Ukraine women's national ice hockey team
The Ukraine women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team of Ukraine. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They made their World Championship debut in 2019 winning all four games to gain promotion to Division II B.
| Association | Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Yevgeniy Alipov |
| Assistants | Oleksandr Fedorov Oleksandr Nikulichev |
| Captain | Daria Tsymyrenko |
| Most games | Yulia Dobrovolskaya (14) |
| Top scorer | Darya Tsymirenko (7) |
| Most points | Darya Tsymirenko (14) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | UKR |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 38 (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 38 (first in 2021) |
| Lowest IIHF | 40 (2022) |
| First international | |
| Ukraine 3–0 Latvia (Riga, Latvia; 1 November 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Ukraine 10–3 Bulgaria (Brașov, Romania; 7 April 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Finland 31–0 Ukraine (Russia; 7 October 1994) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | 34th (2020, 2023) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | 11th (1993) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 13–22–0 | |
History edit
Ukraine played its first game in 1992 in a qualification game against Latvia for participation in the 1993 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships.[2] The game was held in Riga, Latvia with Ukraine finishing with a 3–0 win.[2] The game was part of a four team qualification series against Italy, Latvia, and the Netherlands but due to the withdrawals of Italy and the Netherlands the series was reduced to three games between Ukraine and Latvia which Ukraine won two games to one.[3] The following year Ukraine competed at the 1993 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships.[3] They played five games in the Group B tournament which was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. They finished the tournament with one win out of their four games played, managing only to beat Latvia who finished on top of the Group B table.[3]
In 1994 Ukraine competed at the Moscow Tournament against Finland, Latvia, and Russia.[2] They lost all three of their games with the 31–0 loss against Finland being recorded as their worst ever result.[2] The following year Ukraine competed at the 1995 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships. They were placed in the Group B tournament being held in Denmark and went on to lose all four of their games.[3]
Tournament record edit
World Championship edit
- 2019 – 35th place (1st in Division IIB Q, promoted to Division IIB)
- 2020 – 34th place (6th in Division IIB, relegated to Division III)
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2022 – Withdrawn due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023 – 34th place (2nd in Division IIIA)
Other tournaments edit
- 1993 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 5th in Group B (11th overall)
- 1994 Moscow Tournament. Finish: 4th
- 1995 Women's European Ice Hockey Championships. Finish: 8th in Group B (14th overall)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 226–227. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
- ^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
External links edit
- Official website
- IIHF profile
- National Teams of Ice Hockey