The Bulgarian women's national ice hockey team () represents

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in the

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. The women's national team is controlled by

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. As of 2020, Bulgaria had 53 female players registered with the IIHF, down from 65 players in 2016. The Bulgarian women's national team ranked 38th in the world in 2020.

Qualification tournament for the 2010 Olympics

The Bulgaria participated in the women's qualification tournament for the

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. They played four games, facing

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, and

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. The team lost all four games in blowouts: 0–39 against Latvia, 1–30 against Croatia, 0–41 against Italy, and a record-setting 0–82 loss to Slovakia, which remains the highest

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ever recorded in an IIHF sanctioned match as of 2020. Tallied in the game against Croatia, the only goal was scored by forward Olga Gospodinova and assisted by the defensemen Elina Milanova and Sofiya Iliycheva.

World Championship record

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, the Bulgarian women's national team debuted at their first

tournament, competing in Division V. They were scheduled to compete in the 2009 Division V tournament in

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, but the tournament was cancelled for financial reasons.

References

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2008 establishments in Bulgaria