Canadian national women's hockey team

The Canadian women's national ice hockey team is controlled by Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...

. Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

has been by far one of the two most dominant teams in international competition. They have won the majority of major ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

tournaments, while their losses have only been against the United States and Sweden. Canada has 85,624 female players in 2011.

Olympic record

1998
Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to...

- Won Silver Medal
2002
Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...

- Won Gold Medal
2006
Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics
-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...

- Won Gold Medal
2010
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the...

- Won Gold Medal

World Championship record

IIHF World Women's Championships

1990 - Won Gold Medal
1992 - Won Gold Medal
1994 - Won Gold Medal
1997 - Won Gold Medal
1999 - Won Gold Medal
2000 - Won Gold Medal
2001
2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2001 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2 – April 8, 2001 in six cities in the state of Minnesota. Team Canada won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous six finals.-Teams:With the promotion and...

- Won Gold Medal
2004
2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2004 IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 30-April 6, 2004 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada. The Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships...

- Won Gold Medal
2005
2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...

- Won Silver Medal
2007
2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament...

- Won Gold Medal
2008
2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China.It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation ....

- Won Silver Medal
2009
2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
-Group B:All times are local .-Group C:All times are local .-Group D :All times are local . and advance to the final...

- Won Silver Medal
2011
2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
-Group B:-Relegation series:Best of three.All times local - Final round :-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place playoff:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Scoring leaders:...

- Won Silver Medal

Clarkson Cup record

2006 - Won Clarkson Cup
Clarkson Cup
The Clarkson Cup is an ice hockey trophy, which since 2009 has been awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women's Hockey Championship. Like the Stanley Cup, it was created by and named after a former Governor General of Canada: Adrienne Clarkson....

The Canadian woman were awarded the First Clarkson cup. Subsequently the trophy is awarded to the top woman's hockey club in North America.

3/4 Nations Cup record

3 Nations Cup/4 Nations Cup

4 Nations Cup

The 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup. In general, it is held in or around November...

1996 - Won Gold Medal
1997 - Won Silver Medal
1998 - Won Gold Medal
1999 - Won Gold Medal
2000 - Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2001 - Won Gold Medal
2002 - Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2003 - Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2004 - Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2005 - Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2006
2006 4 Nations Cup
The 2006 4 Nations Cup, an annual women's ice hockey tournament, was held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and took place from 7 to 11 November 2006.-Results:7 November 20068 November 200610 November 2006...

- Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2007
2007 4 Nations Cup
The 2007 4 Nations Cup was held in Leksand, Sweden from November 7 to November 11, 2007. All games were played at the Ejendals Arena. The teams involved were Canada, the United States, Sweden, and Finland.Canada defeated the USA 2-0 in the gold medal game....

- Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2008 - Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2009 - Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2010 - Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
2011- Won silver medal (4 nations cup)

Pacific Rim Championship

IIHF Pacific Rim Championship

1995
1995 Women's Pacific Rim Championship
The 1995 IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship was held between April 3–8, 1995. The tournament was held in San Jose, CA, USA.Canada won the first of these tournaments the hard way, after losing in the Group Stage 5-2 to the United States, they defeated China in a shootout before taking the US to a...

- Won Gold Medal
1996
1996 Women's Pacific Rim Championship
The 1996 IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship was held between April 1–6, 1996. The tournament was held in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada....

- Won Gold Medal

Current roster 2011

The selection camp began Saturday April 2 at the Toronto MasterCard Centre

MasterCard Centre

The MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence or commonly the MasterCard Centre is a hockey facility located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has four ice sheets and is the official practice facility for the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey team, and their AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies...

. The chosen players represented women's national team at the 2011 World Women’s Championships held in Switzerland, in April 16–25, 2011.

Goaltenders
Number		\|Player		\|Club Team	\|Hometown
30 \|align=center\|Shannon Szabados Shannon Szabados Shannon Szabados is an ice hockey goaltender for the Canadian national hockey team. She also plays for the men's hockey team at Grant MacEwan University in Alberta. Szabados has been the first female player at several different tournaments and in several leagues, both during minor and junior...	Grant MacEwan (ACAC)	Edmonton, Alberta
32 \|align=center\|Charline Labonté Charline Labonté Charline Labonté is a women's ice hockey player. Labonté now lives in Montreal, and is studying Physical Education at McGill University.-Playing career:...	McGill University (USIC)	Boisbriand, Québec
33	Kim St-Pierre Kim St-Pierre Kim St-Pierre is a women's ice hockey player.-McGill:In 1998-99, she was the top rookie for the McGill Martlets women's ice hockey team...	Montreal Stars (CWHL)	Châteauguay, Quebec

{| width=100%
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!!width=10%|Player
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!!width=10%|Hometown
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|align=center|3
|align=center|Jocelyne Larocque

Jocelyne Larocque

Jocelyne Dawn Marie Larocque is a women’s ice hockey player for Canada women's national ice hockey team and former defensemen the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs...

|align=center| University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
|align=center| Ste-Anne, Manitoba

Meaghan Mikkelson

Meaghan Mikkelson , is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team and also plays for the Edmonton Chimos . Mikkelson also won a gold medal during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. She was selected third overall by Team Alberta CWHL in the 2011 CWHL Draft...

|align=center| Edmonton Chimos (WWHL)
|align=center| St-Albert Alberta

Tara Watchorn

Tara Watchorn competed for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup.-Playing career:...

|align=center| Boston University Terriers (HE)
|align=center| Newcastle, Ontario

Catherine Ward

Catherine Ward is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was also a member of the 2008–09 McGill Martlets women's hockey season, which won a Canadian Interuniversity Sport title...

