Canada women's national ice hockey team

Canada
First international
Nickname(s)	Équipe Canada (Team Canada)
Association	Hockey Canada
General Manager	Melody Davidson
Head coach	Laura Schuler
Assistants	Tim Bothwell Dwayne Gylywoychuk
Captain	Marie-Philip Poulin
Most games	Hayley Wickenheiser (216)
Top scorer	Hayley Wickenheiser (146)
Most points	Hayley Wickenheiser (318)
IIHF code	CAN
IIHF ranking	1
Highest IIHF ranking	1 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking	2 (first in 2009)
Team colors

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)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	16 (first in 1990)
Best result	01 ! (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012)
Olympics
Appearances	5 (first in 1998)
Medals	Gold: 4 – 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Silver: 1 – 1998
International record (W–L–T)
253–45–5

Medal record
Olympic Games
	2002 Salt Lake City	Team
	2006 Torino	Team
	2010 Vancouver	Team
	2014 Sochi	Team
	1998 Nagano	Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
	1990 Canada	Team
	1992 Finland	Team
	1994 USA	Team
	1997 Canada	Team
	1999 Finland	Team
	2000 Canada	Team
	2001 USA	Team
	2004 Canada	Team
	2007 Canada	Team
	2012 USA	Team
	2005 Sweden	Team
	2008 China	Team
	2009 Finland	Team
	2011 Switzerland	Team
	2013 Canada	Team
	2015 Sweden	Team
Winter Universiade
	2009 Harbin	Team
	2011 Erzurum	Team
	2013 Trentino	Team
	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

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 2015 4 Nations Cup.^[1]

Head coach: Laura Schuler

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
2	F	Meghan Agosta – A	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001670000000000000♠67 kg (148 lb)	(1987-02-12) February 12, 1987	Free agent
4	D	Brigette Lacquette	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb)	(1992-11-10) November 10, 1992	Calgary Inferno
5	D	Lauriane Rougeau – A	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001760000000000000♠76 kg (168 lb)	(1990-04-12) April 12, 1990	Les Canadiennes
6	F	Rebecca Johnston	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001670000000000000♠67 kg (148 lb)	(1989-09-24) September 24, 1989	Calgary Inferno
8	D	Laura Fortino	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	7001620000000000000♠62 kg (137 lb)	(1991-01-30) January 30, 1991	Brampton Thunder
9	F	Jennifer Wakefield	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001780000000000000♠78 kg (172 lb)	(1989-06-15) June 15, 1989	Brampton Thunder
11	F	Jillian Saulnier	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001650000000000000♠65 kg (143 lb)	(1992-03-07) March 7, 1992	Linköpings HC
14	D	Courtney Birchard	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001720000000000000♠72 kg (159 lb)	(1989-07-14) July 14, 1989	Brampton Thunder
17	F	Bailey Bram	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001680000000000000♠68 kg (150 lb)	(1990-09-05) September 5, 1990	Calgary Inferno
23	F	Sarah Potomak	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	(1997-12-19) December 19, 1997	University of Minnesota
24	F	Natalie Spooner – A	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb)	(1990-10-17) October 17, 1990	Toronto Furies
26	F	Jessica Campbell	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001620000000000000♠62 kg (137 lb)	(1992-06-24) June 24, 1992	Calgary Inferno
29	F	Marie-Philip Poulin – C	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)	(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991	Les Canadiennes
30	G	Emerance Maschmeyer	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	(1994-10-05) October 5, 1994	Harvard University
33	G	Erica Howe	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001690000000000000♠69 kg (152 lb)	(1992-07-17) July 17, 1992	Brampton Thunder
34	D	Sarah Edney	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001600000000000000♠60 kg (130 lb)	(1993-09-02) September 2, 1993	Brampton Thunder
35	F	Sarah Lefort	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001740000000000000♠74 kg (163 lb)	(1994-02-09) February 9, 1994	Boston University
36	D	Renata Fast	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001650000000000000♠65 kg (143 lb)	(1994-10-06) October 6, 1994	Clarkson University
37	F	Sarah Davis	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	7001760000000000000♠76 kg (168 lb)	(1992-06-23) June 23, 1992	Calgary Inferno
38	D	Halli Krzyzaniak	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)	(1995-02-04) February 4, 1995	University of North Dakota
39	F	Emily Clark	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001590000000000000♠59 kg (130 lb)	(1995-11-28) November 28, 1995	University of Wisconsin–Madison
40	F	Blayre Turnbull	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001700000000000000♠70 kg (150 lb)	(1993-07-13) July 13, 1993	Calgary Inferno
42	F	Sarah Nurse	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001660000000000000♠66 kg (146 lb)	(1995-01-04) January 4, 1995	University of Wisconsin–Madison

