2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team

The 2009–10 women's national hockey team represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Prior to the games, the national team participated in several tournaments during the 2009–10 season. The team won the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The head coach was Melody Davidson, and she was assisted by Peter Smith and former Vancouver Canucks player Doug Lidster.

2009–10 Hockey Canada
women's ice hockey season
Four Nations Cup Champions
Olympic Gold Medal
MLP Cup champions
IIHF Under 18 champions
ConferenceIIHF
Home iceFather David Bauer Arena
Record
Overall30-11
Coaches and captains
Head coachMelody Davidson
Assistant coachesDoug Lidster
Peter Smith
Captain(s)Hayley Wickenheiser
Alternate captain(s)Jayna Hefford, Caroline Ouellette

News and notes

  • April 17, 2009: Dawson Creek, British Columbia was selected to host the National Women's team's conditioning camp from May 25 to June 17. The team was based at the EnCana Events Centre in Dawson Creek for the 24-day camp. Twenty-six players were invited for centralization and were competing for 21 roster spots for the team that would compete in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]
  • September 1, 2009: Hayley Wickenheiser became the first player on the Canadian women's hockey team to break the 300 career-point barrier Tuesday in Canada's 10–2 win over Finland at the Canada Cup.[2]
  • September 21, 2009: The women's team's performance at the 2002 Winter Games was voted by fans as the No. 2 Canadian Olympic Winter Games moment of all time.[3] The 3–2 win over the United States gave Canada its first gold medal in women's hockey, and a measure of revenge for the loss to the Americans four years earlier in Nagano, Japan. The accomplishment will be featured on a Canadian circulation coin to be released on November 17, 2009. The artist of the coin is Jason Bouwman.[4]
  • On February 5, Hayley Wickenheiser made news when she put a teenage Dane Phaneuf in a headlock. Phaneuf plays for the Edmonton South Side Athletics, 15 to 17year old boys from the Alberta Midget Hockey League. Phaneuf's older brother, Dion plays in the National Hockey League. The reason for the headlock was that there were concerns about Phaneuf's aggressive play. The video highlight of the headlock made national news.[5]
  • Melody Davidson revealed after the gold medal game that the team left the Olympic Village for two exhibition games against the Vancouver Northwest Giants boys AAA midget team during the Olympics. The first game was held the night before the opening ceremonies. The final game was on February 19.[6]
  • February 26: The International Olympic Committee announced that it would investigate the after ice celebration of several Canadian women's hockey players. The cause for the investigation is the concern about the use of beer and cigars on the ice in Vancouver. Another cause for concern was 18-year-old Marie-Philip Poulin was drinking alcohol on the ice[7] (the legal drinking age in British Columbia is 19.) The team had been on the ice for more than 70 minutes after the medal ceremony (only media and arena staff were present).[8] The antics drew heavy criticism from within, and outside of, Canada, but also considerable support from Canadian fans..
  • February 28: After winning the gold medal, Canada has once again earned the number one ranking in the IIHF Women's World Ranking. Canada's men are also ranked first in the IIHF Men's World Ranking.[9]
  • April 12:Meghan Agosta, Jayna Hefford and Cherie Piper were among thirteen Canadian Olympic medallists attending the home opener of the 2010 Toronto Blue Jays season on Monday, April 12 versus the Chicago White Sox. The medallists will enjoy a meet and greet with the Blue Jays players at a pre-game batting practice and participate in the Ceremonial First Pitch.

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  • June 28:The Canadian men's and women's hockey teams picked up rings commemorating their double gold victory in Vancouver. The rings are diamond-encrusted with the Olympic logo in the centre. The rings were handed out as part of Hockey Canada's "Canada Celebrates" ceremony in the Alberta capital.[11]

Hockey cards

  • Various members of the national team are featured in the 2009-10 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Card set, distributed by Upper Deck.[12] The checklist is as follows:
Card numberPlayer
CB-BKBecky Kellar
CB-CLCharline Labonté
CB-CMCarla MacLeod
CB-COCaroline Ouellette
CB-CSColleen Sostorics
CB-CWCatherine Ward
CB-GAGillian Apps
CB-GFGillian Ferrari
CB-GKGina Kingsbury
CB-HIHaley Irwin
CB-HWHayley Wickenheiser
CB-JBJennifer Botterill
CB-JHJayna Hefford
CB-KSKim St-Pierre
CB-MAMeghan Agosta
CB-MMMeaghan Mikkelson
CB-MPMarie-Philip Poulin
CB-RJRebecca Johnston
CB-SSShannon Szabados
CB-SVSarah Vaillancourt

