The Norway women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)'s World Women's Championships and is controlled by Norges Ishockeyforbund. Women's ice hockey is growing in popularity in Norway and the number of Norwegian women's ice hockey players registered with the IIHF has increased from 482 in 2011 to 702 in 2019.
Tournament record Olympic Games Norway has never participated in the Women's hockey Olympic tournament.
World Championship Norway participated in every Women's World Championship, realizing its best performance during the first three tournaments by garnering a sixth-place finish. In 1999, it failed to qualify for Group A, and has since competed in the lower levels. From 2001 until 2005, the Norway players competed in series to be relegated or promoted between the first and second division. Since 2007, they have competed in Division I. Of note, the National Under-18 team competes in Division I for its respective category.
Year Result 1990 6th 1992 6th 1994 6th 1997 8th 1999 10th and 2nd in Group B 2000 11th and 3rd in Group B 2001 15th and 7th in Group B 2003 15th and 1st in Division II 2004 14th and 5th in Division I 2005 15th and 1st in Division II 2007 13th and 4th in Division I 2008 14th and 5th in Division I 2009 12th and 3rd in Division I 2011 10th and 2nd in Division I 2012 10th and 2nd in Division IA 2013 13th and 5th in Division IA 2014 10th and 2nd in Division IA 2015 13th and 5th in Division IA 2016 13th and 5th in Division IA 2017 11th and 3rd in Division IA 2018 14th and 5th in Division IA 2019 13th and 3rd in Division IA 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 12th and 2nd in Division IA 2023 15th and 5th in Division IA 2024 11th and 1st in Division IA 2025 9th and 5th in Top Division 2026 15th and 5th Division IA
European Women Championship 1989 – 4th 1991 – 4th 1993 – 3rd 1995 – 4th 1996 – 4th
Team Current roster Roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Head coach: André Lysenstøen
No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Brynäs IF 2 D HPK Hämeenlinna 3 D Lillehammer IK 4 D Lillehammer IK 5 D Mount Royal Cougars 6 F Färjestad BK 7 F Rødovre SIK 8 F Stavanger Oilers 9 F HV71 10 F Providence Friars 11 F Vålerenga Oslo 12 D Stavanger Oilers 13 F Lillehammer IK 14 F Stavanger Oilers 15 F Leksands IF 16 D Färjestad BK 17 F Linköping HC 18 F Lillehammer IK 19 D Lindenwood Lady Lions 20 G Lillehammer IK 21 F Lindenwood Lady Lions 22 F – A Frölunda HC 23 D – A SDE HF 24 F – C SDE HF 25 G IF Björklöven
Awards and honors Ena Nystrøm, Directorate Award, Best Goaltender, 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
References
External links
IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey