Croatia women's national ice hockey team

The Croatian women's national ice hockey team represents Croatia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Croatian Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2011, Croatia has 39 female players.[2] Croatia is ranked 33rd in the IIHF World Ranking.

Croatia
AssociationCroatian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachMiro Smerdelj
AssistantsDuško Janjatović
Luka Sabolić
CaptainMartina Smolec
Most gamesAna Širanović (41)
Most pointsDiana Krušelj Posavec (71)
IIHF codeCRO
Ranking
Current IIHF35 1 (24 April 2020)[1]
Highest IIHF20 (first in 2010)
Lowest IIHF36 (2018)
First international
Hungary  3–2  Croatia
(Budapest, Hungary; 24 February 2007)
Biggest win
Croatia  30–1  Bulgaria
(Liepāja, Latvia; 3 September 2008)
Biggest defeat
Denmark  20–1  Croatia
(Barcelona, Spain; 14 October 2012)
World Championships
Appearances11 (first in 2007)
Best result24th (2008, 2011)
International record (W–L–T)
19–48–0

History

Seeing that in Croatia (by status since January 2008) there is only one women's ice hockey club Grič its players are also the only members of the national team. From season 2006/2007 Grič players have been participating in the Slovenian league, along with one Slovenian and one Austrian club.

For several years they have also been participating in an Elite Women's Hockey League with clubs established in the hockey-playing countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Austria and Slovenia).[3]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

The women's team of Croatia has never qualified for an Olympic tournament. In 2008 the team participated in the qualifying tournament for the Winter Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver. They lost to Slovakia, Latvia and Italy and beat Bulgaria. They won 4th place. At the 2014 qualifying tournament they lost to Spain, Hungary and Denmark and failed to qualify for the next round.

World Championships

In 2007 the Croatian team was the first time involved in the World Championship competition. In the Division IV the team achieved a big surprise by winning the first place in Division IV and was promoted in the Division III.[4]

Records
Year World Championship
2007Finished 28th (1st in Division IV and promoted to Division III)
2008Finished 24th (3rd in Division III)
2009Division III Cancelled[5]
2011Finished 24th (5th in Division III)
2012Finished 26th (6th in Division IIA and relegated to Division IIB)
2013Finished 29th (3rd in Division IIB)
2014Finished 27th (1st in Division IIB and promoted to Division IIA)
2015Finished 25th (5th in Division IIA)
2016Finished 26th (6th in Division IIA and relegated to Division IIB)
2017Did not participate
2018Finished 34th (1st in Division IIBQ and promoted to Division IIB)
2019Finished 33rd (5th in Division IIB)
2020Finished 33rd (5th in Division IIB)
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]

All-time Record against other nations

As of 14 September 2011

TeamGPWTLGFGA
 Belgium220051
 Hungary42021020
 Bulgaria1100301
 Turkey1100191
 Estonia1100120
 Iceland110030
 New Zealand110043
 Romania110032
 South Korea100123
 Great Britain100148
 Australia100115
 Italy100108
 Latvia100109
 Netherlands100109
 Slovakia1001018
 Slovenia3003618

Team

2011 roster

[7]

Goaltenders
Number Player Club
25Lana Belic Croatia KHL Grič
1Petra Belobrk Croatia KHL Grič
Defensemen
Number Nom Club
21Katja Bednjanec Croatia KHL Grič
8Ela FilipecA Croatia HK Celeia
5Diana Kruselj-PosavecCaptain Croatia HK Celeia
14Ivana Pintar Croatia KHL Grič
6Martina Smolec Croatia HK Celeia
Forwards
Number Player Club
15Tijana Delic Croatia HK Celeia
22Anja Kadijevic Croatia KHL Grič
18Ivana Kecerin Croatia KHL Grič
9Matea Klanac Croatia KHL Grič
19Nadja Matic Germany SERC Lady Wings
13Sonja Meke Croatia KHL Grič
12Iva MondecarA Croatia KHL Grič
24Danijela Prokopec Croatia KHL Grič
23Zelkja Prokopec Croatia KHL Grič
10Marija Radonic Croatia KHL Grič
11Ana Siranovic Croatia KHL Grič

References

  1. "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Croatia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  3. "EWHL TEAMS". Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  4. "Ako niste znali ženski hokej se igra i u Hrvatskoj". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  5. 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423 Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "CRO-Croatia, Team roster as of February 1, 2011" (pdf). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
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