The Canadian women's national ice hockey team is the

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team representing

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in women's hockey. The team is overseen by

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, a member of the

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and participates in international competitions.

has been a dominant figure in international competition, having won the majority of major

tournaments. Canada is rivaled by the

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, the only other winner of a major tournament.

Competition achievements

Olympic Games

World Championships

4 Nations Cup

Pacific Rim Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the December 2022 Rivalry Series vs. USA. Head coach: Troy Ryan

Development team roster

Roster for the 2022 Collegiate Series. Head coach:

Kori Cheverie Kori Cheverie (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, currently serving as assistant coach of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and of the Ryerson Rams men's ice hockey team. She was the first woman to be hired ...

Coaches

Canada national ice hockey team jerseys 1990 WW

* Dave McMaster, 1990 * Rick Polutnick, 1992 * Les Lawton, 1994 *

Shannon Miller Shannon Lee Miller (born March 10, 1977) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 1993 and 1994 world all-around champion, the 1996 Olympic balance beam champion, the 1995 Pan American Games all-around champion, and a member of the g ...

, 1997–1998 * Danièle Sauvageau, 1999, 2001–2002 *

Melody Davidson Melody Davidson (born 1962 or 1963) was 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. A graduate of the Universi ...

, 2000, 2005–2007, 2009–2010 * Karen Hughes, 2004 * Peter Smith, 2008 *

Ryan Walter Ryan William Walter (born April 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League. He was also an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks, head coach of the Canadian National Wo ...

, 2011 * Dan Church, 2012–2013 *

Kevin Dineen Kevin William Dineen (born October 28, 1963) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. , Dineen is the head coach of the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL). Dineen previously served as the head coach ...

, 2013–2014 *

Doug Derraugh Doug Derraugh (born September 28, 1968) is the head coach of the women's ice hockey team at Cornell University where he has a record of 267-150-42 through the 2018-2019 season after 14 seasons as coach. He is the most successful coach in the hist ...

, 2015 *

Laura Schuler Laura Lynne Schuler (born December 3, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player who was a member of the 1998 Canadian women's Olympic hockey team. Playing career Schuler played one sport in high school. She was captain of the fiel ...

, 2016–2018 *

Perry Pearn Perry Pearn (born June 6, 1951) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He is a former assistant coach in the National Hockey League, most recently with the Vancouver Canucks. In 2022, he became the head coach of the Japanese national ice ho ...

, 2018–2019

General managers

, 2010–2018 *

Gina Kingsbury Gina Kingsbury (born November 26, 1981) is a Canadian former women's professional ice hockey player. She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in psychology, and ranks second all-time in scoring among St. Lawrence Skating Saints w ...

, 2018–present

References

External links

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IIHF profile
{{Clarkson Cup Women's national ice hockey teams 1987 establishments in Canada