Canada women's national ice hockey team

Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championships
Winter Universiade

Canada
	The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the Team Canada uniform since 1920, but was first worn by women in 1990.
Nickname(s)	Team Canada; (Équipe Canada)
Association	Hockey Canada
Head coach	Troy Ryan
Assistants	Kori Cheverie; Caroline Ouellette; Courtney Birchard-Kessel
Captain	Marie-Philip Poulin
Most games	Hayley Wickenheiser (276)
Top scorer	Hayley Wickenheiser (146)
Most points	Hayley Wickenheiser (379)
Team colours	Red, black, white;
IIHF code	CAN
Ranking
Current IIHF	1 (28 August 2023)
Highest IIHF	1 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF	2 (first in 2009)
First international
	Canada 10–0 Switzerland; (North York, Canada; April 21, 1987)
Biggest win
	Canada 19–1 Netherlands; (North York, Canada; April 23, 1987); Canada 18–0 Japan; (Ottawa, Canada; March 22, 1990); Canada 18–0 Japan; (Richmond, Canada; April 5, 1996); Canada 18–0 Slovakia; (Vancouver, Canada; February 13, 2010)
Biggest defeat
	United States 9–2 Canada; (Burlington, United States; April 7, 2012)
World Championships
Appearances	23 (first in 1990)
Best result	Gold: 12 (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2021, 2022)
Olympics
Appearances	7 (first in 1998)
Medals	Gold: 5 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022); Silver: 2 (1998, 2018)
International record (W–L–T)
	342–79–3

The Canadian women's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada in women's hockey. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and participates in international competitions. Canada has been a dominant figure in international competition, having won the majority of major ice hockey tournaments. Canada is rivaled by the United States, the only other winner of a major tournament.

Competition achievements[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

Year	Host Country	Host City	Result
1998	Japan	Nagano	Silver
2002	USA	Provo / West Valley City, Utah (Salt Lake City)	Gold
2006	Italy	Torino	Gold
2010	Canada	Vancouver, British Columbia	Gold
2014	Russia	Sochi	Gold
2018	South Korea	Gangneung (Pyeongchang)	Silver
2022	China	Beijing	Gold

World Championships[edit]

Year	Host Country	Host Cities	Result
1990	Canada	Ottawa	Champions
1992	Finland	Tampere	Champions
1994	USA	Lake Placid, New York	Champions
1997	Canada	Kitchener, Brantford / Brampton / Hamilton / London / Mississauga / North York, Ontario	Champions
1999	Finland	Espoo / Vantaa	Champions
2000	Canada	Mississauga / Barrie / Kitchener / London / Niagara Falls / Oshawa / Peterborough, Ontario	Champions
2001	USA	Minneapolis / Blaine / Fridley / Plymouth / Rochester / St. Cloud, Minnesota	Champions
2004	Canada	Halifax / Dartmouth, Nova Scotia	Champions
2005	Sweden	Linköping / Norrköping	Runners-up
2007	Canada	Winnipeg / Selkirk, Manitoba	Champions
2008	China	Harbin	Runners-up
2009	Finland	Hämeenlinna	Runners-up
2011	Switzerland	Zurich	Runners-up
2012	USA	Burlington	Champions
2013	Canada	Ottawa, Ontario	Runners-up
2015	Sweden	Malmö	Runners-up
2016	Canada	Kamloops, British Columbia	Runners-up
2017	USA	Plymouth	Runners-up
2019	Finland	Espoo	Third place
2020	Canada	Halifax / Truro, Nova Scotia	Cancelled^[4]
2021	Canada	Calgary, Alberta	Champions
2022	Denmark	Frederikshavn, Herning	Champions
2023	Canada	Brampton	Runners-up

4 Nations Cup[edit]

Year	Location	Result
1996	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Champions
1997	Lake Placid, United States	Runners-up
1998	Kuortane, Finland	Champions
1999	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Champions
2000	Provo, United States	Champions
2001	Vierumäki and Tampere, Finland	Champions
2002	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada	Champions
2003	Skövde, Sweden	Runners-up
2004	Lake Placid, United States	Champions
2005	Hämeenlinna, Finland	Champions
2006	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada	Champions
2007	Leksand, Sweden	Champions
2008	Lake Placid, United States	Runners-up
2009	Vierumäki, Finland	Champions
2010	Clarenville and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	Champions
2011	Nyköping, Sweden	Runners-up
2012	Tikkurila, Finland	Runners-up
2013	Lake Placid, United States	Champions
2014	Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Champions
2015	Sundsvall, Sweden	Runners-up
2016	Järvenpää, Finland	Runners-up
2017	Tampa and Wesley Chapel, United States	Runners-up
2018	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Runners-up
2019	Luleå, Sweden	Cancelled^[5]^[6]
2020	Finland/ Sweden	Not Scheduled

