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Canada women's national ice hockey team

Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform
Nickname(s) Équipe Canada (Team Canada)
Association Hockey Canada
Head coach Laura Schuler
Assistants Howie Draper
Dwayne Gylywoychuk
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin
Most games Hayley Wickenheiser (216)
Top scorer Hayley Wickenheiser (146)
Most points Hayley Wickenheiser (318)
Team colors               
IIHF code CAN
Canada national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png
Ranking
Current IIHF 2 Decrease 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)
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)
Biggest defeat
 United States 9–2 Canada 
(Burlington, United States; April 7, 2012)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances 16 (first in 1990)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012)
Olympics
Appearances 5 (first in 1998)
Medals Gold medal.svg Gold: 4 – 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Silver medal.svg Silver: 1 – 1998
International record (W–L–T)
256–47–5
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Torino Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Canada
Gold medal – first place 1992 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1994 USA
Gold medal – first place 1997 Canada
Gold medal – first place 1999 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2000 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2001 USA
Gold medal – first place 2004 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2007 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2012 USA
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2008 China
Silver medal – second place 2009 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2011 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 2013 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2016 Canada
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Harbin
Gold medal – first place 2011 Erzurum Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trentino Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Granada Team

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.

The following 23 players were named to the December Series against the United States in Sarnia, Ontario and Plymouth, Michigan between December 13 and December 20.

Head coach: Laura Schuler


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