International exhibition games

  • January 1: Jayna Hefford scored the only goal in the shootout goal (Charline Labonté stopped all three American shooters) as Canada beat the U.S. by a score of 3-2. Before the match, Hefford was honoured for reaching the 200-game plateau in November.[13] The game was played in front of 16,347 fans at Scotiabank Place. It was the largest Canadian crowd to watch a women's hockey game, surpassing the previous mark of 15,163 set Jan. 26, 1998 at the Calgary Saddledome.[14]
DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
Aug. 15, 2009SwedenCalgary, AB19:00 pm7-2[15]
Oct. 5, 2009USAVictoria, BC (Save on Foods Centre)19:00 PM3-1[16]
Oct. 16, 2009USASpokane, WA (Spokane Arena)19:00 PM5-2[17]
Dec. 12, 2009USADenver, CO (Magness Arena)[18]TBD4-2[19]
Dec. 15, 2009USACalgary, ABTBD6-2[20]
Dec. 30, 2009USASt. Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)19:00 PM2-1[21]
Jan. 1, 2010USAOttawa, ON19:00 PM3-2 (Shootout)

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Intrasquad games

Under-22 series

The Canadian national team participated in a three-game series against the Canadian under-22 national team. All games were played at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta.

DateScoreNotes
Aug. 17, 2009National team, 4-3Two points by Meghan Agosta[23]
Aug. 18, 2009National team, 5-2Two points by Meghan Agosta[24]
Aug. 20, 2009National team, 10-0Two goals by Meghan Agosta[25] and Hayley Wickenheiser

Red and White Games

  • The national team competes in intersquad games in Calgary. One team dons red jerseys, while the other team wears white jerseys.
DateTimeLocationNotes
Sept. 28, 200919:00 PMWhite 5, Red 2[26]Hayley Wickenheiser scored four goals and Haley Irwin added one of her own for White in its victory over Red
Oct. 26, 2009[27]

Tournaments

Jayna Hefford has scored 19 goals in 20 games versus boys' midget AAA teams during this pre-Olympic season.[28]

Icebreaker Tournament

  • All games were held at Father David Bauer Arena in Calgary.
DateOpponentScore
Sept. 24, 2009Calgary Flames Midget AAAWin, 3-2[29]
Sept. 25, 2009Calgary BisonsWin, 6-5
Sept. 26, 2009Calgary RoyalsWin, 3-2[30]
Sept. 27, 2009Calgary Royals (championship game)Win, 5-4[31]

2009 Canada Cup

DateOpponentTimeScore
August 31, 2009Sweden19:30 PMWin, 7-0
Sep 1, 2009Finland19:30 PMWin, 10-2
Sep 3, 2009USA19:30 PMLoss, 4-2
Sep 5, 2009Sweden (semifinal)19:30 PMWin, 7-2
Sep 6, 2009USA (final)19:30 PMLoss, 2-1

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NWT Midget Series

DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
Oct. 2, 2009Red Deer Optimist RebelsRed Deer Arena20:00 pm4-2[33]
Oct. 7, 2009Medicine Hat AAA TigersMedicine Hat Arena19:30 pm4-2[34]
Oct. 8, 2009Lethbridge TitansHenderson Ice Centre19:30 pm3-4[35]
Oct. 13, 2009Calgary BuffaloesFather David Bauer Olympic Arena19:30 pm4-3 (OT)
Oct. 20, 2009Grande PrairieCoca-Cola Centre19:00 pm5-1
Oct. 21, 2009Edmonton KCClareview Arena19:45 pm3-0
Oct. 22, 2009UFAStrathmore Family Centre18:45 pm0-6[36]
Oct. 27, 2009Calgary Flames JuniorsFather David Bauer Olympic Arena19:30 pm5-2
Nov. 17, 2009Calgary RoyalsFather David Bauer Olympic Arena19:30 pm2-4
Nov. 19, 2009Edmonton SSACConfederation Arena19:30 pm6-1
Nov. 20, 2009LeducLeduc Recreation Centre19:30 pm7-5
Nov. 24, 2009Calgary NorthstarsFather David Bauer Olympic Arena19:30 pm4-3 (Shootout)
Nov. 26, 2009Calgary BuffaloesFather David Bauer Olympic Arena19:30 pm3-4
Dec. 1, 2009Red DeerRed Deer Arena19:15 pm1-3
Dec. 3, 2009Calgary NorthstarsFather David Bauer Olympic Arena19:30 pm7-1
Dec. 5, 2009Calgary CanucksMax Bell Centre19:30 pm3-2
Jan 13, 2010Edmonton CACEdmonton, AB19:45 PM8-4[37]
Jan 19, 2010Fort Saskatchewan RangersFort Saskatchewan, AB19:30 PM3-5[38]

