Norway_women's_national_under-18_ice_hockey_team
The Norway women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.
| Nickname(s) | Isbjørnene (The Polar Bears) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Norwegian Ice Hockey Association | ||
| Head coach | Janne Salmela | ||
| Assistants | Marte Carlsson Magnus Evensen | ||
| Captain | Maren Knudsen | ||
| Most games | Several players (20) | ||
| Top scorer | Andrea Dalen (11) Mathea Fischer (11) | ||
| Most points | Mathea Fischer (22) | ||
| Team colors | |||
| IIHF code | NOR | ||
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| First international | |||
 Austria 2 - 1 Norway  (Chambéry, France; 28 December 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Norway 15 - 0 Australia  (Jaca, Spain; 8 January 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Switzerland 12 - 1 Norway (Piešťany, Slovakia; 6 April 2010) | |||
| IIHF World Women's U18 Championships - Division I A | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (2015) | ||
| International record (W–L–T) | |||
| 27–41–0 | |||
The inaugural Norway national under-18 participation was on 12–14 December 2008 in Hønefoss. The team would compete at Division I, which were held in Chambéry, France from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009. Birger Aaserud og Kjersti Malo Dyb lead the national team.[1]
Their division competition were: Japan, France, Slovakia and Austria. They lost in every match, earned a goal deposit of 9–16 and avoided relegation as there is no placement lower than last team of Division I. Japan earned a promotion.
The 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I tournament was on 3–9 April in Piešťany, Slovakia. They faced France, Slovakia and Austria, relegated Switzerland, and new team Kazakhstan.[2] They lost four of the matches, won their first match against Kazakhstan, and ended 5th in the Division. Switzerland was promoted
| Year | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 13th place |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 13th place |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 12th place |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12th place |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12th place |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 12th place |
| 2015 | 5 | 4^ | 1* | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10th place |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 12th place |
| 2017 | 5 | 2^ | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 11th place |
| 2018 | 5 | 1^ | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 14th place (Relegated to Division I B) |
| 2019 | 5 | 4^ | 1* | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16th place |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 2** | 13 | 7 | 11 | 15th place (Promoted to Division 1 A)[3] |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4* | 5 | 26 | 1 | 13th place |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 14th place (Relegated to Division I B) |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 15 | 15th place (Promoted to Division 1 A) |
^Includes one win in extra time (in the round robin)
*Includes one loss in extra time (in the round robin)
**Includes two losses in extra time (in the round robin)
- "Innkalling til samling for U18 Jenter" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- "U18 kvinner: Oppdatert VM-info" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- "2020 IIHF World Women U18 Championship: Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.