Canada women's national ice hockey team
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 | 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 |
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| 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 | 16 (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.
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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