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Canada
Nickname(s)Équipe Canada (Team Canada)
AssociationHockey Canada
Head coachLaura Schuler
AssistantsHowie Draper
Dwayne Gylywoychuk
CaptainMarie-Philip Poulin
Most gamesHayley Wickenheiser (216)
Top scorerHayley Wickenheiser (146)
Most pointsHayley Wickenheiser (318)
Team colors     
IIHF codeCAN
Ranking
Current IIHF2 Decrease 1
Highest IIHF1 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF2 (first in 2009)
First international
 Canada 10–0 Switzerland 
(North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; April 21, 1987)
Biggest win
 Canada 19–1 Netherlands 
(North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; April 23, 1987)
 Canada 18–0 Japan 
(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; March 22, 1990)
 Canada 18–0 Japan 
(Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; April 5, 1996)
 Canada 18–0 Slovakia 
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; February 13, 2010)
Biggest defeat
 United States 9–2 Canada 
(Burlington, United States; April 7, 2012)
Olympics
Appearances5 (first in 1998)
Medals Gold: 4 – 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Silver: 1 – 1998
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances16 (first in 1990)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012)
International record (W–L–T)
256–47–5
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Torino Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Canada
Gold medal – first place 1992 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1994 USA
Gold medal – first place 1997 Canada
Gold medal – first place 1999 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2000 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2001 USA
Gold medal – first place 2004 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2007 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2012 USA
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2008 China
Silver medal – second place 2009 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2011 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 2013 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2016 Canada
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Harbin
Gold medal – first place 2011 Erzurum Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trentino Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Granada Team

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

Olympic Games

Year Location Result
1998 Nagano, Japan Silver
2002 Salt Lake City, United States Gold
2006 Turin, Italy Gold
2010 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Gold
2014 Sochi, Russia Gold

World Championships

Year Location Result
1990 Ottawa, Canada Champions
1992 Tampere, Finland Champions
1994 Lake Placid, United States Champions
1997 Ontario, Canada Champions
1999 Espoo, Finland Champions
2000 Ontario, Canada Champions
2001 Minnesota, United States Champions
2004 Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada Champions
2005 Linköping and Norrköping, Sweden Runners-up
2007 Winnipeg and Selkirk, Canada Champions
2008 Harbin, China Runners-up
2009 Hämeenlinna, Finland Runners-up
2011 Zurich, Switzerland Runners-up
2012 Burlington, United States Champions
2013 Ottawa, Canada Runners-up
2015 Malmö, Sweden Runners-up
2016 Kamloops, Canada Runners-up

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

Pacific Rim Championship

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

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Laura Schuler

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 F Meghan AgostaA 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (1987-02-12) February 12, 1987 (age 37) Free agent
3 D Jocelyne Larocque 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (1988-05-19) May 19, 1988 (age 36) Canada Brampton Thunder
4 D Brigitte Lacquette 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1992-11-10) November 10, 1992 (age 32) Canada Calgary Inferno
5 D Lauriane Rougeau 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1990-04-12) April 12, 1990 (age 34) Canada Les Canadiennes
6 F Rebecca Johnston 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (1989-09-24) September 24, 1989 (age 35) Canada Calgary Inferno
7 F Jamie Lee Rattray 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1992-09-30) September 30, 1992 (age 32) Canada Brampton Thunder
8 D Laura Fortino 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1991-01-30) January 30, 1991 (age 33) Canada Brampton Thunder
9 F Jennifer Wakefield 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989 (age 35) Sweden Linköpings HC
11 F Jillian Saulnier 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1992-03-07) March 7, 1992 (age 32) Canada Calgary Inferno
12 D Meaghan MikkelsonA 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (1985-01-04) January 4, 1985 (age 39) Canada Calgary Inferno
17 F Bailey Bram 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (1990-09-05) September 5, 1990 (age 34) Canada Calgary Inferno
19 F Brianne Jenner 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1991-05-04) May 4, 1991 (age 33) Canada Calgary Inferno
22 F Hayley Wickenheiser 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1978-08-12) August 12, 1978 (age 46) Canada Calgary Inferno
24 F Natalie Spooner 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1990-10-17) October 17, 1990 (age 34) Canada Toronto Furies
27 D Tara Watchorn 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1990-05-30) May 30, 1990 (age 34) United States Boston Blades
29 F Marie-Philip PoulinC 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 33) Canada Les Canadiennes
30 G Emerance Maschmeyer 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1994-10-05) October 5, 1994 (age 30) United States Harvard Univ.
32 G Charline Labonté 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1982-10-15) October 15, 1982 (age 42) Canada Les Canadiennes
33 G Erica Howe 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1992-07-17) July 17, 1992 (age 32) Canada Brampton Thunder
37 F Sarah Davis 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1992-06-23) June 23, 1992 (age 32) Canada Calgary Inferno
38 D Halli Krzyzaniak 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 29) United States Univ. of North Dakota
39 F Emily Clark 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (1995-11-28) November 28, 1995 (age 29) United States Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison
40 F Blayre Turnbull 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993 (age 31) Canada Calgary Inferno

Former Coaches

See also

References