Canada women's national ice hockey team

Canada
Ranking
The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform
Nickname(s)	Équipe Canada (Team Canada)
Association	Hockey Canada
Head coach	Laura Schuler
Assistants	Dwayne Gylywoychuk Troy Ryan
Captain	Marie-Philip Poulin
Most games	Hayley Wickenheiser (216)
Top scorer	Hayley Wickenheiser (146)
Most points	Hayley Wickenheiser (318)
Team colors
IIHF code	CAN

Current IIHF	2
Highest IIHF	1 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF	2 (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)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	18 (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)
256–47–5

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
	1992 Finland
	1994 USA
	1997 Canada
	1999 Finland
	2000 Canada
	2001 USA
	2004 Canada
	2007 Canada
	2012 USA
	2005 Sweden
	2008 China
	2009 Finland
	2011 Switzerland
	2013 Canada
	2015 Sweden
	2016 Canada
	2017 United States
Winter Universiade
	2009 Harbin
	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
2016	Kamloops, Canada	Runners-up
2017	Plymouth, United States	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 2018 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Head coach: Laura Schuler

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Shannon Szabados	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001660000000000000♠66 kg (146 lb)	(1986-08-06) August 6, 1986	Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs
2	F	Meghan Agosta	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001670000000000000♠67 kg (148 lb)	(1987-02-12) February 12, 1987	Free agent
3	D	Jocelyne Larocque	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001630000000000000♠63 kg (139 lb)	(1988-05-19) May 19, 1988	Brampton Thunder
4	D	Brigette Lacquette	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb)	(1992-10-11) October 11, 1992	Calgary Inferno
5	D	Lauriane Rougeau	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	Linköpings HC
11	F	Jillian Saulnier	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001650000000000000♠65 kg (143 lb)	(1992-03-07) March 7, 1992	Calgary Inferno
12	D	Meaghan Mikkelson	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001630000000000000♠63 kg (139 lb)	(1985-01-04) January 4, 1985	Calgary Inferno
15	F	Mélodie Daoust	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001720000000000000♠72 kg (159 lb)	(1992-01-07) January 7, 1992	McGill Univ.
17	F	Bailey Bram	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001630000000000000♠63 kg (139 lb)	(1990-09-05) September 5, 1990	Calgary Inferno
18	D	Halli Krzyzaniak	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)	(1995-02-04) February 4, 1995	Univ. of North Dakota
19	F	Brianne Jenner	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001710000000000000♠71 kg (157 lb)	(1991-05-04) May 4, 1991	Calgary Inferno
21	F	Haley Irwin	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001770000000000000♠77 kg (170 lb)	(1988-06-06) June 6, 1988	Calgary Inferno
23	D	Erin Ambrose	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001600000000000000♠60 kg (130 lb)	(1994-04-30) April 30, 1994	Toronto Furies
24	F	Natalie Spooner	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb)	(1990-10-17) October 17, 1990	Toronto Furies
26	F	Emily Clark	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001590000000000000♠59 kg (130 lb)	(1995-11-28) November 28, 1995	Univ. of Wisconsin
29	F	Marie-Philip Poulin	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)	(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991	Les Canadiennes
31	G	Geneviève Lacasse	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001620000000000000♠62 kg (137 lb)	(1989-05-05) May 5, 1989	Calgary Inferno
35	G	Ann-Renée Desbiens	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)	(1994-04-10) April 10, 1994	Univ. of Wisconsin
36	D	Renata Fast	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001650000000000000♠65 kg (143 lb)	(1994-10-06) October 6, 1994	Toronto Furies
38	D	Micah Hart	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001690000000000000♠69 kg (152 lb)	(1997-01-13) January 13, 1997	Cornell Univ.
40	F	Blayre Turnbull	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001700000000000000♠70 kg (150 lb)	(1993-07-15) July 15, 1993	Calgary Inferno
41	F	Sarah Nurse	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	(1995-01-04) January 4, 1995	Univ. of Wisconsin
43	F	Laura Stacey	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001710000000000000♠71 kg (157 lb)	(1994-05-05) May 5, 1994	Brampton Thunder
44	F	Sarah Potomak	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	(1997-12-19) December 19, 1997	Univ. of Minnesota
46	F	Amy Potomak	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001670000000000000♠67 kg (148 lb)	(1999-06-25) June 25, 1999	Pacific Steelers

Former Coaches

Dave McMaster head coach, assistants Lucie Valois & Rick Polutnik,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
Kevin Dineen, 2013-2014

References

External links

Members and events of Hockey Canada

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Associate bodies

Canadian Junior Hockey League

Interbranch events

Men's	Allan Cup Royal Bank Cup Telus Cup Canada Winter Games Aboriginal Championships
Women's	Clarkson Cup CIS Championship Esso Cup Under-18 Championship Canada Winter Games Aboriginal Championships
Regional	Western Canada Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup Fred Page Cup Keystone Cup Don Johnson Memorial Cup Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship Brewers Cup

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IIHF organized	Olympic Winter Games Paralympic Games Youth Olympic Games Ice Hockey World Championships IIHF World Women's Championships IIHF World U20 Championship IIHF World U18 Championships IIHF World Women's U18 Championships 4 Nations Cup Meco Cup
Other	World Cup of Hockey Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Spengler Cup Universiade Sledge World Championships

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Championships	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Winners	Canada Boston Blades (2013, 2015) Les Canadiennes (2009, 2011, 2012, 2017) Minnesota Whitecaps (2010) Toronto Furies (2014) Calgary Inferno (2016)
Most Valuable Player Award	Catherine Ward (2013) Christina Kessler (2014) Charline Labonte (2015) Delayne Brian (2016) Charline Labonte (2017)
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