Belarus women's national ice hockey team

Belarus

Association	Belarusian Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Lidia Malyavko
Team colors
IIHF code	BLR
Ranking
Current IIHF	n/a
First international
n/a
Biggest win
Belarus  4–1 Piranha (juniors) (Raubichi, Belarus; 6 January 2023)
Biggest defeat
Belarus  7–9 Armada (men) (Minsk, Belarus; 21 May 2023)
Olympics
Appearances	0
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	0

The Belarusian women's national ice hockey team (Belarusian: Жаночая зборная Беларусі па хакеі з шайбай; Russian: Женская сборная Беларуси по хоккею с шайбой) is the national women's ice hockey team that represents Belarus. The team is controlled by the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association.

History

The Belarus women's national team played its first unofficial game in Raubichi on 6 January 2023, against the 'Piranha' club of boys born in 2011, which it won 4–1.[1][2] National team players were between 10 and 25 years old.[2] Its second game was in Minsk against the 'Armada' amateur men's team on 21 May 2023, which it lost 7–9.[1][3] The team's head coach in this game was Lidia Malyavko.[4] In October 2023, the first edition of the Belarus Women's Hockey League was started.[5]

The national team is currently barred from entering the IIHF Women's World Championships, as Russia and Belarus have been suspended by the International Ice Hockey Federation since 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

References

1. ""Количество хоккеисток уже серьезное". Генсек ФХБ Андрей Башко о развитии женского хоккея в Беларуси" [The number of female hockey players is already serious]. Белорусское телеграфное агентство (in Russian). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
2. "Женский хоккей" [Women's hockey]. Хоккей Беларуси (in Russian). 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
3. "Belarus". National Teams of Ice Hockey - Information about hockey around the world. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
4. "Лидия Малявко возглавит женскую сборную Беларуси в товарищеском матче против "Армады"" [Lidiya Malyavko will lead the Belarusian women's team in a friendly match against Armada]. Новости спорта (in Russian). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
5. Izotov, Viktor (26 October 2023). "Лига женского хоккея создана в Беларуси" [Women's Hockey League created in Belarus]. Минская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
6. "Russia, Belarus teams remain suspended for 2024-25 season, says international governing body". Reuters. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.