Development Team roster

Roster for the 2016 Nations Cup.^[2]

Head coach: Dwayne Gylywoychuk

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
2	D	Melissa Channell	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001590000000000000♠59 kg (130 lb)	(1994-12-16) December 16, 1994	University of Wisconsin–Madison
3	D	Cassandra Poudrier – A	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001670000000000000♠67 kg (148 lb)	(1992-12-05) December 5, 1992	Cornell University
4	D	Brigette Lacquette	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb)	(1992-11-10) November 10, 1992	Calgary Inferno
6	F	Hanna Bunton	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	(1995-05-07) May 7, 1995	Cornell University
7	F	Jamie Lee Rattray	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001780000000000000♠78 kg (172 lb)	(1992-09-30) September 30, 1992	Clarkson University
8	D	Micah Hart	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001690000000000000♠69 kg (152 lb)	(1997-01-13) January 13, 1997	Cornell University
10	F	Kelly Terry – A	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	(1992-06-06) June 6, 1992	Toronto Furies
11	F	Cayley Mercer	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001580000000000000♠58 kg (128 lb)	(1995-01-18) January 18, 1995	Clarkson University
12	D	Katelyn Gosling	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001680000000000000♠68 kg (150 lb)	(1993-05-10) May 10, 1993	University of Western Ontario
13	D	Erin Ambrose	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001600000000000000♠60 kg (130 lb)	(1994-04-30) April 30, 1994	Clarkson University
14	F	Rebecca Leslie	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001540000000000000♠54 kg (119 lb)	(1996-05-08) May 8, 1996	Boston University
15	F	Mélodie Daoust – C	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001720000000000000♠72 kg (159 lb)	(1992-01-07) January 7, 1992	McGill University
17	F	Shelby Bram	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)	7001590000000000000♠59 kg (130 lb)	(1993-08-20) August 20, 1993	Buffalo Beauts
18	F	Rebecca Kohler	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	7001780000000000000♠78 kg (172 lb)	(1995-09-03) September 3, 1995	University of North Dakota
21	F	Laura Stacey	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001650000000000000♠65 kg (143 lb)	(1994-05-05) May 5, 1994	Dartmouth College
22	F	Shannon MacAulay – A	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (180 lb)	(1994-06-22) June 22, 1994	Clarkson University
23	F	Karly Heffernan	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001660000000000000♠66 kg (146 lb)	(1996-02-06) February 6, 1996	Harvard University
24	D	Ivana Bilic	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001650000000000000♠65 kg (143 lb)	(1994-03-21) March 21, 1994	Bemidji State University
25	F	Victoria Bach	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	7001560000000000000♠56 kg (123 lb)	(1996-07-12) July 12, 1996	Boston University
30	G	Elaine Chuli	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001600000000000000♠60 kg (130 lb)	(1994-05-16) May 16, 1994	University of Connecticut
31	F	Amanda Leveille	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001590000000000000♠59 kg (130 lb)	(1994-06-10) June 10, 1994	University of Minnesota

Former Coaches

Nick Cerrone, 1990
Rick Polutnick, 1992
Les Lawton, 1994
Shannon Miller, 1997–1998
Danièle Sauvageau, 1999
Melody Davidson, 2000
Danièle Sauvageau, 2001–2002
Karen Hughes, 2004
Melody Davidson, 2005–2007
Peter Smith, 2008
Melody Davidson, 2010
Matt Perisa, 2011
Ryan Walter, 2012
Dan Church, 2012–2013

References

External links

Members and events of Hockey Canada

Member branches

Associate bodies

Interbranch events

Men's	Memorial Cup Allan Cup Royal Bank Cup CIS University Cup Telus Cup Canada Winter Games Aboriginal Championships

Women's	Clarkson Cup CIS Championship Esso Cup Under-18 Championship Canada Winter Games Aboriginal Championships

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Clarkson Cup

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Championships	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Winners	Canada Boston Blades (2013, 2015) Montreal Stars (2009, 2011, 2012) Minnesota Whitecaps (2010) Toronto Furies (2014)

Most Valuable Player Award	Catherine Ward (2013) Christina Kessler (2014) Charline Labonte (2015)

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