Great Britain women's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Great Britain women's national under-18 ice hockey team is the women's national under-18 ice hockey team of the United Kingdom. The team is controlled by Ice Hockey UK, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and currently play in Division I of the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.

Great Britain
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationIce Hockey UK
General managerUnited Kingdom Claire Rowbotham
Head coachUnited Kingdom Angela Taylor
AssistantsUnited Kingdom Jenny Hehir
United Kingdom Nic Lazarczuk
CaptainAmy Trueman
Most gamesShannon Douglas (19)
Reagan Downing (19)
Casey Traill (19)
Top scorerSaffron Allen (11)
Most pointsSaffron Allen (22)
Team colors     
IIHF codeGBR
First international
 Great Britain 3 – 1 France 
(Asiago, Italy; 29 November 2011)
Biggest win
 Great Britain 9 – 0 Turkey 
(Heerenveen, Netherlands; 21 January 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 10 – 0 Great Britain 
(Füssen, Germany; 29 March 2014)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships - Division IA
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best result5th (2012)
International record (W–L–T)
23–36–0

History

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The Great Britain women's national under-18 ice hockey team played its first game in 2011 against France during the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I Qualification being held in Asiago, Italy.[1] Great Britain won the game 3–1 and finished second in the tournament earning one of the two qualification spots in the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I tournament along with Hungary who finished first in the qualification tournament.[1] During the qualification tournament Great Britain recorded their largest ever victory in international participation when they defeated Kazakhstan 8–0.[1] They also recorded their largest loss when they were defeated by Hungary 1–8. During December 2011 to January 2012 Great Britain competed in the 2012 Division I tournament being held in Tromsø, Norway.[2] They lost four of their five games during the tournament winning only against Slovakia 4–1.[2]

World Women's U18 Championship record

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Year GP W L GF GA Pts Rank
2012 10 4^ 6* 29 30 12 13th place (Relegated to Division I - Qualification)
2013 5 3 2 21 9 9 15th place (Promoted to Division I)
2014 5 0 5 4 31 0 14th place (Relegated to Division I - Qualification)
2015 5 0 5 3 18 0 20th place
2016 4 2 2 7 8 6 18th place
2017 5 2^ 3 8 13 5 18th place
2018 5 1 4 7 15 3 19th place
2019 5 3^ 2* 7 7 9 17th place
2020 5 1 4* 5 18 4 20th place (Relegated to Division IIA)
2022 5 3^ 2 15 8 8 20th place
2023 5 3 2* 11 8 10 23rd place
2024 5 4 1 22 7 12 22nd place

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

Team roster

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From the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I[3][4]

# Name Pos Date of Birth Club
12 Louise Adams F 24 November 1995   Guildford Lightning
6 Saffron Allen (A) F 28 March 1995   Sheffield Shadows
4 Lorna Beresford F 4 August 1996   Sutton Sting
14 Judith Browne F 7 July 1995   Kingston Diamonds
15 Amy Campbell F 3 May 1994   Whitley Bay Squaws
7 Jessica Curtis D 19 January 1996   Bracknell Ice Bees
3 Helen Emerson D 18 December 1995   Billingham Stars
2 Samantha Emerson D 23 February 1995   Billingham Stars
25 Beatrice Fletcher G 10 January 1994   Blackburn Thunder
17 Katherine Gale (C) F 6 June 1994   Bracknell Queen Bees
24 Paige Henry F 10 July 1994   Solihull Vixens
19 Lily Highgate F 7 June 1994   Bracknell Queen Bees
9 Shannon Jones F 21 April 1997   Kingston Diamonds
22 Kirsty Lake D 25 April 1994   Bracknell Fire Bees
16 Louisa Lippiatt Durnell F 9 March 1995   Guildford Lightning
10 Monica Petrosino F 27 February 1994   Bracknell Queen Bees
1 Rachel Pullen G 1 April 1994   Swindon Topcats
18 Emma Sanders D 13 April 1995   Nottingham Vipers
23 Bethany Scoon (A) D 5 April 1995   Kingston Diamonds
5 Ruth Wallace F 19 July 1994   North Ayrshire Devils

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2012 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Qual". IIHF. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  2. ^ a b "2012 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I". IIHF. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. ^ "Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  4. ^ "HUN-GBR Line-ups" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
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