Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
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Association | Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace |
Head coach | Grégory Tarle |
Assistants | François Neckar Vincent Peltier |
Captain | Marion Allemoz |
Most games | Virginie Bouetz (212) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | FRA |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 12 2 |
Highest IIHF | 11 (2008) |
Lowest IIHF | 16 (first in 2011) |
First international | |
France 1–1 Czechoslovakia (Plzeň, Czechoslovakia; 18 March 1989) |
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Biggest win | |
France 17–0 Hungary (Tilburg, Netherlands; 9 February 2002) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Finland 28–0 France (Havířov, Czechoslovakia; 18 March 1991) |
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IIHF World Women's Championships – Division IA | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1999) |
Best result | 3rd (1999, 2007) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
112–170–19 |
The French women's national ice hockey team represents France at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace. As of 2011, France has 952 female players. The French women's national team is ranked 12th in the world.
The women's team of France has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.