|align=center| Boston University Terriers (HE)
|align=center|Montreal, Quebec

Tessa Bonhomme

Tessa Bonhomme is an Olympic Gold Medalist and member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was also a member and co-captain of the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey team in the NCAA....

|align=center| Toronto Aeros(CWHL)
|align=center| Sudbury, Ontario

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!!width=10%|Player
!!width=10%|Club Team
!!width=10%|Hometown
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|align=center|Meghan Agosta

Meghan Agosta

Meghan Agosta is a women's ice hockey forward, currently playing for Mercyhurst College. Agosta played for the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning gold medals at both...

|align=center| Mercyhurst College (CHA)
|align=center| Ruthven, Ontario

Rebecca Johnston

Rebecca Johnston is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. Also she plays for Cornell University.-Canada Winter Games:...

|align=center| Cornell University (ECAC)
|align=center| Sudbury, Ontario

Cherie Piper

Cherie Piper is a Canadian ice hockey player residing in Markham, Ontario. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and plays for the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League...

|align=center| Brampton Thunder (CWHL)
|align=center| Markham, Ontario

Gillian Apps

Gillian Mary Apps is a women's ice hockey player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps and the daughter of former National Hockey League player Syl Apps, Jr...

|align=center| Brampton Thunder (CWHL)
|align=center| Unionville, Ontario

Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...

|align=center| Montreal Stars (CWHL)
|align=center| Montreal, Quebec

Jayna Hefford

Jayna Hefford is a women's ice hockey player. Hefford played forward for the Canadian women's team at the Winter Olympics in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010...

|align=center| Brampton Thunder (CWHL)
|align=center| Kingston, Ontario

Haley Irwin

Haley Irwin is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team and also plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.-Playing career:...

|align=center| University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
|align=center| Thunder Bay, Ontario

|-
|-
|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
|align=center|22
|align=center|Hayley Wickenheiser

Hayley Wickenheiser

Hayley Wickenheiser is a women's ice hockey player from Canada. She was the first woman to play full time professional hockey in a position other than goalie. Wickenheiser is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team...

|align=center| University of Calgary (USIC)
|align=center| Shaunavon, Saskatchewan

Natalie Spooner

Natalie Spooner played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2007 to 2008, and rejoined the program in 2010. Currently, she competes for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program...

|align=center| Ohio State University (WCHA)
|align=center| Scarborough, Ontario

Sarah Vaillancourt

Sarah Marie Vaillancourt is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars .-Playing career:...

|align=center| Montreal Stars (CWHL)
|align=center|Sherbrooke, Quebec

Marie-Philip Poulin

Marie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian ice hockey forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues...

|align=center| Boston University (HE)
|align=center| Beauceville, Quebec

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Coaching staff 2011

Head Coach: Ryan Walter
Assistant Coach: Dan Church
Assistant Coach: Lisa Jordan
Assistant Coach: Sebastien Farrese
Equipment Manager: Chris Macdonald
Team Video Coach: Jonas Plumb
Team Doctor: Wanda Millard
Physiotherapist: Stefanie Moser
Physiotherapist: Lucia Orsini
Media Manager: Francis Dupont

Head coaches

2011 - Matt Perisa
2010 - Melody Davidson
Melody Davidson
Melody Davidson is the head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was the head coach of the gold medal winning 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics Canadian women's team....
2008 - Peter Smith
2005-2007 - Melody Davidson
2004 - Karen Hughes
2001-2002 - Danièle Sauvageau
Danièle Sauvageau
Danièle Sauvageau, MSC is the former head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team which won the Gold medal in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics...
2000 - Melody Davidson
1999 - Danièle Sauvageau
1997-1998 - Shannon Miller
Shannon Miller (ice hockey)
Shannon Miller, is the former head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team which won the Silver medal in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She has also won five NCAA Division I championships with the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey. She is from Melfort,...
1994 - Les Lawton
1992 - Rick Polutnick
1990 - Nick Cerrone

All-time scoring

As of October 2009
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|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Hayley Wickenheiser

Hayley Wickenheiser

||205|| 140|| 161|| 301|| 256
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Danielle Goyette

Danielle Goyette

Danielle Goyette is a retired women's ice hockey player, and has been on the Canadian national team.-Hockey Canada:...

||172 ||114 ||105 || 219||124
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|Jayna Hefford

Jayna Hefford

Jayna Hefford is a women's ice hockey player. Hefford played forward for the Canadian women's team at the Winter Olympics in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010...

||194 ||116||92||208 || 110
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Jennifer Botterill

Jennifer Botterill

Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars...

||170 ||65||105||170 || 58
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette

Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...

|| 146||63||97||160 || 70
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|Vicky Sunohara

Vicky Sunohara

Vicky Sunohara is a three-time Olympian and is known as one of Canada's all-time most popular female ice hockey players. She was once considered to be the best female ice hockey player in the world and was described as the "Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey"...

||164 ||56||62|| 118|| 74
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|Nancy Drolet

Nancy Drolet

Nancy Drolet is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is the daughter of Mr. Denis Drolet and Mrs. Viviane Dubé...

|| 110||52||64||116 || 54
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|Cassie Campbell

Cassie Campbell

Cassie Campbell-Pascall is a former Canadian female ice hockey player. She was the captain of the Canadian ice hockey team during the 2002 Winter Olympics and led the team to a gold medal...

|| 157||32||68||100 || 66
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|Cherie Piper

Cherie Piper

|| 83||28||66|| 94|| 42
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|Geraldine Heaney

Geraldine Heaney

Geraldine Heaney is an Irish-Canadian ice hockey head coach and retired defenceman. She is head coach for the University of Waterloo women's hockey team...

|| 125||27||66|| 93|| 62
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
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