Great Britain women's national ice hockey team

Great Britain
Nickname(s)	Team GB
Association	Ice Hockey UK
General manager	Claire Rowbotham
Head coach	Michael Clancy
Assistants	Sean Alderson; Jeff Colton
Captain	Jodie Alderson-Smith
Most games	Katie Henry (66)
Top scorer	Angela Taylor (39)
Most points	Angela Taylor (70)
Team colors
IIHF code	GBR
Ranking
Current IIHF	23 (28 August 2023)
Highest IIHF	17 (2012)
Lowest IIHF	24 (2021)
First international
	Netherlands 4–2 Great Britain; (Chelmsford, Great Britain; 6 March 1989)
Biggest win
	Great Britain 27–0 South Africa; (Sheffield, Great Britain; 9 March 2007)
Biggest defeat
	Sweden 16–0 Great Britain; (Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia; 18 March 1991)
World Championships
Appearances	21 (first in 2003)
Best result	18th (2009, 2012)
European Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 1991)
Best result	9th (1991)
International record (W–L–T)
	73–84–3

The British women's national ice hockey team represents Great Britain at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Ice Hockey UK. As of 2011, Great Britain has 476 female players.^[2]

Tournament record

Great Britain team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

Year	Finish
1999	Not ranked (2nd in Group B qualification Pool A)
2000	Finished in 19th place (3rd in Group B qualification)
2001	Finished in 20th place (2nd in Division I qualification Pool B)
2003	Finished in 20th place (6th in Division II)
2004	Finished in 21st place (6th in Division II, Demoted to Division III)
2005	Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division III)
2007	Finished in 23rd place (2nd in Division III)
2008	Finished in 22nd place (1st in Division III and promoted to Division II)
2009	Finished in 18th place (3rd in Division II)
2011	Finished in 19th place (5th in Division II)
2012	Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB)
2013	Finished in 20th place (6th in Division IB and demoted to Division IIA)
2014	Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA)
2015	Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA)
2016	Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA)
2017	Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA)
2018	Finished in 23rd place (2nd in Division IIA)
2019	Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division IIA)
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[3]
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]
2022	Finished in 22nd place (1st in Division IIA)
2023	Finished in 21st place (5th in Division IB)
2024	Finished in 20th place (4th in Division IB)

Year	Finish
1989	Finished in 10th place
1991	Finished in 9th place
1993	Finished in 10th place (4th in Group B)
1995	Finished in 13th place (7th in Group B)
1996	Finished in 14th place (8th in Group B)

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Club
20	Samantha Bolwell	Guildford Lightning
1	Nicole Jackson	Kingston Diamonds

Defensemen
Number	Player	Club
9	Jodie Leigh Bloom	Sheffield Shadows
13	Holly Cornfordl	Kingston Diamonds
24	Helen Emerson	Kingston Diamonds
7	Georgina Farman	Linköping HC
19	Amanda Handisides	Bracknell Queen Bees
3	Sarah Hutchinson	Kingston Diamonds
2	Alice Lamb, captain	Bracknell Queen Bees
5	Beth Scoon	Kingston Diamonds
22	Rachel Serrell	Billingham Wildcats
5	Lauren Summers, assistant captain	Bracknell Queen Bees

Forwards
Number	player	Club
12	Louise Adams	Bracknell Queen Bees
18	Natalie Aldridge, assistant captain	Bracknell Queen Bees
15	Saffron Allen	Solihull Vixens
17	Katherine Gale	University of Toronto
14	Leanne Ganney	Bracknell Queen Bees
8	Katie Henry	SDE HF
10	Paige Henry	Solihull Vixens
6	Sophie Herbert	Brock University
11	Chrissy Newman	Bracknell Queen Bees
4	Kim Lane	Bracknell Queen Bees

^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ IIHF (19 November 1908). "Great Britain". IIHF. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^ "IIHF cancels March tournaments". IIHF. 2 March 2020.
^ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". IIHF. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
^ "ENTRY LIST BY TEAM : Great Britain" (PDF). IIHF. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2016.