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Canada
Nickname(s) Équipe Canada (Team Canada)
Association Hockey Canada
GM Flag of Canada Bob Nicholson
Head coach Flag of Canada Ryan Walter 2010-present
Assistants Flag of Canada Laura Schuler
Flag of Canada Peter Smith
Captain Hayley Wickenheiser
Most games Hayley Wickenheiser (203)
Top scorer Hayley Wickenheiser (142)
Most points Hayley Wickenheiser (302)
IIHF code CAN
IIHF ranking 1
Highest IIHF ranking 1 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking 2 (2009)
First international
Flag of Canada Canada 10 - 0 Switzerland Flag of Switzerland
(North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 21, 1987)
Biggest win
Flag of Canada Canada 19 - 1 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands
(North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 23, 1987)
Flag of Canada Canada 18 - 0 Japan Flag of Japan
(Ottawa, Canada; March 22, 1990)
Flag of Canada Canada 18 - 0 Japan Flag of Japan
(Richmond, Canada; April 5, 1996)
Flag of Canada Canada 18 - 0 Slovakia Flag of Slovakia
(Vancouver, Canada; February 13, 2010)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the United States United States of America 7 - 3 Canada Flag of Canada
(Detroit, United States; January 6, 2002)
Olympics
Appearances 4 (first in 1998)
Medals Gold medal Gold: 3 - 2002, 2006, 2010
Silver medal Silver: 1 - 1998
International record (W-L-T)
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Olympic games
Silver 1998 Nagano Tournament
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
Gold 2006 Torino Tournament
Gold 2010 Vancouver Tournament
IIHF World Women Championships
Gold 1990 Canada Tournament
Gold 1992 Finland Tournament
Gold 1994 United States Tournament
Gold 1997 Canada Tournament
Gold 1999 Finland Tournament
Gold 2000 Canada Tournament
Gold 2001 United States Tournament
Gold 2004 Canada Tournament
Silver 2005 Sweden Tournament
Gold 2007 Canada Tournament
Silver 2008 China Tournament
Silver 2009 Finland Tournament

The Canadian women's national ice hockey team is controlled by Hockey Canada. Canada has been by far one of the two most dominant teams in international competition. They have won the majority of major ice hockey tournaments, while their losses have only been against the United States and Sweden. Canada has 62,640 female players (2005). The current head coach is Ryan Walter. The organization also relies on corporate donations.

2009 DonationWomensTeam

Jayna Hefford (second from left), and Jennifer Botterill (far right), with Molson employees Kristy Pinder, Pat McEleney, and Heidi Pokorny. The group celebrate as $100,000 is raised for the Women’s National Hockey Team at the Going Fore Gold golf tournament in August 2009 at St. Thomas, ON

Head coaches[]

  • 2010 - Melody Davidson
  • 2008 - Peter Smith
  • 2005, 2006, 2007 - Melody Davidson
  • 2004 - Karen Hughes
  • 2001, 2002 - Danièle Sauvageau
  • 2000 - Melody Davidson
  • 1999 - Danièle Sauvageau
  • 1997, 1998 - Shannon Miller
  • 1994 - Les Lawton
  • 1992 - Rick Polutnick
  • 1990 - Nick Cerrone

2010 Olympic team[]

Goaltenders

Defensemen

Forwards

Wick 2002

Jayna Hefford grabs a Canadian flag as Hayley Wickenheiser celebrates their gold medal victory at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games

Olympic record[]

See also: List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Canada
  • 1998 - Won Silver Medal
  • 2002 - Won Gold Medal
  • 2006 - Won Gold Medal
  • 2010 - Won Gold Medal
CanadaWomen 2006

The Canadian team gathers for a team photo as they celebrate their gold medal victory at the 2006 Torino Winter Games

World Championship record[]

  • 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 - Won Gold Medal
  • 2004 - Won Gold Medal
  • 2005 - Won Silver Medal
  • 2007 - Won Gold Medal
  • 2008 - Won Silver Medal
  • 2009 - Won Silver Medal

Clarkson Cup record[]

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[]

  • 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 - Won Gold Medal (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2007 - 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)

Pacific Rim Championship[]

IIHF Pacific Rim Championship
  • 1995 - Won Gold Medal
  • 1996 - Won Gold Medal

All-time scoring[]

As of October 2009

Player Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Hayley Wickenheiser 205 140 161 301 256
Danielle Goyette 172 114 105 219 124
Jayna Hefford 194 116 92 208 110
Jennifer Botterill 170 65 105 170 58
Caroline Ouellette 146 63 97 160 70
Vicky Sunohara 164 56 62 118 74
Nancy Drolet 110 52 64 116 54
Cassie Campbell 157 32 68 100 66
Cherie Piper 83 28 66 94 42
Geraldine Heaney 125 27 66 93 62


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