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	Team Canada; (Équipe Canada)
Association	Hockey Canada
General manager	Gina Kingsbury
Head coach	Troy Ryan
Assistants	Kori Cheverie; Brad Kirkwood; Caroline Ouellette; Britni Smith
Captain	Marie-Philip Poulin
Most games	Hayley Wickenheiser (276)
Top scorer	Hayley Wickenheiser (168)
Most points	Hayley Wickenheiser (379)
Team colours	Red, black, white;
IIHF code	CAN
Ranking
Current IIHF	2 1 (21 April 2025)
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)
Olympics
Appearances	7 (first in 1998)
Medals	Gold: 5 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022); Silver: 2 (1998, 2018)
World Championships
Appearances	24 (first in 1990)
Best result	Gold: 13 (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2024)
International record (W–L–T)
	363–84–3

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.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1998	Silver medal	2nd	6	4	0	2	29	15	Squad
2002	Gold medal	1st	5	5	0	0	35	5	Squad
2006	Gold medal	1st	5	5	0	0	46	2	Squad
2010	Gold medal	1st	5	5	N/a	0	48	2	Squad
2014	Gold medal	1st	5	5	N/a	0	17	5	Squad
2018	Silver medal	2nd	5	4	N/a	1	18	5	Squad
2022	Gold medal	1st	7	7	N/a	0	57	10	Squad
2026	Qualified								Squad
Total	5 Gold medals	7/7	38	35	0	3	233	36	N/a

Women's World Championship

Women's World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1990	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	61	8	Squad
1992	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0			Squad
1994	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0			Squad
1997	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0			Squad
1999	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	31	2	Squad
2000	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0			Squad
2001	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0			Squad
2003	Competition at top level was cancelled due to SARS outbreak in China
2004	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1			Squad
2005	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1			Squad
2007	Champions	1st	5	5	N/a	0			Squad
2008	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	N/a	2			Squad
2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	N/a	1			Squad
2011	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	N/a	1			Squad
2012	Champions	1st	5	4	N/a	1			Squad
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	N/a	1			Squad
2015	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	N/a	2			Squad
2016	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	N/a	2			Squad
2017	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	N/a	3			Squad
2019	Third place	3rd	7	5	N/a	2	33	9	Squad
2021	Champions	1st	7	7	N/a	0	34	7	Squad
2022	Champions	1st	7	6	N/a	1	32	9	Squad
2023	Runners-up	2nd	7	6	N/a	1	29	13	Squad
2024	Champions	1st	7	6	N/a	1	27	8	Squad
2025	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	N/a	2	37	9	Squad
2026	Qualified
Total	13 Titles	24/24	132	104	0	18	764	174	N/a

4 Nations Cup

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^[4]^[5]
2020	Finland/ Sweden	Not Scheduled

Pacific Rim Championship

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

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 Rivalry Series.^[6]

Head coach: Troy Ryan

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
2	D	Sophie Jaques	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2000-10-16) October 16, 2000 (age 25)	Vancouver Goldeneyes
7	F	Laura Stacey	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 31)	Montreal Victoire
8	D	Chloe Primerano	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2007-01-02) January 2, 2007 (age 19)	University of Minnesota
9	D	Kati Tabin	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1997-04-21) April 21, 1997 (age 28)	Montreal Victoire
10	F	Sarah Fillier	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2000-06-09) June 9, 2000 (age 25)	New York Sirens
11	F	Caitlin Kraemer	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(2006-05-29) May 29, 2006 (age 19)	University of Minnesota Duluth
14	D	Renata Fast	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1994-10-06) October 6, 1994 (age 31)	Toronto Sceptres
17	D	Ella Shelton	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1998-01-19) January 19, 1998 (age 28)	Toronto Sceptres
20	F	Sarah Nurse	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1995-01-05) January 5, 1995 (age 31)	Vancouver Goldeneyes
23	D	Erin Ambrose	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(1994-04-30) April 30, 1994 (age 31)	Montreal Victoire
24	F	Natalie Spooner	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1990-10-17) October 17, 1990 (age 35)	Toronto Sceptres
27	F	Emma Maltais	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(1999-11-04) November 4, 1999 (age 26)	Toronto Sceptres
28	D	Micah Zandee-Hart	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 (age 29)	New York Sirens
29	F	Marie-Philip Poulin – C	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 34)	Montreal Victoire
34	F	Hannah Miller	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(1996-02-16) February 16, 1996 (age 29)	Vancouver Goldeneyes
37	G	Ève Gascon	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(2003-05-09) May 9, 2003 (age 22)	University of Minnesota Duluth
38	G	Emerance Maschmeyer	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(1994-10-05) October 5, 1994 (age 31)	Vancouver Goldeneyes
40	F	Blayre Turnbull – A	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1993-07-15) July 15, 1993 (age 32)	Toronto Sceptres
42	D	Claire Thompson	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1998-01-28) January 28, 1998 (age 27)	Vancouver Goldeneyes
43	F	Kristin O'Neill	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1998-03-30) March 30, 1998 (age 27)	New York Sirens
82	G	Kayle Osborne	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2002-02-28) February 28, 2002 (age 23)	New York Sirens
88	F	Julia Gosling	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(2001-02-21) February 21, 2001 (age 24)	Seattle Torrent
92	F	Danielle Serdachny	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(2001-05-12) May 12, 2001 (age 24)	Seattle Torrent
94	F	Jennifer Gardiner	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	(2001-09-18) September 18, 2001 (age 24)	Vancouver Goldeneyes
95	F	Daryl Watts	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1999-05-15) May 15, 1999 (age 26)	Toronto Sceptres

Coaches

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

Melody Davidson, 2010–2018
Gina Kingsbury, 2018–present^[7]

References

^ "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.
^ "World Ranking". IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
^ "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.
^ "2025-26 RIVALRY SERIES (NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM)". Hockey Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
^ 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

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[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.

[3] "World Ranking". IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 24, 2025.

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

[5] 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.

[6] "2025-26 RIVALRY SERIES (NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM)". Hockey Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[7] 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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Medal record
Olympic Games
	2002 Salt Lake City	Team
	2006 Torino	Team
	2010 Vancouver	Team
	2014 Sochi	Team
	2022 Beijing	Team
	1998 Nagano	Team
	2018 Pyeongchang	Team
World Championships
	1990 Canada
	1992 Finland
	1994 United States
	1997 Canada
	1999 Finland
	2000 Canada
	2001 USA
	2004 Canada
	2007 Canada
	2012 United States
	2021 Canada
	2022 Denmark
	2024 United States
	2005 Sweden
	2008 China
	2009 Finland
	2011 Switzerland
	2013 Canada
	2015 Sweden
	2016 Canada
	2017 United States
	2023 Canada
	2025 Czechia
	2019 Finland
Winter Universiade
	2009 Harbin
	2011 Erzurum	Team
	2013 Trentino	Team
	2023 Lake Placid	Team
	2015 Granada	Team
	2017 Almaty	Team
	2019 Krasnoyarsk	Team

v t e Women's national ice hockey teams
Africa	Egypt^N 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 Belarus 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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