | 1 December 1997 | Dunedin Thunder Women (NZWIHL)
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| 17 | D | Krystie Woodyear-Smith | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 159 lb (72 kg) | 27 November 1994 | Canterbury Inferno (NZWIHL)
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| 18 | D | Rebecca Lilly | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 159 lb (72 kg) | 14 October 1998 | Gore |  Lakers Karnten (EWHL)
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| 19 | D | Isabella Vogel | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 139 lb (63 kg) | 23 February 1995 | Auckland Steel (NZWIHL)
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| 21 | F | Hannah Shields | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 31 August 1996 | Paeroa | Canterbury Inferno (NZWIHL)
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| 22 | F | Emma Kloss | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 132 lb (60 kg) | 10 October 2000 | Canterbury Inferno (NZWIHL)
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| 24 | F | Caitlin Heale | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | 12 December 1997 | Taranaki | Dunedin Thunder Women (NZWIHL)
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| 25 | F | Lilly Forbes | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | 22 June 2003 | Canterbury Inferno (NZWIHL)
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All-time record against other nations
editAs of 3 April 2019[7]
| 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
editAs of 3 April 2019[8]
| 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
edit- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Zealand women won't travel". IIHF.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "2023 World Championships Division 2B Team New Zealand. (Women)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
