Hungary women's national ice hockey team

The Hungarian women's national ice hockey team (Hungarian: Magyar női jégkorong-válogatott) represents Hungary at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship and other senior international women's tournaments. The women's national team is organized by the Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség (Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation). The Hungarian women's national team was ranked 12th in the world in 2020. They hosted and won the 2019 World Championship Division I Group A tournament in Budapest. The victory earned promotion to the Top Division for the first time in team history.[2]

Magyar női jégkorong-válogatott  (Hungarian)
Nickname(s)Magyar
AssociationHungarian Ice Hockey Federation
General managerJudit Jasó
Head coachLisa Haley
AssistantsKrisztián Budai
András Kis
Mika Väärälä
CaptainFranciska Kiss Simon
Most gamesRéka Dabasi (68)
Top scorerAlexandra Huszák (28)
Most pointsFanni Gasparics (52)
Team colors     
IIHF codeHUN
Ranking
Current IIHF11 1 (30 March 2022)[1]
Highest IIHF12 (2020)
Lowest IIHF27 (2010)
First international
Hungary  6–0  South Africa
(Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 19 March 1999)
Biggest win
Hungary  14–1  South Africa
Sheffield, Great Britain; 10 March 2007)
Biggest defeat
France  17–0  Hungary
(Tilburg, Netherlands; 9 February 2002)
World Championships
Appearances17 (first in 2000)
Best result11th (2019)
International record (W–L–T)
48–50–1

Ice hockey increased in popularity among women in Hungary during the later part of the 2010s. Hungary had 477 female players registered with the IIHF in 2016[3] and, by 2020, the number had more than doubled to 1,144.[4]

Tournament record

Olympic

The Hungarian women's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championships
  • 2000 – Finished in 22nd place
  • 2001 – Finished in 24th place
  • 2003 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division III)
  • 2004 – Finished in 24th place (3rd in Division III)
  • 2005 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division III)
  • 2007 – Finished in 25th place (4th in Division III)
  • 2008 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division III)
  • 2009 – Division III canceled[5]
  • 2011 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division III)
  • 2012 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA)
  • 2013 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Division IIA, Promoted to Division IB)
  • 2014 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Division IB)
  • 2015 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB)
  • 2016 – Finished in 15th place (1st in Division IB, Promoted to Division IA)
  • 2017 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Division IA)
  • 2018 – Finished in 12th place (3rd in Division IA)
  • 2019 – Finished in 11th place (1st in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
  • 2021 – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division I)

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[7][8][9]

Head coach: Lisa Haley

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GAnikó Németh1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)62 kg (137 lb) (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 MAC Budapest
2DBernadett Németh1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)59 kg (130 lb) (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 MAC Budapest
8FPetra Szamosfalvi1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)62 kg (137 lb) (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 KMH Budapest
10FImola Horváth1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)72 kg (159 lb) (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 MAC Budapest
11FFanni Gasparics – C1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)58 kg (128 lb) (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 MAC Budapest
12FAndrea Kiss1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)54 kg (119 lb) (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 MAC Budapest
13DLotti Odnoga1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)71 kg (157 lb) (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 Dartmouth Big Green
14DFranciska Kiss-Simon – A1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)79 kg (174 lb) (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 KMH Budapest
15FRéka Dabasi – A1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)60 kg (130 lb) (1996-12-24) 24 December 1996 KMH Budapest
16DJelena Grkovic1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)69 kg (152 lb) (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 MAC Budapest
17DEnikő Tóth1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)61 kg (134 lb) (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 KMH Budapest
20GZsófia Tóth1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)74 kg (163 lb) (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 KMH Budapest
21DRéka Pártos1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)64 kg (141 lb) (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 MAC Budapest
22FAlexandra Rónai1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)61 kg (134 lb) (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 MAC Budapest
25GFruzsina Szabó1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 MAC Budapest
71DFruzsina Mayer1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)82 kg (181 lb) (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 HTI Stars
77FRegina Metzler1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb) (2005-10-25) 25 October 2005 KMH Budapest
79FLili Pintér1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb) (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 SDE HF
82FMíra Seregély1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb) (2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 Maine Black Bears
88FEmma Kreisz1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)69 kg (152 lb) (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 Stanstead College
89FHanna Pintér1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)69 kg (152 lb) (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 SDE HF
93FAlexandra Gowie1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 MAC Budapest
96DSarah Knee1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb) (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 KMH Budapest
97FKinga Jókai-Szilágyi1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)66 kg (146 lb) (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 Vienna Sabres

Head coaches
  • Tibor Balogh (1997–1999)
  • Bence Vadócz (1999–2001)
  • Vladimir Matejov (2001–2002)
  • Tibor Balogh (2002–2005)
  • László Pindák (2006–2007)
  • András Kis (2007–2009)
  • Csaba Gömöri (2011–2014)
  • Dwayne Gylywoychuk (2015)
  • Tibor Marton (2015–2018)
  • Jari Risku (2018–2019)[10]
  • Pat Cortina (2019–2020)[11][12]
  • Lisa Haley (2020–)[13]

Awards and honors

References
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  2. Zavodszky, Szabolcs (14 April 2019). "Hungarian women earn historic promotion". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/hungary.html Archived 23 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "IIHF Member National Association: Hungary". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 2009 Women's Division III, IV and V All Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423 Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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  11. "Pat Cortina a női válogatott szövetségi kapitánya". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Keresik a női válogatott új szövetségi kapitányát". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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