# New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team

The New Zealand women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of New Zealand. The team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The team entered their first World Women's U18 Championship tournaments in 2020.

## History

New Zealand played their first game on 6 December 2013 against Australia in Dunedin, tying 2–2. The game was part of a four-game series being held in Dunedin between two teams. New Zealand went on to win the remaining three games of the series, which included their largest recorded international win of 5–1 in the final game. On 30 May and 1 June 2014, New Zealand played two games against the Auckland under-16 representative team, losing both games 9–1 and 4–0 respectively. In December 2014, New Zealand travelled to Australia to compete in a five-game series against Australia at the Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne. The team lost the series two games to three and also recorded their largest international loss in game four, losing 8–1 to Australia.
In March 2017, New Zealand participated in the 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. This was New Zealand's first time sending a team to this tournament. The team was undefeated throughout the tournament and gained their biggest win so far 16–1 against the United Arab Emirates. The team was also by far the youngest to compete, with an average age of 16. They defeated the women's (senior) national teams of Asia including Thailand, Singapore, India, Philippines, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates.

## International competitions
### World Women's U18 Championship

* 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Finish: 4th in Division II Group B (28th overall)
* 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Finish: 4th in Division II Group B (30th overall)

### Women's Challenge Cup of Asia

* 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 1st
* 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 2nd
* 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 4th

## Players and personnel
### Team roster - 2014 Series with Australia

From the 2014 International Series with Australia
| Name | Pos | Club |
| Terryn Bruce | F | Auckland |
| Gina Davis | F | Auckland |
| Kirstin Gerken | F | Auckland |
| Nicola Henare | D | Southern |
| Daisy Hopkins | G | Canterbury |
| Alex Hyde | F | Auckland |
| Lochlyn Hyde | G | Auckland |
| Laney Keenan | F | Southern |
| Whitney Keenan | D | Southern |
| Kyrissa Kolisnyk | F | Auckland |
| Stephanie Laycock | F | Auckland |
| Rebecca Lilly | D | Southern |
| Caitlin Orr | F | Southern |
| Tessa Rooney-Broadbent | F | Auckland |
| Millicent Smith | D | Canterbury |
| Eliza Thompson | D | Canterbury |
| Phoebe Thompson | D | Canterbury |

### Team officials - 2014 Series with Australia

From the 2014 International Series with Australia
* Head coach: Brandon Contratto
* Assistant coach: Alexis Debol
* General Manager: Simon Thompson
* Assistant manager: Jan Kolisnyk

### Team roster - 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

From the 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
| Name | Pos | Club |
| Samara Campton | F | Auckland |
| Sophie Harold | D | Auckland |
| Jana Kivell | F | Auckland |
| Laura Thresher | F | Auckland |
| Daisy Hopkins | G | Canterbury |
| Abbey Heale | F | Canterbury |
| Brooke Whitman | D | Canterbury |
| Phoebe Thompson | F | Canterbury |
| Millicent Smith | D | Canterbury |
| Heather McAslan | F | Southern |
| Erin Marshall | F | Southern |
| Laney Keenan | D | Southern |
| Rina Watt | F | Southern |
| Brittany Tiller | F | Southern |
| Hannah Cross | D | Southern |
| Beth Scott | F | Southern |
| Kirstin Gerken | F | Southern |
| Gabrielle Mills | F | Southern |
| Ashley Dickinson | G | Southern |

### Team officials - 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

From the 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
* Head coach: Angelique Mawson
* Assistant coach: Geoffroy Boehme
* Assistant coach: Lyndal Heineman
* General Manager: Philippa Kaisser
* Physiotherapist: Suzanne Belcher
* Team Staff: Jonathan Albright

### Team roster - 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

| Name | Pos | Club |
| Samara Campton | F | Auckland |
| Jamie Kaisser | F | Auckland |
| Jana Kivell | F | Auckland |
| Lilly Forbes | G | Canterbury |
| Alyssa Murphy | F | Canterbury |
| Millicent Smith | D | Canterbury |
| Ellie Dugdale | D | Canterbury |
| Brooke Whitman | D | Canterbury |
| Katelyn Heyrick | F | Canterbury |
| Phoebe Thompson | F | Canterbury |
| Heather McAslan | F | Southern |
| Erin Marshall | F | Southern |
| Laney Keenan | D | Southern |
| Rina Watt | F | Southern |
| Georgia Reynolds | F | Southern |
| Brittany Tiller | F | Southern |
| Hannah Cross | D | Southern |
| Beth Scott | F | Southern |
| Gabrielle Mills | F | Southern |
| Ashley Dickinson | G | Southern |

### Team officials - 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

* Head coach: Angelique Mawson
* Assistant coach: Michelle Cox
* General Manager: Philippa Kaisser