2010–11 Canada women's national ice hockey team
The 2010–11 women's national hockey team represented Canada in various tournaments during the season. The team attempted to win the gold medal at the Women's World Championships. The head coach is former National Hockey League player Ryan Walter.
National team
editNews and notes
edit- September 14: Four members of its 2010 Olympic gold medal-winning National Women's Team: Becky Kellar, Gina Kingsbury, Carla MacLeod and Colleen Sostorics have announced their retirements from international hockey.[1]
- October 5, 2010: Tessa Bonhomme was one of several athletes selected to participate in an all-athletes episode of Wipeout Canada.[2]
- March 15: Jennifer Botterill announces her retirement from international hockey. She was one of just four Canadian players to participate in the first four Olympic women's hockey tournaments. Her 184 games for Team Canada rank third all-time behind Hayley Wickenheiser and Jayna Hefford. She is fifth on the all-time scoring list with 65 goals and 109 assists for 174 points.[3]
Four Nations Cup
edit- September 21: Former NHL player Ryan Walter has been named the head coach for Team Canada at the 2010 Four Nations Cup. Assisting Walter will be current Minnesota Duluth assistant coach Laura Schuler and Ryerson Rams head coach Stephanie White.[4]
Roster
editSchedule
editDate | Teams | Location | Time | Score | Goal scorers |
Tues Nov 9 | USA vs. Canada | St. John's, Newfoundland | 7:30 pm | USA 3–2 Canada (Shootout)[6] | US: Jenny Potter, Meghan Duggan Can: Marie-Philip Poulin, Meaghan Mikkelson |
Wed Nov 10 | Sweden vs. Canada | Clarenville, Newfoundland | 7 pm | Canada 8–1 Sweden [7] | Can: Natalie Spooner (3), Haley Irwin, Rebecca Johnston (2), Vicki Bendus, Meaghan Mikkelson Swe: Therése Sjolander |
Fri Nov 12 | Canada vs. Finland | St. John's, Nfld | 7:30 pm | Canada 15–0 Finland [8] | Meghan Agosta, Meaghan Mikkelson, Marie-Philip Poulin (3), Jennifer Wakefield (2), Jayna Hefford, Caroline Ouellette, Hayley Wickenheiser, Haley Irwin (2), Vicki Bendus, Cherie Piper, Natalie Spooner |
Sat Nov 13 | Canada vs. USA Gold Medal Game | St. John's, Nfld | 7:30 pm | Canada 3–2 USA (OT) [9] | Rebecca Johnston(2), Meaghan Mikkelson |
IIHF World championships
editCanada will attempt to win the gold medal as they compete in the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland. A total of 37 players [11] were invited to the selection training camp, which takes place from April 2 to 5 at the Toronto MasterCard Centre.[12] The 21 chosen players will represent Team Canada at the 2011 World Women's Championships.
Schedule
editApril 16, 2011 20:00 | Canada | 12–0 (3–0, 5–0, 4–0) | Switzerland | Deutweg rink Attendance: 2,900 |
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Charline Labonté | Goalies | Florence Schelling Sophie Anthamatten | Referee: Nicole Hertrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Shots | 19 |
April 17, 2011 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2) | Canada | Deutweg rink Attendance: 411 |
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Daria Obydennova | Goalies | Kim St-Pierre | Referee: Ulla Sipila | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Shots | 71 |
April 19, 2011 16:00 | Canada | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Finland | Deutweg rink Attendance: 614 |
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Shannon Szabados | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Erin Blair | |||||
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8 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||||||
50 | Shots | 14 |
Under 18 team
editThe National Under 18 team competed in the IIHF World Under 18 tournament Jan. 1–8 in Stockholm, Sweden. The U.S. women defeated Canada in the final to win the first two world under-18 tournaments in 2008 and 2009 while Canada won the third in 2010. 2011 roster members Erin Ambrose and Emily Fulton were part of the 2010 gold medal team. The roster includes players born in 1993 and 1994. The 20 player roster was chosen from a 31 player training camp held in Toronto. The head coach will be Sarah Hodges (head coach of the University of Regina), while her assistants will be Cassie Turner and former national team member France Montour.[13] On December 30, 2010, in an exhibition vs. the AIK Bantam boys team (at Husby Ishall Arena) from Sweden, Canada bested the club in a 4–2 victory.[14] On January 8, Canada lost the gold medal to the United States by a 5–2 score.[15]
- Scoring leaders 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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Nicole Kosta | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 6 | FW |
Meghan Dufault | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 2 | FW |
Laura Stacey | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 2 | FW |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Under 22 team
editNews and notes
editJim Fetter, head coach of the Wayne State Warriors women's ice hockey program, will be the head coach of Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team for the 2010–11 season. Fetter will also be the coach for Team Canada at the 2011 MLP Cup.
