List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Canada

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The gold medal winning Canadian women's ice hockey team celebrates at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Women's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1998.[1] Eight goaltenders and fifty-three skaters have played for Canada.

Men's ice hockey had been introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924.[2] In July 1992, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to approve women's hockey as an Olympic event first to be held at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1][3] Until 1998, Canada's national team had domonated women's hockey. Canadian teams had won every World Championship; however, by 1997, the American team had improved and was evenly matched with Canada. In thirteen games played between the two teams in 1997, Canada won seven and the United States won six. Canada and the United States dominated the preliminary round of the 1998 tournament, and in their head-to-head match up, the United States won 7–4.[4] The two teams met in the gold medal final, which the United States won 3–1.[5] The Canadian and American teams continued their rivalry, and in a rematch between the two at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Canada won 3–2. In 2006, the Canadian team started the tournament by outscoring opponents 36–1 over three games. American defenceman Angela Ruggiero accused the team of running up the score and warned that the event's Olympic status could be called into question due to a perceived lack of competitive teams.[6][7][8] In the final, Canada beat Sweden to claim their second consecutive gold medal.[9][10] In 2010, the Canadian and American teams outscored opponents in the preliminary round by 41-2 and 31-1 margins, respectively.[11] This brought on more criticism about uneven competition.[12] René Fasel said the IIHF would consider adding a mercy rule to future tournaments.[13] In the gold medal game, Canada defeated the American team 2-0 to win their third consecutive gold.[11] In 2014, the talent disparity had gotten smaller, with Canada and the United States only outscoring their opponents 11-2 and 14-4 in the preliminary round, respectfully.[14] Nevertheless, Canada and the United States once again faced off in the gold medal game. Canada, on the shoulders of two goals from Marie-Philip Poulin came back from a 3-2 deficit late in the 3rd period to claim the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time.[15] In 2018, the United States had their own come-from-behind victory, winning their first gold medal in 20 years. The deciding goal came in a shootout on a beautiful move by American forward Jocelyne Lamoureux.[16]

Canada has won four gold medals and two silver medals in women's hockey.[17] The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame has inducted the 2002 and 2006 gold medal winning teams. Cassie Campbell was the first female hockey player inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame or any national hall of fame in 2007.[18] Hayley Wickenheiser will be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in May 2019.[19] Two women have participated in five tournaments and won five medals (four gold and one silver)—Jayna Hefford, and Hayley Wickenheiser. Wickenheiser is the all-time leading scorer in the women's tournament at the Olympics, with 18 goals, 33 assists and 51 points.[20][21]

Key[edit]

Goaltenders[edit]

Charline Labonté won gold medals in 2006, 2010 and 2014.
Kim St-Pierre was part of three gold medal winning teams.
Player 1998
2002
2006
2010
2014 2018 GP
W
L
T
SO
Min
GA
GAA
Medals Notes Ref.
Ann-Renée Desbiens Green tickY 1 1 0 0 1 60 0 0  Silver (2018) [25]
Geneviève Lacasse Green tickY Green tickY 1 1 0 0 0 60 1 1  Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[26]
[25]
Charline Labonté Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 6 5 0 0 3 320 4 0.75  Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
COHOF (2012) [27]
[28]
[25]
Lesley Reddon Green tickY 3 2 1 1 0 151 9 3.58  Silver (1998) [29]
Manon Rhéaume Green tickY 4 2 0 1 1 208 4 1.15  Silver (1998) [29]
Kim St-Pierre Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 8 8 0 0 4 460 6 0.78  Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012) [30]
[27]
[28]
Sami Jo Small Green tickY 1 1 0 0 1 60 0 0.00  Gold (2002) COHOF (2009) [30]
Shannon Szabados Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 9 8 1 0 4 568 7 0.74  Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[28]
[26]
[25]

Skaters[edit]

