Bulgaria women's national ice hockey team
 The coat of arms of Bulgaria is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| General manager | Stoyan Batchvarov |
| Head coach | Krasimir Monov |
| Assistants | Stefani Stoyanova |
| Captain | Stefani Stoyanova |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | BUL |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 33  1 (28 August 2023)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 23 (2011) |
| Lowest IIHF | 38 (2019) |
| First international | |
Italy  41–0  Bulgaria(Liepāja, Latvia; 2 September 2008) | |
| Biggest win | |
Bulgaria 6–1  Ireland(Izmir, Turkey; 8 December 2012) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Slovakia  82–0 Bulgaria(Liepāja, Latvia; 6 September 2008) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | 33rd (2011) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 4–15–1 | |
The Bulgarian women's national ice hockey team (Bulgarian: Женски национален отбор по хокей на лед на България, Zhenski natsionalen otbor po khokeĭ na led na Bŭlgariya) represents Bulgaria at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B tournament. The women's national team is controlled by Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2016, Bulgaria has 65 female players.[2] The Bulgarian women's national team is ranked 34th in the world.
Qualification tournament for the 2010 Olympics
The Bulgarian women's team has competed only at a few high level international tournaments. First, they played in the qualification tournament for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. They played four games against Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, and Latvia, losing all four games in blowouts (39–0 against Latvia, 30–1 against Croatia, 41–0 against Italy, and a record breaking 82–0 loss to Slovakia).[3] The only goal was scored by forward, Olga Gospodinova assisted by the defensemen Elina Milanova and Sofiya Iliycheva.[4]
World Championships record
In 2011 the Bulgarian Women team played in their first World Championship competition. They were scheduled to compete in the 2009 Division V tournament in Gdańsk Poland, but it was cancelled.[5]
| Year | Division | Result | Overall rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |
Division V | 3rd | 33rd |
 2013 |
Division II B | 2nd | 34th |
 2014 |
Division II B | 3rd | 35th |
 2015 |
Division II B | 4th | 36th |
| 2016 |
Division II B | 4th | 36th |
 2017 |
Division II B | 4th | 36th |
| 2018 |
Division II B | 5th | 38th |
 2019 |
Division II B | 5th | 39th |
| 2020 |
Division III | 4th | 38th |
References
- ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/bulgaria.html
- ^ No Mercy in http://thelockerrooms.blogspot.com/
- ^ "full game summary" (PDF). iihf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "World Championships". 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
External links
 Ice hockey in Bulgaria | |
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| Bulgarian Hockey League | |
| National teams | |
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