Bulgaria women's national ice hockey team

Bulgaria

The Bulgarian national ice hockey team is the national women's hockey national team of Bulgaria in the women's ice hockey. In January 2011, the team was on the 24th place of the IIHF World Ranking.

History

The Bulgarian national ice hockey team was in September 2008 her debut as part of the qualification for the Olympic Winter Games 2010., Where the Bulgarians had against experienced teams from traditional hockey nations compete and stayed in four games and a goal difference of 1:192 completely chance. Especially the game against Slovakia was a debacle for the newly established national and ended in a 0:82 defeat, which was the biggest defeat in the history of women's ice hockey.

In January 2011, the national team played four test matches in the Turkish city of Erzurum against hosts Turkey and Sloweninen and was able to at least the games against Turkey in the framework hold ( 0:5 and 2:3 ). The games were to prepare for the World Cup 2011, made ​​his World Cup debut in Bulgaria as host in the Division V. At their first World Cup finals the Bulgarians get their first two game winning obligation at all, and they finished the tournament in third place.

Placements

At World Championships

  • 2011 - 3rd Division V

At the Winter Olympics

  • 2010 - 5th place, group A ( pre-qualification )
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