The Malaysia women's national ice hockey team is the

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team representing

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internationally in women's competition. The team is overseen by the

Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation The Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation (MIHF; ms, Persekutuan Hoki Ais Malaysia) is the governing body of ice hockey in Malaysia. References External links *International Ice Hockey Federation Ice hockey governing bodies in Asia Ice Hockey ...

, a member of the

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. The team was formed in 2016 and currently competes in the IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament.

History

The Malaysia women's national ice hockey team played its first game in March 2016 at the 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I tournament. The team lost their first two games of the tournament, losing to

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2–14 and

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0–21. Their game against Chinese Taipei is currently their largest international loss. Malaysia recorded their first win in their third game of the tournament after they defeated

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6–3. The team lost their final game of the tournament against

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, finishing fourth in the standings.

International competitions

* 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I. Finish: 4th (4th overall) * 2017 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 7th * 2018 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I. Finish: 1st (5th overall) * 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia. Finish: 5th

Players and personnel

Team roster

''For the 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I''

Team staff

''For the 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I'' *Head coach: Nikolas Sepponen *General manager: Ee Laine Chee *Team leader: Nurhidayah Badaruddin *Team staff: Haniff Mahmood *Equipment manager: Mohd Hafis Anjam *Physiotherapist: Nurdiasafra Hassan

References

External links

Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation
{{Ice hockey in Malaysia Ice hockey in Malaysia I Women's national ice hockey teams in Asia