Pacific Rim Championship[edit]

Year	Location	Result
1995	San Jose, United States	Champions
1996	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada	Champions

Team[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Roster for the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship.^[7]^[8]

Head coach: Troy Ryan

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
3	D	Jocelyne Larocque	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(1988-05-19)May 19, 1988 (aged 34)	PWHPA Toronto
6	F	Rebecca Johnston	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1989-09-24)September 24, 1989 (aged 33)	PWHPA Calgary
7	F	Laura Stacey	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(1994-05-05)May 5, 1994 (aged 28)	PWHPA Montreal
10	F	Sarah Fillier	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2000-06-09)June 9, 2000 (aged 22)	Princeton Tigers
14	D	Renata Fast – A	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1994-10-06)October 6, 1994 (aged 28)	PWHPA Toronto
17	D	Ella Shelton	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1998-01-19)January 19, 1998 (aged 25)	PWHPA Toronto
19	F	Brianne Jenner	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(1991-05-04)May 4, 1991 (aged 31)	PWHPA Toronto
20	F	Sarah Nurse	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(1995-01-04)January 4, 1995 (aged 28)	PWHPA Toronto
23	D	Erin Ambrose	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(1994-04-30)April 30, 1994 (aged 28)	PWHPA Montreal
24	F	Natalie Spooner	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(1990-10-17)October 17, 1990 (aged 32)	PWHPA Toronto
25	D	Jaime Bourbonnais	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1999-09-09)September 9, 1999 (aged 23)	PWHPA Montreal
26	F	Emily Clark	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1995-11-28)November 28, 1995 (aged 27)	PWHPA Montreal
27	F	Emma Maltais	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(1999-11-04)November 4, 1999 (aged 23)	Ohio State Buckeyes
28	D	Micah Zandee-Hart	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1997-01-13)January 13, 1997 (aged 26)	PWHPA Calgary
29	F	Marie-Philip Poulin – C	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 (aged 32)	PWHPA Montreal
35	G	Ann-Renée Desbiens	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1994-04-10)April 10, 1994 (aged 28)	PWHPA Montreal
38	G	Emerance Maschmeyer	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(1994-10-05)October 5, 1994 (aged 28)	PWHPA Montreal
40	F	Blayre Turnbull – A	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1993-07-15)July 15, 1993 (aged 29)	PWHPA Calgary
42	D	Claire Thompson	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(1998-01-28)January 28, 1998 (aged 25)	PWHPA Toronto
43	F	Kristin O'Neill	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1998-03-30)March 30, 1998 (aged 25)	PWHPA Toronto
47	F	Jamie Lee Rattray	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1992-09-30)September 30, 1992 (aged 30)	PWHPA Toronto
50	G	Kristen Campbell	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1997-11-30)November 30, 1997 (aged 25)	PWHPA Calgary
92	F	Danielle Serdachny	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(2001-05-12)May 12, 2001 (aged 21)	Colgate Raiders

Development team roster[edit]

Roster for the 2023 Collegiate Series.^[9]

Head coach: Kori Cheverie

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Ève Gascon	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(2003-05-09) May 9, 2003 (age 20)	University of Minnesota Duluth
4	D	Sara Swiderski	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(2004-11-11) November 11, 2004 (age 18)	Clarkson University
6	D	Alyssa Regalado	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(2004-01-03) January 3, 2004 (age 19)	Cornell University
7	F	Maya Labad	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(2002-05-07) May 7, 2002 (age 21)	Quinnipiac University
8	D	Sarah MacEachern	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 (age 19)	Cornell University
10	F	Jade Iginla	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2004-10-19) October 19, 2004 (age 19)	Brown University
11	F	Abby Newhook	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(2003-05-13) May 13, 2003 (age 20)	Boston College
12	F	Jocelyn Amos – A	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 18)	Ohio State University
14	F	Emmalee Pais	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2005-07-11) July 11, 2005 (age 18)	Colgate University
15	D	Ava Murphy	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(2005-04-15) April 15, 2005 (age 18)	University of Wisconsin
19	D	Tova Henderson – A	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(2004-01-13) January 13, 2004 (age 19)	University of Minnesota Duluth
20	F	Sarah Wozniewicz	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2003-08-25) August 25, 2003 (age 20)	University of Wisconsin
23	D	Dominique Cormier	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(2003-10-11) October 11, 2003 (age 20)	Princeton University
24	F	Alexia Aubin	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2005-11-26) November 26, 2005 (age 17)	Stanstead College
25	F	Anne Cherkowski – C	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2002-07-06) July 6, 2002 (age 21)	Clarkson University
26	F	Jordan Baxter	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(2005-03-14) March 14, 2005 (age 18)	Ohio State University
28	D	Brooke Disher	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(2004-07-14) July 14, 2004 (age 19)	Boston University
29	F	Madeline Palumbo	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2004-02-28) February 28, 2004 (age 19)	Colgate University
30	G	Hannah Murphy	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(2003-08-03) August 3, 2003 (age 20)	Colgate University
31	G	Hanna Zukow	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2003-05-03) May 3, 2003 (age 20)	Stonehill College
36	F	Alex Law	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(2005-08-16) August 16, 2005 (age 18)	Boston University
40	F	Maddi Wheeler	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2002-10-10) October 10, 2002 (age 21)	University of Wisconsin
77	F	Jenna Buglioni – A	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(2002-03-13) March 13, 2002 (age 21)	Ohio State University

