List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Canada
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] Nine goaltenders and sixty-one 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 dominated 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. In 2022, Canada reclaimed gold against the United States in a game won off Marie-Philip Poulin's third career gold medal-winning goal.
Canada has won five gold medals and two silver medals in women's hockey.[ 16] 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.[ 17] Hayley Wickenheiser was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in May 2019.[ 18] Six members of Canada's Olympic Women's ice hockey teams have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame —Geraldine Heaney (2013), Danielle Goyette (2017), Jayna Hefford (2018), Hayley Wickenheiser (2019), Kim St-Pierre (2020), and Caroline Ouellette (2023). 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.[ 19] [ 20]
Key
Goaltenders
Charline Labonté won gold medals in 2006, 2010 and 2014.
Kim St-Pierre was part of three gold medal-winning teams.
Reserve goaltenders
These goaltenders were named to the Olympic roster, but did not receive any ice time during games.
^ Note 1. Named to roster, but did not play in any games.
Skaters
Jennifer Botterill was a member of four women's teams.
Cassie Campbell is the one of two Canadian players to be captain of multiple teams (2002 and 2006).[ 33]
Marie-Philip Poulin scored the gold medal-winning goal in three separate Olympics (2010, 2014, 2022)[ 34]
Hayley Wickenheiser is the all-time leading scorer in the women's event and was named tournament MVP twice.[ 35]
Player
Olympics
GP
G
A
P
PIM
Medals
Notes
Ref.
Meghan Agosta
2006–2018
20
17
11
28
8
Gold (2006) Gold (2010) Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
COHOF (2012)
[ 28] [ 29] [ 24] [ 27]
Dana Antal
2002
5
2
1
3
2
Gold (2002)
COHOF (2009)
[ 36]
Erin Ambrose
2022
7
4
5
9
2
Gold (2022)
[ 25]
Gillian Apps
2006–2014
15
10
11
21
18
Gold (2006) Gold (2010) Gold (2014)
COHOF (2012)
[ 28] [ 29] [ 24]
Kelly Bechard
2002
5
0
1
1
2
Gold (2002)
COHOF (2009)
[ 36]
Ashton Bell
2022
7
1
4
5
0
Gold (2022)
[ 25]
Tessa Bonhomme
2010
5
2
2
4
0
Gold (2010)
[ 29]
Jennifer Botterill
1998–2010
21
4
11
15
12
Silver (1998) Gold (2002) Gold (2006) Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[ 28] [ 36] [ 37]
Bailey Bram
2018
5
0
0
0
0
Silver (2018)
[ 27]
Thérèse Brisson
1998, 2002
11
7
4
11
12
Silver (1998) Gold (2002)
COHOF (2009)
[ 36] [ 37]
Cassie Campbell
1998–2006
16
3
7
10
12
Silver (1998) Gold (2002) Gold (2006)
Team Captain (2002, 2006)[ 33] CSHOF (2007)COHOF (2009, 2012)
[ 28] [ 36] [ 37]
Isabelle Chartrand
2002
5
2
1
3
2
Gold (2002)
COHOF (2009)
[ 36]
Emily Clark
2018, 2022
11
3
1
4
8
Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 27] [ 25]
Mélodie Daoust
2014–2022
13
4
5
9
6
Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 24] [ 27] [ 25]
Judy Diduck
1998
6
1
1
2
10
Silver (1998)
[ 37]
Lori Dupuis
2002
5
1
1
2
4
Gold (2002)
COHOF (2009)
[ 36]
Renata Fast
2018, 2022
12
1
4
5
8
Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 27] [ 25]
Gillian Ferrari
2006
5
0
0
0
0
Gold (2006)
COHOF (2012)
[ 28]
Sarah Fillier
2022
7
8
3
11
0
Gold (2022)
[ 25]
Laura Fortino
2014, 2018
10
0
3
3
0
Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
[ 24] [ 27]
Danielle Goyette
1998–2006
16
15
10
25
16
Silver (1998) Gold (2002) Gold (2006)
Flag bearer (2006)[ 38] COHOF (2009, 2012)HHOF (2017)
[ 28] [ 36] [ 37]
Geraldine Heaney
1998, 2002
11
2
6
8
2
Silver (1998) Gold (2002)
IIHFHOF (2008)COHOF (2009)HHOF (2013)
[ 36] [ 37]
Jayna Hefford
1998–2014
26
13
18
31
18