Summer training camp
editYellow/Blue intrasquad
edit- Game 1: August 8, Blue 4, Yellow 2
Period | Scorer | Time of Goal | Assists |
1 | Isabel Menard | 04:47 | Jennifer Wakefield |
1 | Natalie Spooner | 18:57 | Christine Bestland, Lauriane Rougeau |
2 | Marie-Philip Poulin | 08:11 | Unassisted |
2 | Melodie Daoust | 09:03 | Gillian Saulnier |
2 | Jessica Campbell | 10:07 | Unassisted |
2 | Marie-Philip Poulin | 15:37 | Laura McIntosh, Jamie Lee Rattray |
Intrasquad notes
edit- August 8: Four different players scored goals to give Blue a 4–2 win over Yellow on the first day of intersquad action at the National Women's Under-22 selection camp. The game was played in Toronto at the MasterCard Centre.
Isabel Menard and Natalie Spooner both scored in the first for Blue. Marie-Philip Poulin scored in the second to make it 2–1. Eventually, Blue would be ahead 4–1. Poulin tried to get Yellow into the game, scoring her second of the night. Yellow squad goalie Erica Howe made 40 saves.[17]
Roster
editBlue Roster
editPlayer | Position | Club team |
Roxanne Douville | Goaltender | College Edouard-Montpetit |
Amanda Mazzotta | Goaltender | Cornell Big Red |
Hayleigh Cudmore | Defense | Oakville (PWHL) |
Jenna Downey | Defense | St. Francis Xavier University |
Brigitte Lacquette | Defense | Pursuit of Excellence |
Stefanie McKeough | Defense | Ohio State Buckeyes |
Katelyn Ptolemy | Defense | Clarkson Golden Knights |
Lauriane Rougeau | Defense | Cornell Big Red |
Vicki Bendus | Forward | Mercyhurst Lakers |
Christine Bestland | Forward | Pursuit of Excellence |
Jessica Campbell | Forward | Pursuit of Excellence |
Mélodie Daoust | Forward | College Edouard-Montpetit |
Vanessa Emond | Forward | St. Lawrence Skating Saints |
Rebecca Johnston | Forward | Cornell Big Red |
Chelsea Karpenko | Forward | Cornell Big Red |
Jenelle Kohanchuk | Forward | Boston University Terriers |
Isabel Menard | Forward | Syracuse Orange |
Jillian Saulnier | Forward | Toronto (PWHL) |
Natalie Spooner | Forward | Ohio State Buckeyes |
Jennifer Wakefield | Forward | Boston University Terriers |
Yellow Roster
editPlayer | Position | Club team |
Erica Howe | Goaltender | Ottawa (PWHL) |
Genevieve Lacasse | Goaltender | Providence Friars |
Courtney Birchard | Defence | New Hampshire Wildcats |
Andrea Boras | Defence | Alberta Pandas |
Laura Fortino | Defence | Cornell Big Red |
Brittany Haverstock | Defence | Wisconsin Badgers |
Saige Pacholok | Defence | Wisconsin Badgers |
Cassandra Poudrier | Defence | Quebec (Midget AA) |
Tara Watchorn | Defence | Boston University Terriers |
Hannah Armstrong | Forward | Aurora (PWHL) |
Bailey Bram | Forward | Mercyhurst |
Mallory Deluce | Forward | Wisconsin Badgers |
Brianne Jenner | Forward | Canadian National Women's Team |
Jocelyn LeBlanc | Forward | Dalhousie University |
Laura McIntosh | Forward | Ohio State Buckeyes |
Marie-Philip Poulin | Forward | Canadian National Women's Team |
Jamie Lee Rattray | Forward | Ottawa (PWHL) |
Kelly Terry | Forward | Whitby (PWHL) |
Catherine White | Forward | Cornell Big Red |
Jessica Wong | Forward | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
August series vs. USA
edit- Marie-Philip Poulin scored a hat trick as the Under 22 team beat the US by a 7–2 score.[19] With the victory, Canada had a three game sweep in its exhibition series vs. the US.
Series summary
editDate | Score | Canada goals |
Aug. 18 | Canada 4–1 USA | Laura Fortino, Jillian Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Jessica Wong[20] |
Aug. 19 | Canada 6–5 USA (shootout) | Brianne Jenner, Isabel Menard, Natalie Spooner, Jennifer Wakefield (3)[21] |
Aug. 21 | Canada 7–2 USA | Vicki Bendus, Laura Fortino, Marie-Philip Poulin (3), Rebecca Johnston, Jillian Saulnier |
MLP Cup
editIn the 2011 MLP Cup, Lacasse earned a shutout in a 5–0 defeat of Switzerland on January 4.[22] Prior to the match, she had made 57 consecutive starts for the Friars.[23] Lacasse earned a shutout in the gold medal game of the 2011 MLP Cup, as Canada prevailed over Sweden by a 6–0 mark.[24] Vicki Bendus was the leading scorer for Canada.
