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team of

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. The team is controlled by the

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, a member of the

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. In 2016 the team debuted at the

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where they competed in the Division I Qualification tournament, finishing in last place.

History

In January 2016 the Romanian women's national under-18 ice hockey team debuted at the

where they played in the 2016 Division I Qualification tournament in

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and

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, Austria. Romania was placed in Group A with

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and

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. The team finished last in Group A's preliminary round after losing all three of their games, which included their largest loss on record after Kazakhstan defeated them 15–0. Romania then progressed to the seventh place classification game against

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, who had finished last in Group B. Romania was defeated by Australia 6–7 following a shootout and finished the tournament in eighth place. Alina Oprea was selected as the best Romanian player of the tournament.

International competitions

* 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships. Finish: 8th in Division I Qualification (22nd overall) * 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships. Finish: 4th in Division I B Qualification (24th overall)

Team roster

''For the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Qualification''

References

External links

Romanian Ice Hockey Federation website
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Women's national under-18 ice hockey teams