The players were selected following an 11-day selection camp at the Markin MacPhail Center at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary as part of the BFL National Women’s Program Summer Showcase. The camp included on- and off-ice tryouts, skills sessions and six intrasquad games that featured players competing for roster spots with the Canadian Women’s National Team and the Canadian Women’s National Development Team. TERMINATORS Ann-Renée Desbiens, Clermont, Que.; Emerance Maschmeyer, Bruderheim, Alta.; Kristen Campbell, Brandon. Man. DEFENDERS Jocelyne Larocque, Ste. Anne, Man.; Meaghan Mikkelson, St. Albert, Alta. Renata Fast, Burlington, Ont. Ella Shelton, Ingersoll, Ont. Ashton Bell, Deloraine, Man.; Erin Ambrose, Keswick, Ont. Micah Zandee-Hart, Saanichton, BC FRONT Laura Stacey, Kleinburg, Ont. Jessie Eldridge, Barrie, Ont. Sarah Fillier, Georgetown, Ont. Brianne Jenner, Oakville, Ont. Sarah Nurse, Hamilton; Emily Clark, Saskatoon; Emma Maltais, Burlington, Ont. Marie-Philip Poulin, Beauceville, Que.; Blayre Turnbull, Stellarton, NS; Kristin O’Neill, Oakville, Ont. Sarah Potomak, Aldergrove, BC Jamie Lee Rattray, Kanata, Ont. Victoria Bach, Milton, Ont. Coach: Troy Ryan, Spreefield, NS Assistant Coaches: Kori Cheverie, New Glasgow, NS; Alison Domenico, Ottawa; Caroline Ouellette, Montreal. Goal Coach: Brad Kirkwood, Calgary. Video Coach: James Emery, Calgary.
Introducing Team Canada! 🇨🇦 2️⃣3️⃣ players will wear the 🍁 at the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Denmark. READ MORE ⏩ pic.twitter.com/tInhydrieA — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) August 15, 2022 The roster – three goaltenders, seven defensemen and 13 forwards – was selected by head coach Troy Ryan in consultation with Gina Kingsbury, director of hockey operations, and Cheri Piper, senior manager of player development and scouting, along with the rest of the scouting team. and coaching staffs. “It is unusual to play in a world championship and an Olympic Games in a single year, but this opportunity allows us to measure ourselves against the best in the world as we begin our new four-year Olympic cycle,” Kingsbury said in a statement. “We are fortunate to have familiarity between our coaching staff and players who know what it takes to win. “We had an extremely competitive camp and we believe we have assembled an experienced team that will give us the best chance to compete for a gold medal again.” The 10-team tournament features Canada in Group A with Finland, Japan, Switzerland and the United States, while Group B includes the Czech Republic, host Denmark, Germany, Hungary and Sweden. Canada opens the tournament against Finland on August 25 and faces Switzerland on August 27 and Japan on August 28 before closing out the qualifying round against rivals from the United States on August 30. Before the start of the women’s worlds, Canada will play a pair of pre-tournament games against Denmark on August 20 and the United States on August 23.