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Score | Goal Scorers |
Jan. 4 | Switzerland | Canada 5- 0 Switzerland | Jessica Campbell (2), Courtney Birchard, Chelsea Karpenko, Laura McIntosh[22] |
Jan. 9 | Sweden | Canada 6–0 Sweden | Laura Fortino, Catherine White, Vicki Bendus, Jenelle Kohanchuk, Chelsea Karpenko, Bailey Bram[24] |
Roster
editNumber | Name | Position | Team |
30 | Roxanne Douville | Goaltender | Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey |
31 | Genevieve Lacasse | Goaltender | Providence Friars women's ice hockey |
2 | Stefanie McKeough | Defence | Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey |
3 | Brittany Haverstock | Defence | Wisconsin |
4 | Lauriane Rougeau | Defence | Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey |
7 | Tara Watchorn | Defence | Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey |
14 | Courtney Birchard | Defence | New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey |
23 | Laura Fortino | Defence | Cornell |
25 | Jessica Wong | Defence | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey |
8 | Natalie Spooner | Forward | Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey |
9 | Jenelle Kohanchuk | Forward | Boston University |
10 | Jessica Campbell | Forward | Cornell |
11 | Laura McIntosh | Forward | Ohio State |
12 | Isabel Menard | Forward | Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey |
13 | Bailey Bram | Forward | Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey |
15 | Jillian Saulnier | Forward | Toronto Jr. Aeros |
16 | Chelsea Karpenko | Forward | Cornell |
18 | Catherine White | Forward | Cornell |
20 | Mallory Deluce | Forward | Wisconsin |
26 | Carolyne Prevost | Forward | Wisconsin |
27 | Vicki Bendus – C | Forward | Mercyhurst |
2011 Winter Universiade
editGroup A final standings
editSix participating teams were placed in one group. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group plus to the Semifinals. The fifth and sixth placed teams will play a playoff for fifth place.[26]
Team advanced to Semifinals | |
Team competes in Placing Round |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
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Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | +38 | 14 |
Finland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | +46 | 13 |
Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 9 |
United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 6 |
Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36 | −25 | 3 |
Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 88 | −88 | 0 |
Schedule
editJanuary 27, 2011 16:00 | Canada | 2 – 1 GWS ( 0–0, 0–1, 1–0 ) ( OT: 0–0 ) ( SO: 1–0 ) | Finland | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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January 28, 2011 19:00 | Canada | 3–0 (3–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Slovakia | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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January 30, 2011 11:00 | Canada | 14–0 (4–0, 4–0, 6–0) | Great Britain | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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January 31, 2011 11:00 | United States | 0–9 (0–3, 0–4, 0–2) | Canada | 500 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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February 2, 2011 20:00 | Turkey | 0–11 (0–4, 0–4, 0–3) | Canada | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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Semifinals
editFebruary 4, 2011 20:00 | Canada | 8–1 (2–1, 3–0, 3–0) | United States | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum |
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Finals
editFebruary 5, 2011 13:00 | Canada | 4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Finland | 3000 Ice Rink, Erzurum Attendance: 2,111 |
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Liz Knox | Goalies | Anna Vanhatalo | Referees: Leah O'Brian Magdalena Cerhitova, Michaela Kudelova | ||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 21 |
Roster
editGoalies
Defense
- Jenna Downey
- Suzanne Fenerty
- Carly Hill
- Caitlin MacDonald
- Alicia Martin
- Jacalyn Sollis
- Kelsey Webster
Forwards
Awards and honours
edit- Rebecca Johnston, Player of the Game, Gold medal game at the 2010 Four Nations Cup
- Female Hockey Breakthrough Award: (outstanding contribution to advancing female hockey)
Laurie Taylor-Bolton [28]
- Liz MacKinnon Award: (special contributions of a Hockey Canada volunteer's spouse) Jill Donovan
References
edit- ^ The Official Website of Hockey Canada
- ^ The Official Website of Hockey Canada
- ^ Three Olympic hockey golds enough: Team Canada loses icon – Winnipeg Free Press
- ^ The Official Website of Hockey Canada
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- ^ USA Hockey Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hockey Canada, Selection Camp Roster, http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/163099/la_id/1.htm
- ^ Hockey canada announces selection camp roster for 2011 IIHF World Women's Championship, http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/16980/la_id/1/ss_id/75000/nr_id/163100.htm
- ^ The Official Website of Hockey Canada
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- ^ "Scoring Leaders as of Sat 8 Jan 2011 including game 22" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ The Official Website of Hockey Canada
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- ^ a b The Official Website of Hockey Canada
- ^ "Providence edges Maine; Vermont Sweeps Series at Union ~Boston U. blanks Brown; Northeastern takes out St. Cloud ~" (PDF). Hockey East Online. 3 January 2011.
- ^ a b The Official Website of Hockey Canada
- ^ The Official Website of Hockey Canada
- ^ Competition Schedule Ice hockey Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Canada West Universities Athletic Association – 2011 Winter Universiade: CIS announces Canadian women's hockey roster Archived 2010-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Official Website of Hockey Canada