Silver (1998) Gold (2002) Gold (2006) Gold (2010) Gold (2014)
COHOF (2009, 2012)HHOF (2018)
[ 29] [ 28] [ 36] [ 37] [ 24]
Haley Irwin
2010–2018
15
6
3
9
4
Gold (2010) Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
[ 29] [ 24] [ 27]
Brianne Jenner
2014–2022
17
10
7
17
2
Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 24] [ 27] [ 25]
Rebecca Johnston
2014–2022
22
8
18
26
10
Gold (2010) Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 29] [ 24] [ 27] [ 25]
Becky Kellar
1998–2010
21
1
7
8
14
Silver (1998) Gold (2002) Gold (2006) Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[ 29] [ 28] [ 36] [ 37]
Gina Kingsbury
2006–2010
10
2
4
6
8
Gold (2006) Gold (2010)
COHOF (2012)
[ 29] [ 28]
Jocelyne Larocque
2014–2022
17
1
4
5
14
Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 24] [ 27] [ 25]
Carla MacLeod
2006, 2010
10
4
5
9
4
Gold (2006) Gold (2010)
COHOF (2012)
[ 29] [ 28]
Emma Maltais
2022
7
0
3
3
2
Gold (2022)
[ 25]
Kathy McCormack
1998
6
0
0
0
0
Silver (1998)
[ 37]
Meaghan Mikkelson
2010–2018
14
0
2
2
6
Gold (2010) Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
[ 29] [ 24] [ 27]
Sarah Nurse
2018, 2022
12
6
13
19
8
Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 27] [ 25]
Karen Nystrom
1998
6
1
0
1
2
Silver (1998)
[ 37]
Caroline Ouellette
2002–2014
20
8
17
26
14
Gold (2002) Gold (2006) Gold (2010) Gold (2014)
Team Captain (2014) [ 39] COHOF (2009, 2012)HHOF (2023)
[ 29] [ 28] [ 36] [ 24]
Cherie Piper
2002–2010
15
15
15
30
0
Gold (2002) Gold (2006) Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[ 28] [ 36]
Marie-Philip Poulin
2010–2022
22
17
18
35
14
Gold (2010) Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
Team Captain (2018,[ 40] 2022[ 41] )
[ 29] [ 24] [ 27] [ 25]
Cheryl Pounder
2002, 2006
10
2
2
4
6
Gold (2002) Gold (2006)
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[ 28] [ 36]
Jamie Lee Rattray
2022
7
5
4
9
0
Gold (2022)
[ 25]
Lauriane Rougeau
2014, 2018
10
0
0
0
6
Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
[ 24] [ 27]
Jillian Saulnier
2018, 2022
12
1
3
4
4
Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 27] [ 25]
Laura Schuler
1998
6
0
0
0
4
Silver (1998)
[ 37]
Ella Shelton
2022
6
2
1
3
4
Gold (2022)
[ 25]
Tammy Lee Shewchuk
2002
5
1
1
2
0
Gold (2002)
COHOF (2009)
[ 36]
Fiona Smith
1998
6
1
1
2
2
Silver (1998)
[ 37]
Colleen Sostorics
2002–2010
15
1
8
9
12
Gold (2002) Gold (2006) Gold (2010)
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[ 29] [ 28] [ 36]
Natalie Spooner
2014–2022
17
5
15
20
2
Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 24] [ 27] [ 25]
France St-Louis
1998
6
1
2
3
0
Silver (1998)
[ 37]
Laura Stacey
2018, 2022
12
4
3
7
6
Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 27] [ 25]
Vicky Sunohara
1998–2006
16
6
7
13
8
Silver (1998) Gold (2002) Gold (2006)
COHOF (2009, 2012)
[ 28] [ 36] [ 37]
Claire Thompson
2022
7
2
11
13
2
Gold (2022)
[ 25]
Blayre Turnbull
2018, 2022
12
4
6
10
8
Silver (2018)
Gold (2022)
[ 27] [ 25]
Sarah Vaillancourt
2006, 2010
10
5
9
14
8
Gold (2006) Gold (2010)
COHOF (2012)
[ 29] [ 28]
Jennifer Wakefield
2014, 2018
10
2
1
3
4
Gold (2014) Silver (2018)
[ 24] [ 27]
Catherine Ward
2010, 2014
10
2
3
5
6
Gold (2010) Gold (2014)
[ 29] [ 24]
Tara Watchorn
2014
5
1
0
1
10
Gold (2014)
[ 24]
Katie Weatherston
2006
5
4
1
5
2
Gold (2006)
COHOF (2012)
[ 28]
Hayley Wickenheiser
1998–2014
26
18
33
51
12
Silver (1998) Gold (2002) Gold (2006) Gold (2010) Gold (2014)
Team Captain (2010)[ 42] COHOF (2009, 2012)HHOF (2019)
[ 29] [ 28] [ 36] [ 37] [ 24]
Stacy Wilson
1998
6
1
5
6
0
Silver (1998)
Team Captain (1998)[ 43]
[ 37]
Micah Zandee-Hart
2022
7
0
4
4
8
Gold (2022)
[ 25]
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