Hungary women's national ice hockey team
The Hungarian women's national ice hockey team (Hungarian: Magyar női jégkorong-válogatott) represents Hungary at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship and other senior international women's tournaments. The women's national team is organized by the Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség (Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation). The Hungarian women's national team was ranked 12th in the world in 2020. They hosted and won the 2019 World Championship Division I Group A tournament in Budapest. The victory earned promotion to the Top Division for the first time in team history.
| Nickname(s) | Magyar |
|---|---|
| Association | Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation |
| Head coach | Pat Cortina |
| Assistants | Krisztián Budai Delaney Collins Zoltán Fodor |
| Captain | Fanni Garát-Gasparics |
| Most games | Alexandra Rónai (122) |
| Top scorer | Alexandra Huszák (53) |
| Most points | Fanni Gasparics (105) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | HUN |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 10 2 (28 August 2023) |
| Highest IIHF | 9 (2022) |
| Lowest IIHF | 27 (2010) |
| First international | |
| Hungary 6–0 South Africa (Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 19 March 1999) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Hungary 14–1 South Africa Sheffield, Great Britain; 10 March 2007) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| France 17–0 Hungary (Tilburg, Netherlands; 9 February 2002) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 19 (first in 2000) |
| Best result | 8th (2022) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 101–107–1 | |
Ice hockey increased in popularity among women in Hungary during the later part of the 2010s. Hungary had 477 female players registered with the IIHF in 2016 and, by 2020, the number had more than doubled to 1,144.