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Norway
Nickname(s)	Isbjørnene (The Polar Bears)
Association	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Janne Salmela
Assistants	Marte Carlsson ; Magnus Evensen
Captain	Maren Knudsen
Most games	Several players (20)
Top scorer	Andrea Dalen (11); Mathea Fischer (11)
Most points	Mathea Fischer (22)
Team colors
IIHF code	NOR
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Austria 2 - 1 Norway ; (Chambéry, France; 28 December 2008)
Biggest win
	Norway 15 - 0 Australia ; (Jaca, Spain; 8 January 2024)
Biggest defeat
	Switzerland 12 - 1 Norway ; (Piešťany, Slovakia; 6 April 2010)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships - Division I A
Appearances	14 (first in 2009)
Best result	2nd (2015)
International record (W–L–T)
	27–41–0

The Norway women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.

History

The inaugural Norway national under-18 participation was on 12–14 December 2008 in Hønefoss. The team would compete at Division I, which were held in Chambéry, France from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009. Birger Aaserud og Kjersti Malo Dyb lead the national team.^[1]

Their division competition were: Japan, France, Slovakia and Austria. They lost in every match, earned a goal deposit of 9–16 and avoided relegation as there is no placement lower than last team of Division I. Japan earned a promotion.

The 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I tournament was on 3–9 April in Piešťany, Slovakia. They faced France, Slovakia and Austria, relegated Switzerland, and new team Kazakhstan.^[2] They lost four of the matches, won their first match against Kazakhstan, and ended 5th in the Division. Switzerland was promoted

World Women's U18 Championship record

Year	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
2009	4	0	4	9	16	0	13th place
2010	5	1	4	14	27	3	13th place
2011	5	2	3	16	11	6	12th place
2012	5	2	3	13	13	6	12th place
2013	5	3	2	10	10	9	12th place
2014	5	2	3	11	14	6	12th place
2015	5	4^	1*	14	9	12	10th place
2016	5	2	3	14	12	6	12th place
2017	5	2^	3	14	14	5	11th place
2018	5	1^	4	4	13	2	14th place (Relegated to Division I B)
2019	5	4^	1*	14	4	12	16th place
2020	5	3	2**	13	7	11	15th place (Promoted to Division 1 A)^[3]
2022	4	0	4*	5	26	1	13th place
2023	5	1	4	8	16	3	14th place (Relegated to Division I B)
2024	5	5	0	37	4	15	15th place (Promoted to Division 1 A)

^Includes one win in extra time (in the round robin)
*Includes one loss in extra time (in the round robin)
**Includes two losses in extra time (in the round robin)

References

^ "Innkalling til samling for U18 Jenter" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
^ "U18 kvinner: Oppdatert VM-info" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
^ "2020 IIHF World Women U18 Championship: Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

External links

Official website
Coverage of 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship at hockey.no

[1] "Innkalling til samling for U18 Jenter" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.

[2] "U18 kvinner: Oppdatert VM-info" (in Norwegian). hockey.no. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.

[3] "2020 IIHF World Women U18 Championship: Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

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