The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform
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Nickname(s) | Équipe Canada (Team Canada) |
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Association | Hockey Canada |
Head coach | Laura Schuler |
Assistants |
Dwayne Gylywoychuk Troy Ryan |
Captain | Marie-Philip Poulin |
Most games | Hayley Wickenheiser (216) |
Top scorer | Hayley Wickenheiser (146) |
Most points | Hayley Wickenheiser (318) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | CAN |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 2 1 |
Highest IIHF | 1 (first in 2003) |
Lowest IIHF | 2 (first in 2009) |
First international | |
Canada 10–0 Switzerland (North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; April 21, 1987) |
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Biggest win | |
Canada 19–1 Netherlands (North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; April 23, 1987) Canada 18–0 Japan (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; March 22, 1990) Canada 18–0 Japan (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; April 5, 1996) Canada 18–0 Slovakia (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; February 13, 2010) |
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Biggest defeat | |
United States 9–2 Canada (Burlington, United States; April 7, 2012) |
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IIHF World Women's Championships | |
Appearances | 18 (first in 1990) |
Best result | (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) |
Medals |
Gold: 4 – 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Silver: 1 – 1998 |
International record (W–L–T) | |
256–47–5 |
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.
Roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Head coach: Laura Schuler