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.^[4]

Magyar női jégkorong-válogatott (Hungarian)

Nickname(s)	Magyar
Association	Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation
General manager	Judit Jaso
Head coach	Pat Cortina
Assistants	Krisztián Budai Delaney Collins András Kis Martin Pillók
Captain	Fanni Garát-Gasparics
Most games	Alexandra Rónai (122)[1]
Top scorer	Alexandra Huszák (53)[1]
Most points	Fanni Garát-Gasparics (105)[1]
Team colors
IIHF code	HUN
Ranking
Current IIHF	10 (21 April 2025)[2]
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	21 (first in 2000)
Best result	8th (2022)
International record (W–L–T)
101–107–1[3]

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^[5] and, by 2020, the number had more than doubled to 1,144.^[6]

Tournament record

Olympic

The Hungarian women's hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championships

• 2000 – Finished in 22nd place
• 2001 – Finished in 24th place
• 2003 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division III)
• 2004 – Finished in 24th place (3rd in Division III)
• 2005 – Finished in 24th place (4th in Division III)
• 2007 – Finished in 25th place (4th in Division III)
• 2008 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division III)
• 2009 – Division III canceled^[7]
• 2011 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division III)
• 2012 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA)
• 2013 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Division IIA, Promoted to Division IB)
• 2014 – Finished in 17th place (3rd in Division IB)
• 2015 – Finished in 18th place (4th in Division IB)
• 2016 – Finished in 15th place (1st in Division IB, Promoted to Division IA)
• 2017 – Finished in 13th place (5th in Division IA)
• 2018 – Finished in 12th place (3rd in Division IA)
• 2019 – Finished in 11th place (1st in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)
• 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[8]
• 2021 – Finished in 9th place
• 2022 – Finished in 8th place
• 2023 – Finished in 9th place (relegated to Division IA)
• 2024 – Finished in 12th place (2nd in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)
• 2025 – Finished in 10th place (relegated to Division IA)

Team

Current roster

The roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship, as published on 7 April 2025.^[9][10]

Head coach: Pat Cortina

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Anikó Németh	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)	Budapest JA
2	D	Bernadett Németh	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)	Aisulu Almaty
4	D	Taylor Baker	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 28)	Brynäs IF
6	D	Lili Hajdu	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	(2009-01-06) 6 January 2009 (age 16)	Budapest JA
7	F	Zsófia Pázmándi	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22)	Lindenwood Lady Lions
8	D	Isabel Lippai	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 23)	MAC Budapest
9	F	Krisztina Weiler	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	Ontario Hockey Academy
10	F	Imola Horváth	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 23)	Södertalje SK
11	F	Fanni Gasparics – C	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 30)	Brynäs IF
12	F	Petra Polónyi	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2008-09-25) 25 September 2008 (age 16)	Ontario Hockey Academy
13	D	Lotti Odnoga – A	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 26)	SDE HF
14	D	Franciska Kiss-Simon	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 29)	HK Budapest
15	F	Réka Dabasi – A	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(1996-12-24) 24 December 1996 (age 28)	HK Budapest
17	F	Madeline Leidt	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26)	HK Budapest
18	F	Alexandra Huszák	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 30)	MAC Budapest
23	F	Réka Hiezl	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2009-06-10) 10 June 2009 (age 16)	Vasas SC U16
31	G	Zoé Takács	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2008-08-25) 25 August 2008 (age 16)	MAC Budapest
33	G	Zsuzsa Révész	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 20)	North American Hockey Academy
41	F	Boglárka Báhiczki-Tóth	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(2007-10-11) 11 October 2007 (age 17)	Purcell Hockey Academy
71	D	Fruzsina Mayer	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 25)	HK Budapest
72	F	Míra Seregély	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 (age 22)	Maine Black Bears
77	F	Regina Metzler	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(2005-10-25) 25 October 2005 (age 19)	Mercyhurst Lakers
88	F	Emma Kreisz	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21)	Minnesota Golden Gophers
91	D	Lorina Haraszt	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2008-03-05) 5 March 2008 (age 17)	IOGJA
97	F	Kinga Jókai-Szilágyi	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)	SKN Sabres St. Pölten

Head coaches

• Tibor Balogh (1997–1999)
• Bence Vadócz (1999–2001)
• Vladimir Matejov (2001–2002)
• Tibor Balogh (2002–2005)
• László Pindák (2006–2007)
• András Kis (2007–2009)
• Csaba Gömöri (2011–2014)
• Dwayne Gylywoychuk (2015)
• Tibor Marton (2015–2018)
• Jari Risku (2018–2019)^[11]
• Pat Cortina (2019–2020)^[12][13]
• Lisa Haley (2020–2021)^[14]
• Pat Cortina (2022–)

Awards and honors

• Fanni Gasparics, Directorate Award, Best Forward, 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I^[15]