Estonia women's national ice hockey team
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A recoloured version of the lesser coat of arms of Estonia is used as the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Association | Estonian Ice Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| General Manager |
 Marge Linnamagi |
| Head coach |
Veiko Suvaoja |
| Assistants |
Christian Adami |
| Most points | Diana Kaareste (11) |
| IIHF code | EST |
| IIHF ranking | 37 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 32 (2007) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 37 (2011) |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
Estonia 8 – 2 Iceland  (Tallinn, Estonia; November 25, 2005) | |
| Biggest win | |
Estonia 14 – 1 Turkey  (Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; March 27, 2007) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Latvia 15 – 0 Estonia (Valmiera, Latvia; March 18, 2006) | |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | 31st (in 2007, 2008) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 5–9–0 | |
The Estonia women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team of Estonia. The team is controlled by the Estonian Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
History
Estonia played its first game in 2005 in an exhibition game against Iceland, held in Tallinn, Estonia. Estonia won the game 8–2.[1] The following year they competed at the Riga Tournament which was held in Valmiera, Latvia.[1] Competing against Latvia, the Netherlands, and Norway, Estonia lost all three games with the 15–0 loss against Latvia being recorded as their worst ever result.[1]
In 2007 Estonia competed at their first IIHF World Women's Championships. Placed in Division IV, they finished fourth, winning two of their five games.[2] The following year Estonia competed at the 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship again winning two of their five games in Division IV.[3]
International competitions
- 2006 Riga Tournament; Latvia. Finish: 4th[1]
- 2007 IIHF Women's World Championship. Finish: 4th in Division IV (31st overall)[2]
- 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship. Finish: 4th in Division IV (31st overall)[3]
All-time Record against other nations
As of September 14, 2011
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
 Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Estonia All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- 1 2 "2007 IIHF World Womens Championship Div IV". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- 1 2 "2008 IIHF World Women's Championship Div. IV". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
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