Jennifer Botterill was a member of four women's teams.
Cassie Campbell is the only Canadian player to be captain of multiple teams (2002 and 2006).[31]
Marie-Philip Poulin scored the gold medal winning goal in two consecutive Olympics (2010 and 2014)[32]
Hayley Wickenheiser is the all-time leading scorer in the women's event and was named tournament MVP twice.[33]
Player 1998
2002
2006
2010
2014 2018 GP
G
A
P
PIM
Medals Notes Ref.
Meghan Agosta Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 20 17 11 28 8  Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
COHOF (2012) [27]
[28]
[25]
[26]
Dana Antal Green tickY 5 2 1 3 2  Gold (2002) COHOF (2009) [34]
Gillian Apps Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 15 10 11 21 18  Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
COHOF (2012) [27]
[28]
[25]
Kelly Bechard Green tickY 5 0 1 1 2  Gold (2002) COHOF (2009) [34]
Tessa Bonhomme Green tickY 5 2 2 4 0  Gold (2010) [28]
Jennifer Botterill Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 21 4 11 15 12  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012) [27]
[34]
[35]
Bailey Bram Green tickY 5 0 0 0 0  Silver (2018) [26]
Thérèse Brisson Green tickY Green tickY 11 7 4 11 12  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
COHOF (2009) [34]
[35]
Cassie Campbell Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 16 3 7 10 12  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
Team Captain (2002, 2006)[31]
CSHOF (2007)
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[27]
[34]
[35]
Isabelle Chartrand Green tickY 5 2 1 3 2  Gold (2002) COHOF (2009) [34]
Emily Clark Green tickY 5 1 0 1 4  Silver (2018) [26]
Mélodie Daoust Green tickY Green tickY 10 4 4 8 6  Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[25]
[26]
Judy Diduck Green tickY 6 1 1 2 10  Silver (1998) [35]
Lori Dupuis Green tickY 5 1 1 2 4  Gold (2002) COHOF (2009) [34]
Renata Fast Green tickY 5 0 0 0 0  Silver (2018) [26]
Gillian Ferrari Green tickY 5 0 0 0 0  Gold (2006) COHOF (2012) [27]
Laura Fortino Green tickY Green tickY 10 0 3 3 0  Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[25]
[26]
Danielle Goyette Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 16 15 10 25 16  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
Flag bearer (2006)[36]
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[27]
[34]
[35]
Geraldine Heaney Green tickY Green tickY 11 2 6 8 2  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
IIHFHOF (2008)
COHOF (2009)
[34]
[35]
Jayna Hefford Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 26 13 18 31 18  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)

 Gold (2014)
COHOF (2009, 2012) [28]
[27]
[34]
[35]
[25]
Haley Irwin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 15 6 3 9 4  Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[28]
[25]
[26]
Brianne Jenner Green tickY Green tickY 10 1 2 3 0  Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[25]
[26]
Rebecca Johnston Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 15 6 10 16 8  Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[28]
[25]
[26]
Becky Kellar Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 21 1 7 8 14  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012) [28]
[27]
[34]
[35]
Gina Kingsbury Green tickY Green tickY 10 2 4 6 8  Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
COHOF (2012) [28]
[27]
Jocelyne Larocque Green tickY Green tickY 10 1 2 3 4  Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[25]
[26]
Carla MacLeod Green tickY Green tickY 10 4 5 9 4  Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
COHOF (2012) [28]
[27]
Kathy McCormack Green tickY 6 0 0 0 0  Silver (1998) [35]
Meaghan Mikkelson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 14 0 2 2 6  Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[28]
[25]
[26]
Sarah Nurse Green tickY 5 1 0 1 4  Silver (2018) [26]
Karen Nystrom Green tickY 6 1 0 1 2  Silver (1998) [35]
Caroline Ouellette Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 20 8 17 26 14  Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
COHOF (2009, 2012)

Team Captain (2014) [37]

[28]
[27]
[34]
[25]
Cherie Piper Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 15 15 15 30 0  Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012) [27]
[34]
Marie-Philip Poulin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 15 11 7 17 8  Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
Team Captain (2018)[38] [28]
[25]
[26]
Cheryl Pounder Green tickY Green tickY 10 2 2 4 6  Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
COHOF (2009, 2012) [27]
[34]
Lauriane Rougeau Green tickY Green tickY 10 0 0 0 6  Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[25]
[26]
Jillian Saulnier Green tickY 5 1 1 2 0  Silver (2018) [26]
France St-Louis Green tickY 6 1 2 3 0  Silver (1998) [35]
Laura Schuler Green tickY 6 0 0 0 4  Silver (1998) [35]
Tammy Lee Shewchuk Green tickY 5 1 1 2 0  Gold (2002) COHOF (2009) [34]
Fiona Smith Green tickY 6 1 1 2 2  Silver (1998) [35]
Colleen Sostorics Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 15 1 8 9 12  Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012) [28]
[27]
[34]
Natalie Spooner Green tickY Green tickY 10 2 4 6 2  Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[25]
[26]
Laura Stacey Green tickY 5 0 1 1 0  Silver (2018) [26]
Vicky Sunohara Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 16 6 7 13 8  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
COHOF (2009, 2012) [27]
[34]
[35]
Blayre Turnbull Green tickY 5 0 3 3 0  Silver (2018) [26]
Sarah Vaillancourt Green tickY Green tickY 10 5 9 14 8  Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)
COHOF (2012) [28]
[27]
Jennifer Wakefield Green tickY Green tickY 10 2 1 3 4  Gold (2014)
 Silver (2018)
[25]
[26]
Catherine Ward Green tickY Green tickY 10 2 3 5 6  Gold (2010)
 Gold (2014)
[28]
[25]
Tara Watchorn Green tickY 5 1 0 1 10  Gold (2014) [25]
Katie Weatherston Green tickY 5 4 1 5 2  Gold (2006) COHOF (2012) [27]
Hayley Wickenheiser Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 26 18 33 51 12  Silver (1998)
 Gold (2002)
 Gold (2006)
 Gold (2010)

 Gold (2014)
Team Captain (2010)[39]
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[28]
[27]
[34]
[35]
[25]
Stacy Wilson Green tickY 6 1 5 6 0  Silver (1998) Team Captain (1998)[40] [35]

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