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 plays in Division I of the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.
History 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. 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. During the qualification tournament Great Britain recorded their largest-ever victory in international participation when they defeated Kazakhstan 8–0. 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. They lost four of their five games during the tournament winning only against Slovakia 4–1.
World Women's U18 Championship record 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 2025 5 5 0 35 6 15 21st place (Promoted to Division IB) 2026 5 2 3 9 13 6 18th place
^Includes one win in extra time (in the round robin) *Includes one loss in extra time (in the round robin)
Team roster From the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I # Name Pos Date of birth Club12 F Guildford Lightning6 (A) F Sheffield Shadows4 F Sutton Sting14 F Kingston Diamonds15 F Whitley Bay Squaws7 D Bracknell Ice Bees3 D Billingham Stars2 D Billingham Stars25 G Blackburn Thunder17 (C) F Bracknell Queen Bees24 F Solihull Vixens19 F Bracknell Queen Bees9 F Kingston Diamonds22 D Bracknell Fire Bees16 F Guildford Lightning10 F Bracknell Queen Bees1 G Swindon Topcats18 D Nottingham Vipers23 (A) D Kingston Diamonds5 F North Ayrshire Devils
References
External links Ice Hockey UK