# 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.
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 and, by 2020, the number had more than doubled to 1,144.

## 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
* 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
* 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.
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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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)
* Pat Cortina (2019–2020)
* Lisa Haley (2020–2021)
* Pat Cortina (2022–)

### Awards and honors

* Fanni Gasparics, Directorate Award, Best Forward, 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I