North Korea women's national ice hockey team
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The North Korean women's national ice hockey
team represents North Korea
at the International Ice Hockey Federation
's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team was creates in 1999 and is controlled by Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea
. North Korea has 515 female players in 2011 . The North Korean women's national team is ranked 21st in the world.
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team represents North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
at the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team was creates in 1999 and is controlled by Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea
Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea
The Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea is the governing body of ice hockey in North Korea.-External links:* at IIHF.com...
. North Korea has 515 female players in 2011 . The North Korean women's national team is ranked 21st in the world.
World Championship record
- IIHF World Women's Championships
- 20012001 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2001 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2 – April 8, 2001 in six cities in the state of Minnesota. Team Canada won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous six finals.-Teams:With the promotion and...
- Finished 4th in Division I - 20032003 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2003 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was set to be held in Beijing, China from March 4 to 9th, 2003. However, it was cancelled due to the SARS crisis...
- Finished 6th in Division I - 20042004 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2004 IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 30-April 6, 2004 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada. The Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships...
- Finished 6th Division I (Relegated to Division II) - 20052005 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...
- Finished 4th in Division II - 20072007 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament...
- Finished 3rd in Division II - 20082008 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China.It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation ....
- Finished 3rd in Division II - 20092009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships-Group B:All times are local .-Group C:All times are local .-Group D :All times are local . and advance to the final...
- Finished 2nd in Division II - 20112011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships-Group B:-Relegation series:Best of three.All times local - Final round :-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place playoff:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Scoring leaders:...
- the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial problems .The North Korean are relegated to Division III for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship2012 IIHF Women's World Championship-Group B:All times are local .-Relegation series:Best of three.All times are local .- Final round :-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Fifth place game:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:- Division I :...
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- 2001
Olympic record
The North Korean women's hockey team has never qualified itself for an Olympic tournamentIce hockey at the Olympic Games
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
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Asian Games record
- Ice hockey at the Asian Winter GamesIce hockey at the Asian Winter GamesIce hockey tournaments have been staged at the Asian Winter Games since 1986. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1986 Asian Winter Games.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:- References :*...
- 2003Ice hockey at the 2003 Asian Winter GamesEach played just one match against each of the other teams . A team gained two points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The team that gained the most points was awarded the gold medal....
- Finished in 4th place - 2007Ice hockey at the 2007 Asian Winter GamesIce hockey was featured as part of the 2007 Asian Winter Games at the Changchun Fuao Ice Hockey Rink for the Men's and at the Jilin Provincial Skating Rink for the Women's in Changchun...
- Finished in 4th place - 2011Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter GamesIce hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games was held in Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan from 28 January to 6 February.For these games, the men were competing in a 14-team tournament, and the women in a 5-team tournament...
- Finished in 4th place
- 2003
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
- 20102010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of AsiaThe 2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Shanghai from 10 April to 14 April. It was the first annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation . The games were played at the Taipei Arena in Shanghai University City International Ice Hockey Arena...
- 3rd - 20112011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of AsiaThe 2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia was the 2nd Women's IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 11 November, 14 November 2010 in Japan. The games were played in the Kirifuri Arena, Nikko...
- did not participed