Denmark women's national ice hockey team

The Danish women's national ice hockey team (Danish: Danske ishockeylandshold for kvinder) is the women's national ice hockey team of Denmark. The team represents Denmark at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Ice Hockey Championship and other international tournaments. The team is organized by the Danish Ice Hockey Union. Denmark had 702 female players registered with the IIHF in 2020, an increase from 406 players in 2014.[2][3]

Denmark
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Danske Løver (Danish Lions)
AssociationDanish Ice Hockey Union
Head coachBjörn Edlund
AssistantsMikkel Nielsen
CaptainNicoline Jensen
Most gamesMarie Henriksen (41)
Most pointsMarie Henriksen (61)
IIHF codeDEN
Ranking
Current IIHF11 Steady (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF10 (first in 2015)
Lowest IIHF22 (2010)
First international
Denmark  5–1  England
(Lyss, Switzerland; 18 December 1987)
Biggest win
Denmark  20–1  Croatia
(Barcelona, Spain; 14 October 2012)
Biggest defeat
Finland  18–0  Denmark
(Düsseldorf, West Germany; 6 April 1989)
World Championship
Appearances21 (first in 1992)
Best result7th (1992)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1989)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1991)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
International record (W–L–T)
77–94–12

Tournament record

Olympic Games

  • 2022 – Finished 10th

World Championship

  • 1992 – Finished 7th
  • 1999 – Finished 6th in Group B
  • 2000 – Finished 4th in Group B
  • 2001 – Finished 8th in Division I (relegated to Division II)
  • 2003 – Finished 2nd in Division II
  • 2004 – Finished 1st in Division II (promoted to Division I)
  • 2005 – Finished 5th in Division I
  • 2007 – Finished 6th in Division I (relegated to Division II)
  • 2008 – Finished 2nd in Division II
  • 2009 – Finished 5th in Division II
  • 2011 – Finished 3rd in Division II
  • 2012 – Finished 1st in Division IB (promoted to Division IA)
  • 2013 – Finished 2nd in Division IA
  • 2014 – Finished 3rd in Division IA
  • 2015 – Finished 4th in Division IA
  • 2016 – Finished 4th in Division IA
  • 2017 – Finished 4th in Division IA
  • 2018 – Finished 4th in Division IA
  • 2019 – Finished 2nd in Division IA (promoted to Top Division)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[4]
  • 2021 – Finished 10th
  • 2022 – Finished 10th (relegated to Division I)
  • 2023 – Finished 2nd in Division IA (promoted to Top Division)

European Championship

  • 1989 – Finished 6th
  • 1991 – Finished 3rd 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won Bronze Medal
  • 1993 – Finished 6th (relegated to Group B)
  • 1995 – Finished 2nd in Group B
  • 1996 – Finished 1st in Group B

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.[5]

Head coach: Björn Edlund[6]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GMille Kieler Jensen1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)66 kg (146 lb) (2002-11-09) 9 November 2002Denmark Odense IK
4FSilke Glud1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)65 kg (143 lb) (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996Sweden IF Malmö
8FJosefine PerssonA1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994Sweden Luleå HF
11DAmalie Andersen1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb) (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999United States Maine Black Bears
12FMille Sørensen1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001Sweden IF Malmö
13FMichele Brix1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996Denmark Odense IK
14FNicoline JensenA1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)65 kg (143 lb) (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992Denmark Rødovre SIK
15DAmanda Refsgaard1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)63 kg (139 lb) (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000Denmark Rødovre SIK
16FNathalie Perry1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)68 kg (150 lb) (1996-12-24) 24 December 1996Sweden IF Malmö
17FSofia Skriver1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2003-06-07) 7 June 2003Sweden Luleå HF
18FMaria Peters1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999Denmark Odense IK
19DJosephine Asperup1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)64 kg (141 lb) (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992Sweden IF Malmö
21FMichelle Weis1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)59 kg (130 lb) (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997Sweden IF Malmö
22DSofie Skott1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)62 kg (137 lb) (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002United States Vermont Catamounts
23FJulie Oksbjerg1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)67 kg (148 lb) (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000Denmark Odense IK
27FLilli Friis-Hansen1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)55 kg (121 lb) (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000Denmark Rødovre SIK
30GLisa Jensen1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)61 kg (134 lb) (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997Sweden IF Malmö
50FMia Bau Hansen1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)65 kg (143 lb) (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995Sweden IF Malmö
63FJosefine JakobsenC1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)72 kg (159 lb) (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991Sweden Djurgårdens IF
68DEmma Russell1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995Denmark Rødovre SIK
72GCassandra Repstock-Romme1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)72 kg (159 lb) (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001Denmark Hvidovre IK
80FJulie Østergaard1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)67 kg (148 lb) (1995-08-06)6 August 1995 (aged 26)Denmark Hvidovre IK
87DSimone Jacquet Thrysøe1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)72 kg (159 lb) (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987Denmark Aalborg IK

References

  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "Member National Association: Denmark". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/denmark.html Archived 22 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. Søvsø, Michael (13 August 2022). "Host's roster set". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: Denmark" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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