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	Courtney Birchard-Kessel; Kori Cheverie; Caroline Ouellette
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	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)
Olympics
Appearances	7 (first in 1998)
Medals	Gold: 5 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022); Silver: 2 (1998, 2018)
World Championships
Appearances	23 (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.

Competition achievements

Olympic Games

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

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	Zürich	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
2024	USA	Utica, New York	Champions

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^[5]^[6]
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 November 2024 Rivalry Series.^[7]

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 (age 36)	Toronto Sceptres
7	F	Laura Stacey	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 30)	Montreal Victoire
8	D	Chloe Primerano	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2007-01-02) January 2, 2007 (age 17)	University of Minnesota
10	F	Sarah Fillier	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	(2000-06-09) June 9, 2000 (age 24)	New York Sirens
14	D	Renata Fast – A	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	(1994-10-06) October 6, 1994 (age 30)	Toronto Sceptres
17	D	Ella Shelton	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1998-01-19) January 19, 1998 (age 26)	New York Sirens
19	F	Brianne Jenner	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1991-05-04) May 4, 1991 (age 33)	Ottawa Charge
20	F	Sarah Nurse	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(1995-01-04) January 4, 1995 (age 29)	Toronto Sceptres
21	D	Ashton Bell	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1999-12-07) December 7, 1999 (age 24)	Ottawa Charge
23	D	Erin Ambrose	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(1994-04-30) April 30, 1994 (age 30)	Montreal Victoire
25	D	Jaime Bourbonnais	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(1999-09-09) September 9, 1999 (age 25)	New York Sirens
26	F	Emily Clark	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1995-11-28) November 28, 1995 (age 29)	Ottawa Charge
27	F	Emma Maltais	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1999-11-04) November 4, 1999 (age 25)	Toronto Sceptres
29	F	Marie-Philip Poulin – C	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 33)	Montreal Victoire
35	G	Ann-Renée Desbiens	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1994-04-10) April 10, 1994 (age 30)	Montreal Victoire
38	G	Emerance Maschmeyer	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(1994-10-05) October 5, 1994 (age 30)	Ottawa Charge
40	F	Blayre Turnbull – A	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	(1993-07-15) July 15, 1993 (age 31)	Toronto Sceptres
42	D	Claire Thompson	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1998-01-28) January 28, 1998 (age 26)	Minnesota Frost
43	F	Kristin O'Neill	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1998-03-30) March 30, 1998 (age 26)	Montreal Victoire
47	F	Jamie Lee Rattray	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(1992-09-30) September 30, 1992 (age 32)	Boston Fleet
50	G	Kristen Campbell	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1997-11-30) November 30, 1997 (age 27)	Toronto Sceptres
88	F	Julia Gosling	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(2001-02-21) February 21, 2001 (age 23)	Toronto Sceptres
91	F	Sophie Shirley	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(1999-06-30) June 30, 1999 (age 25)	Boston Fleet
92	F	Danielle Serdachny	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	(2001-05-12) May 12, 2001 (age 23)	Ottawa Charge
98	F	Daryl Watts	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(1999-05-15) May 15, 1999 (age 25)	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^[8]

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.
^ "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.
^ "2024-25 RIVALRY SERIES (NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM)". hockeycanada.ca. October 23, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ 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

[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] "2024-25 RIVALRY SERIES (NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM)". hockeycanada.ca. October 23, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[8] 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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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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