Hungary women's national ice hockey team

Magyar női jégkorong-válogatott (Hungarian)
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Magyar
AssociationHungarian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachPat Cortina
AssistantsDelaney Collins
Zoltán Fodor
CaptainLotti Odnoga
Most gamesAlexandra Rónai (122)[1]
Top scorerAlexandra Huszák (53)[1]
Most pointsFanni Garát-Gasparics (105)[1]
Team colors     
IIHF codeHUN
Ranking
Current IIHF10 Decrease 2 (28 August 2023)[2]
Highest IIHF9 (2022)
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
Appearances20 (first in 2000)
Best result8th (2022)
International record (W–L–T)
101–107–1[3]

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.[4]

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[5] and, by 2020, the number had more than doubled to 1,144.[6]

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[7]
  • 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[8]
  • 2021 – Finished in 9th place
  • 2022 – Finished in 8th place
  • 2023 – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division IA)
  • 2024 – Finished in 12th place (2nd in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)

Team

Current roster

Roster for the Group A tournament of the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.[9][10]

Head coach: Pat Cortina

Player age at start of tournament on 21 April 2024.

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Anikó Németh 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1996-09-06)6 September 1996 (aged 27) Sweden Björklöven Umeå
2 D Bernadett Németh 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (1996-09-06)6 September 1996 (aged 27) Hungary MAC Budapest
3 F Hayley Williams 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 33) Hungary HK Budapest
4 D Taylor Baker 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 26) United States PWHL New York
5 D Adél Márton 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2004-07-26)26 July 2004 (aged 19) Canada Ontario Hockey Academy
7 F Zsófia Pázmándi 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 21) United States Plattsburgh State Cardinals
10 F Imola Horváth 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (2002-08-02)2 August 2002 (aged 21) Hungary MAC Budapest
12 D Dorottya Gengeliczky 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 20) United States Trine Thunder
13 D Lotti Odnoga – C 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 25) Sweden SDE HF
14 D Franciska Kiss-Simon – A 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb) (1995-11-07)7 November 1995 (aged 28) Hungary HK Budapest
15 F Réka Dabasi – A 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (1996-12-24)24 December 1996 (aged 27) Hungary HK Budapest
18 F Alexandra Huszák 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 28) Hungary MAC Budapest
21 F Tamara Gondos 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2005-11-08)8 November 2005 (aged 18) Hungary MAC Budapest
23 F Nikolett Fehér 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2007-01-06)6 January 2007 (aged 17) Hungary HK Budapest
25 G Zsuzsa Révész 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2005-08-17)17 August 2005 (aged 18) Hungary MAC Budapest
26 F Berta Mozolai 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (2007-03-13)13 March 2007 (aged 17) Canada Stanstead Blazers
41 F Boglárka Báhiczki-Tóth 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2007-10-11)11 October 2007 (aged 16) Hungary HK Budapest
71 D Fruzsina Mayer 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (aged 23) Hungary HK Budapest
72 F Míra Seregély 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2003-04-27)27 April 2003 (aged 20) United States Maine Black Bears
77 F Regina Metzler 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2005-10-25)25 October 2005 (aged 18) Canada Ontario Hockey Academy
88 F Emma Kreisz 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2003-09-02)2 September 2003 (aged 20) United States Minnesota State Mavericks
97 F Kinga Jókai-Szilágyi 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 (aged 26) Sweden Skellefteå AIK

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)[11]
  • Pat Cortina (2019–2020)[12][13]
  • Lisa Haley (2020–2021)[14]
  • Pat Cortina (2022–)

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hungary Women Top 25 Scoring Leaders" (PDF). NationalTeamsofIceHockey.com. November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Hungary Women Official Results" (PDF). NationalTeamsOfIceHockey.com. November 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ^ Zavodszky, Szabolcs (14 April 2019). "Hungarian women earn historic promotion". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/hungary.html Archived 23 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "IIHF Member National Association: Hungary". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Női válogatott: jöhet a VB-főpróba". Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (Press release) (in Hungarian). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Team Roster: Hungary". IIHF. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Új szövetségi kapitánya van a női válogatottnak". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). 20 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Pat Cortina a női válogatott szövetségi kapitánya". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Keresik a női válogatott új szövetségi kapitányát". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Női jégkorong: Kanadából érkezik szövetségi kapitány a válogatott é". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  15. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A: Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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