Coaches[edit]

Dave McMaster, 1990
Rick Polutnick, 1992
Les Lawton, 1994
Shannon Miller, 1997–1998
Danièle Sauvageau, 1999, 2001–2002
Melody Davidson, 2000, 2005–2007, 2009–2010
Karen Hughes, 2004
Peter Smith, 2008
Ryan Walter, 2011
Dan Church, 2012–2013
Kevin Dineen, 2013–2014
Doug Derraugh, 2015
Laura Schuler, 2016–2018
Perry Pearn, 2018–2019
Troy Ryan, 2021–

General managers[edit]

Melody Davidson, 2010–2018
Gina Kingsbury, 2018–present^[10]

References[edit]

^ "A century of Jerseys". Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ "Hockey Canada Logo Guidelines" (PDF). HockeyCanada.ca. Hockey Canada. March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. March 7, 2020.
^ "Damkronornas hemmaturnering i Luleå i november ställs in". Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
^ Campbell, Ken (September 13, 2019). "SWEDISH WOMEN BLINDSIDED BY DECISION TO CANCEL FOUR NATIONS CUP, CANADA AND USA WILL FILL THE VOID WITH GAMES". The Hockeyn News. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
^ "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Roster". Hockey Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^ "Team Roster: Canada" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "National Women's Program Selection Camp Roster". Hockey Canada (Press release). August 14, 2023.
^ Spencer, Donna (July 26, 2018). "Gina Kingsbury takes over Hockey Canada women's team". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

External links[edit]

[1] "A century of Jerseys". Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

[2] "Hockey Canada Logo Guidelines" (PDF). HockeyCanada.ca. Hockey Canada. March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

[IIHF_Women's_World_Ranking-3] "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

[4] "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. March 7, 2020.

[5] "Damkronornas hemmaturnering i Luleå i november ställs in". Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.

[6] Campbell, Ken (September 13, 2019). "SWEDISH WOMEN BLINDSIDED BY DECISION TO CANCEL FOUR NATIONS CUP, CANADA AND USA WILL FILL THE VOID WITH GAMES". The Hockeyn News. Retrieved September 30, 2019.

[7] "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Roster". Hockey Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

[8] "Team Roster: Canada" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[9] "National Women's Program Selection Camp Roster". Hockey Canada (Press release). August 14, 2023.

[10] Spencer, Donna (July 26, 2018). "Gina Kingsbury takes over Hockey Canada women's team". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

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v t e Women's national ice hockey teams
Africa	South Africa
Americas	Argentina* Brazil* Canada Chile** Colombia* Mexico Puerto Rico* United States
Asia and Oceania	Australia Bahrain^N China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India Iran Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon* Macau^N Malaysia New Zealand North Korea Philippines Singapore South Korea Thailand United Arab Emirates
Europe	Andorra Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia† Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Former teams	Czechoslovakia England Korea Scotland Wales
* IIHF associate members ** IIHF affiliate members † IIHF suspended members ^N Not an IIHF member

v t e Clarkson Cup
Adrienne Clarkson Stanley Cup Abby Hoffman Cup Hockey Canada Canadian Women's Hockey League Canadian women's ice hockey history
Championships	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Winners	Canada Boston Blades (2013, 2015) Calgary Inferno (2016, 2019) Markham Thunder (2018) Minnesota Whitecaps (2010) Montreal Stars/Les Canadiennes (2009, 2011, 2012, 2017) Toronto Furies (2014)
Most Valuable Player Award	Catherine Ward (2013) Christina Kessler (2014) Charline Labonte (2015) Delayne Brian (2016) Charline Labonte (2017) Erica Howe (2018) Brianna Decker (2019)
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