North Korea women's national ice hockey team
 The flag of North Korea is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Pak Chol-ho |
| Assistants | Jong Song-chol |
| Captain | Choe Jong-hui |
| Most games | Kim Ae-un (47) |
| Most points | Ri Gyong-sol (39) |
| IIHF code | PRK |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 43  12 (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 13 (2003) |
| Lowest IIHF | 32 (2011) |
| First international | |
Kazakhstan  4–3  North Korea(Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 19 March 1999) | |
| Biggest win | |
North Korea 10–1  South Korea(Aomori, Japan; 3 February 2003) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
China  8–1 North Korea(Aomori, Japan; 2 February 2003) China 8–1 North Korea (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 29 January 2011) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 2001) |
| Best result | 12th (2001) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2003) |
| Best result | 4th (2003, 2007, 2011) |
| Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) |
| Best result |  (2010) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 30–49–3 | |
The North Korean women's national ice hockey team represents North Korea at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team was created in 1999 and is controlled by Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea. North Korea has 920 female players.[2] The North Korean women's national team is ranked 25th in the world.[2]
Tournament record
Olympic
The North Korean women's hockey team has never qualified itself for an Olympic tournament though North Korean players were part of a Unified Korea Team which participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
World Championship
- 1999 – NR (2nd in Pool B Qualification Group B)
- 2000 – Finished 1st in Pool B Qualification (15th overall)
- 2001 – Finished 4th in Division I (12th overall)
- 2003 – Finished 6th in Division I (14th overall)
- 2004 – Finished 6th in Division I (15th overall, relegated to Division II)
- 2005 – Finished 4th in Division II (18th overall)
- 2007 – Finished 3rd in Division II (18th overall)
- 2008 – Finished 3rd in Division II (18th overall)
- 2009 – Finished 2nd in Division II (17th overall)
- 2011 – withdrawn.[3] Relegated to Division III for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship
- 2012 – Finished 1st in Division IIA (21st overall, promoted to Division IB)
- 2013 – Finished 3rd in Division IB (17th overall)
- 2014 – Finished 5th in Division IB (19th overall)
- 2015 – Finished 6th in Division IB (20th overall, relegated to Division IIA)
- 2016 – Finished 4th in Division IIA (24th overall)
- 2017 – Finished 4th in Division IIA (24th overall)
- 2018 – Finished 3rd in Division IIA (24th overall)
- 2019 – Finished 5th in Division IIA (27th overall)
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[4]
Asian Winter Games
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
- 2010 – 3rd
References
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b "DPR Korea". IIHF. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Withdrawals from Division II: Both men’s and women’s DPR Korea teams cancel participation, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". iihf.com. 2 March 2020.