Nickname(s) | Oranje ('Orange,' from De Oranjes) |
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Association | Netherlands Ice Hockey Association |
Head coach | Marco Kronenburg |
Assistants | Jenn Wakefield |
Captain | Savine Wielenga |
Most games | Nancy van der Linden (88) |
Most points | Marion Pepels (69) |
IIHF code | NED |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 17 1 (28 August 2023)[1] |
Highest IIHF | 17 (first in 2015) |
Lowest IIHF | 23 (2010) |
First international | |
Japan 5–2 Netherlands (North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; 21 April 1987) | |
Biggest win | |
Netherlands 23–0 Turkey (Bytom, Poland; 8 October 2021) | |
Biggest defeat | |
United States 20–0 Netherlands (North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; 23 April 1987) Finland 20–0 Netherlands (Havířov, Czechoslovakia; 17 March 1991) | |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 20 (first in 1999) |
Best result | 14th (2023) |
European Championships | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1989) |
Best result | 8th (1989) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
50–80–4 |
The Netherlands women's national ice hockey team represents the Netherlands in international ice hockey competition, including the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Women's World Championship. The women's national team is overseen by Netherlands Ice Hockey Association. In February 2011, the Netherlands were promoted to Division II of the IIHF World Women's Championship.[2] The Netherlands had 362 female ice hockey players registered with the IIHF in 2022, over double the 175 players on record in 2011.[3][4]
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