Canada national women's ice hockey team

Canada

Nickname(s)	Équipe Canada (Team Canada)
Association	Hockey Canada
GM	Bob Nicholson
Head coach	Ryan Walter 2010-present
Assistants	Laura Schuler 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
Canada 10 - 0 Switzerland (North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 21, 1987)
Biggest win
Canada 19 - 1 Netherlands (North York or Mississauga, 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 of America 7 - 3 Canada (Detroit, United States; January 6, 2002)
Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 1998)
Medals	Gold: 3 - 2002, 2006, 2010 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.

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

• Charline Labonté
• Kim St-Pierre
• Shannon Szabados

Defensemen

• Tessa Bonhomme
• Becky Kellar
• Carla MacLeod
• Meaghan Mikkelson
• Colleen Sostorics
• Catherine Ward

Forwards

• Meghan Agosta
• Gillian Apps
• Jennifer Botterill
• Jayna Hefford
• Haley Irwin
• Rebecca Johnston
• Gina Kingsbury
• Caroline Ouellette
• Cherie Piper
• Marie-Philip Poulin
• Sarah Vaillancourt
• Hayley Wickenheiser

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

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

• 2006 - Won Clarkson Cup

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

External links

• National Team
• [1] AP story on Canadian National Team training
• The Hockey Almanac