Netherlands women's national ice hockey team

Netherlands

Nickname(s)	Oranje (Orange)
Association	Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
Head coach	Willem van de Kraak
Assistants	Danny Jurgens
Captain	Maritza van Leeuwen
Most games	Marion Pepels (81)
Most points	Marion Pepels (69)
IIHF code	NED
IIHF ranking	22
Highest IIHF ranking	19 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking	23 (2010)
First international
Japan 5 – 2 Netherlands  (North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 21, 1987)
Biggest win
Netherlands 14 – 1 Romania  (Bucharest, Romania; March 5, 2001)
Biggest defeat
United States 20 – 0 Netherlands  (North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 23, 1987)  Finland 20 – 0 Netherlands  (Havírov, Czechoslovakia; March 17, 1991)
IIHF World Women's Championships - Division I
Appearances	1 (first in 1999)
Best result	8th (1999)
IIHF European Women Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 1989)
Best result	8th (1989)
International record (W–L–T)
30–66–4

The Dutch women's national ice hockey team represents Netherlands at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Nederlandse IJshockey Bond. In February 2011, the Netherlands are promoted in Division II of the IIHF World Women's Championship^[1]. They were relegated to Division III two years ago. Netherlands has 175 female players in 2011^[2].

Roster 2011

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Goaltenders

Number	Player	Club
20	Claudia van Leeuwen	HYS La Haye
1	Nadia Zijlstra	Heerenveen Flyers

Defensemen

Number	Player	Club
16	Zoe Barbier	Zoetermeer Panthers
9	Angela van de Burg	HYS La Haye
24	Jessica de Graaf	Blue Mountain Cougars Ijshockey Hoorn
17	Cloe Keijzer – A	Zoetermeer Panthers
3	Maritza van Leeuwen – Captain	Zoetermeer Panthers
15	Myrthe Martens	Atomic Moose Maaseik
23	Tjitske Wiebenga	Heerenveen Flyers

Forwards

Number	player	Club
2	Glynis Barton	Atomic Moose Maaseik
7	Lieke Boelhouwers	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam
13	Emily Even	Lakers St-Louis
14	Mieneke de Jong	HYS La Haye
21	Nancy van der Linden	Eindhoven Kemphanen
5	Josee Schipper	GIJS Bears Groningen
19	Jessie Tegelaar	Zoetermeer Panthers
8	Savine Wielbenga	Zoetermeer Panthers
10	Julie Zwarthoed – A	Smoke Eaters Geleen

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Willem Van de Kraak
• Assistant coach: Danny Jurgens
• Team leader: Jolanda Van Leeuwen
• Equipment manager: Michel Van der Meer
• Physiotherapist: Lonneke Van Soest & Suzanne Theeuwen

European Championship record

The Dutch women's team has participated at 3 Tournements in the IIHF European Women Championships.

• 1989 – Finished in 8th place
• 1991 – Finished in 10th place
• 1995 – Finished 5rd in Group B

Elite Women's Hockey League

Since the season 2010–11, the Netherlands women's national team participates in the Elite Women's Hockey League ^[4].

Season	PJ	V	VP	DP	D	Pts	BP	BC	Pun	Standing	Playoffs
2010–11	14	3	3	0	8	15	35	50	245	6th	no participation to playoff

World Championship record

Netherlands debuted in the Women's world championship in 1999.

• 1999 – Finished in 16th place (8th in Group B)
• 2000 – Finished in 21st place
• 2001 – Finished in 18th place
• 2003 – Finished in 19th place (5th in Division II)
• 2004 – Finished in 19th place (4th in Division II)
• 2005 – Finished in 20th place (6th in Division II)
• 2007 – Finished in 20th place (5th in Division II)
• 2008 – Finished in 20th place (5th in Division II)
• 2009 – Finished in 21st place (6th in Division II and relegated to Division III)
• 2011 – Finished in 20th place (first in Division III and promoted to Division II for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Olympic record

Main article: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

The women's team of Netherlands has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

References

1. ^ "Netherlands women promoted". IIHF. February 7, 2011. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/netherlands-women-promoted.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=c7ea384f81. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
2. ^ "Netherlands". IIHF. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/netherlands.html. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
3. ^ "Team Roster as of Tuesday 1 February 2011" (PDF). IIHF. February 1, 2011. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/255/IHW2550NED_33_1_0.pdf. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
4. ^ "Netherlands women join league". IIHF. September 23, 2010. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/netherlands-women-join-league.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=07f8af073c. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 

External links

• (Dutch) Nederlandse IJshockey Bond website
• (Dutch) Dutch women's national team pages
• Dutch Women all time results