New Zealand women's national ice hockey team

The New Zealand women's national ice hockey team, nicknamed the Ice Fernz, represents New Zealand at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2011, New Zealand had 110 female players.IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/new-zealand.html The New Zealand women's national team is ranked 25th in the world. The Ice Fernz name is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks and/or the New Zealand silver tree fern.
==Tournament record==
===Olympic Games===
New Zealand hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.
===World Championship===
The New Zealand women team participates in the world championship since 2005. At its first three participations of world championship, the New Zealanders finished every time the second or the third place of the division IV.
*2005 – Finished in 29th place (2nd in Division IV)
*2007 – Finished in 29th place (3rd in Division IV)
*2008 – Finished in 28th place (2nd in Division IV) 
*2009 – Division IV cancelled2009 Women's Division III, IV and V all Cancelled, http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?t=7423
*2011 – Finished in 26th place (1st in Division IV, Promoted to Division III).
*2012 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)
*2013 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division IIA)
*2014 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division IIA)
*2015 – Finished in 26th place (6th in Division IIA, relegated to Division IIB)
*2016 – Finished in 31st place (5th in Division IIB)
*2017 – Finished in 28th place (3rd in Division IIB)
*2018 – Finished in 31st place (4th in Division IIB)
*2019 – Finished in 30th place (2nd in Division IIB)
*2020 – Finished in 31st place (3rd in Division IIB)
*2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*2022 – Withdrawn
*2023 – Finished in 30th place (3rd in Division IIB)
*2024 – Finished in 32nd place (4th in Division IIB)
==All-time record against other nations==
As of 3 April 2019
Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win % 	For	Aga	Diff
 	11 	1 	0 	10 	9.09% 	12 	84 	−72
 	2 	0 	0 	2 	0.00% 	2 	8 	−6
 	3 	1 	0 	2 	33.33% 	9 	9 	0
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	100.00%	13 	1 	+12
 	2 	0 	0 	2 	0.00% 	1 	10 	−9
 	2 	0 	0 	2 	0.00% 	3 	11 	−8
 	8 	3 	1 	4 	37.50% 	19 	36 	−17
 	2 	0 	0 	2 	0.00% 	2 	11 	−9
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0.00% 	0 	10 	−10
 	2 	0 	0 	2 	0.00% 	2 	6 	−4
 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0.00% 	1 	7 	−6
 	3 	1 	0 	2 	0.00% 	7 	8 	−1
 	6 	5 	0 	1 	83.33% 	36 	15 	+21
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	100.00%	9 	6 	+3
 	2 	2 	0 	0 	100.00%	16 	3 	+13
 	4 	1 	0 	3 	25.00% 	6 	11 	−5
 	4 	0 	0 	4 	0.00% 	5 	22 	−17
 	5 	5 	0 	0 	100.00%	58 	11 	+47
Total 	62 	23 	1 	38 	37.10% 	201	269	-68
==All-time record against other clubs==
As of 3 April 2019
Opponent 	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win % 	For	Aga	Diff
New South Wales 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0.00% 	1 	2 	−1
Canada Moose 	3 	2 	1 	0 	66.67%	18 	7 	+11
Norrtälje 	2 	0 	0 	1 	0.00% 	0 	28 	−28
Leaside Wildcats Bantam B 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0.00% 	3 	6 	−3
Leaside Wildcats Midget AA 	1 	0 	0 	1 	0.00% 	0 	1 	−1
Durham West Lightning Senior A	2 	0 	0 	2 	0.00% 	4 	6 	−2
Brampton Canadettes Senior A 	2 	0 	0 	2 	0.00% 	1 	10 	−9
EHV Sabers 	2 	0 	0 	2 	0.00% 	14 	4 	−10
Total 	14 	2 	1 	11 	14.29%	31 	74 	-43
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
*IIHF profile
Category:Women's national ice hockey teams