Great Britain women's national ice hockey team
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The British women's national ice hockey team represents Great Britain at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Ice Hockey UK. As of 2011, Great Britain has 476 female players.[2]
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| Nickname(s) | Team GB |
|---|---|
| Association | Ice Hockey UK |
| General manager | Claire Rowbotham |
| Head coach | Michael Clancy |
| Assistants | Sean Alderson Jeff Colton |
| Captain | Jodie Alderson-Smith |
| Most games | Katie Henry (66) |
| Top scorer | Angela Taylor (39) |
| Most points | Angela Taylor (70) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | GBR |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 23  (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 17 (2012) |
| Lowest IIHF | 24 (2021) |
| First international | |
Netherlands  4–2  Great Britain(Chelmsford, Great Britain; 6 March 1989) | |
| Biggest win | |
Great Britain 27–0  South Africa(Sheffield, Great Britain; 9 March 2007) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Sweden  16–0 Great Britain(Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia; 18 March 1991) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 21 (first in 2003) |
| Best result | 18th (2009, 2012) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | 9th (1991) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 73–84–3 | |
Tournament record
editOlympic Games
editGreat Britain team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
World Championship
edit| Year | Finish |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Not ranked (2nd in Group B qualification Pool A) |
| 2000 | Finished in 19th place (3rd in Group B qualification) |
| 2001 | Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I qualification Pool B) |
| 2003 | Finished in 20th place (6th in Division II) |
| 2004 | Finished in 21st place (6th in Division II, Demoted to Division III) |
| 2005 | Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division III) |
| 2007 | Finished in 23rd place (2nd in Division III) |
| 2008 | Finished in 22nd place (1st in Division III and promoted to Division II) |
| 2009 | Finished in 18th place (3rd in Division II) |
| 2011 | Finished in 19th place (5th in Division II) |
| 2012 | Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB) |
| 2013 | Finished in 20th place (6th in Division IB and demoted to Division IIA) |
| 2014 | Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA) |
| 2015 | Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA) |
| 2016 | Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA) |
| 2017 | Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA) |
| 2018 | Finished in 23rd place (2nd in Division IIA) |
| 2019 | Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division IIA) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] |
| 2022 | Finished in 22nd place (1st in Division IIA) |
| 2023 | Finished in 21st place (5th in Division IB) |
| 2024 | Finished in 20th place (4th in Division IB) |
European Championship
edit| Year | Finish |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Finished in 10th place |
| 1991 | Finished in 9th place |
| 1993 | Finished in 10th place (4th in Group B) |
| 1995 | Finished in 13th place (7th in Group B) |
| 1996 | Finished in 14th place (8th in Group B) |
Team
edit| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Samantha Bolwell | Guildford Lightning |
| 1 | Nicole Jackson | Kingston Diamonds |
| Number | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jodie Leigh Bloom | Sheffield Shadows |
| 13 | Holly Cornfordl | Kingston Diamonds |
| 24 | Helen Emerson | Kingston Diamonds |
| 7 | Georgina Farman | Linköping HC |
| 19 | Amanda Handisides | Bracknell Queen Bees |
| 3 | Sarah Hutchinson | Kingston Diamonds |
| 2 | Alice Lamb, captain | Bracknell Queen Bees |
| 5 | Beth Scoon | Kingston Diamonds |
| 22 | Rachel Serrell | Billingham Wildcats |
| 5 | Lauren Summers, assistant captain | Bracknell Queen Bees |
| Number | player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Louise Adams | Bracknell Queen Bees |
| 18 | Natalie Aldridge, assistant captain | Bracknell Queen Bees |
| 15 | Saffron Allen | Solihull Vixens |
| 17 | Katherine Gale | University of Toronto |
| 14 | Leanne Ganney | Bracknell Queen Bees |
| 8 | Katie Henry | SDE HF |
| 10 | Paige Henry | Solihull Vixens |
| 6 | Sophie Herbert | Brock University |
| 11 | Chrissy Newman | Bracknell Queen Bees |
| 4 | Kim Lane | Bracknell Queen Bees |
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ IIHF (19 November 1908). "Great Britain". IIHF. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". IIHF. 2 March 2020.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". IIHF. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "ENTRY LIST BY TEAM : Great Britain" (PDF). IIHF. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