Alberta Lottery Series

DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
Oct. 13, 2009Calgary BuffaloesFather David Bauer Arena19:30 pm4-3 (OT)[39]
Oct. 20, 2009Grande PrairieCoca-Cola Arena19:00 pm5-1[40]
Oct. 21, 2009Edmonton Knights of ColumbusClearview Arena19:45 pm3-0[41]
Oct. 22, 2009UFA BisonsStrathmore Arena18:45 pm0-6[36]

Four Nations Cup

  • All games to be held in Finland.
DateOpponentLocationTimeScore
Nov 3, 2009SwedenVierumaki18:30 PM4-0
Nov 4, 2009FinlandKerava18:30 PM4-2
Nov 4, 2009USAVierumaki18:30 PM2-3
Nov 7, 2009USA (gold-medal game)Tikkurila20:00 PM5-1[42]

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Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightClub
1Shannon SzabadosG5'8"Grant MacEwan
2Meghan AgostaF5'7"Mercyhurst
3Carla MacLeodD5'4"Calgary Oval X-Treme
4Becky KellarD5'7"Burlington Barracudas
5Colleen SostoricsD5'4"Calgary Oval X-Treme
6Rebecca JohnstonF5'7"Cornell University
7Cherie PiperF5'6"Calgary Oval X-Treme
10Gillian AppsF6'0"Brampton Thunder
12Meaghan MikkelsonD5'9"Edmonton Chimos
13Caroline OuelletteF5'11"Montreal Stars
16Jayna HeffordF5'5"Brampton Thunder
17Jennifer BotterillF5'9"Mississauga Chiefs
18Catherine WardD5'6"McGill Martlets
21Haley IrwinF5'7University of Minnesota-Duluth
22Hayley WickenheiserF5'10"Ekilstuna Linden (Sweden)
25Tessa BonhommeD5'7"Calgary Oval X-Treme
26Sarah VaillancourtF5'6"Harvard University
27Gina KingsburyF5'8"Calgary Oval X-Treme
29Marie-Philip PoulinF5'6"Dawson College
32Charline LabontéG5'9"McGill Martlets
33Kim St. PierreG5'9"Montreal Stars

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  • The following played for Team Canada prior to December 21.
NumberNamePositionHeightClub
9Gillian FerrariD5'8"Calgary Oval X-Treme
19Brianne JennerF5'9"Mississauga Chiefs
20Jennifer WakefieldF5'9"University of New Hampshire
23Jocelyne LarocqueD5'6"University of Minnesota-Duluth
34Delaney CollinsD5'4"Calgary Oval X-Treme

Player stats

  • Stats are as of October 2, 2009.

Skaters

PlayerGoalsAssistsPointsPIM
Meghan Agosta7916
Jayna Hefford4812
Caroline Ouellette4610
Rebecca Johnston639
Haley Irwin527
Marie-Philip Poulin437
Sarah Vaillancourt257
Jennifer Botterill336
Jennifer Wakefield246
Colleen Sostorics156
Hailey Wickenheiser325
Cherie Piper156
Gillian Apps224
Catherine Ward044
Brianne Jenner213
Gillian Ferrari033
Becky Kellar033
Meghan Mikkelson033
Delaney Collins022
Tessa Bonhomme011
Carla McLeod011

Goaltenders

Szabados has faced 116 shots in five games. St-Pierre has faced 85 shots in four games.

  • September 3, 2009, was goalie Shannon Szabados' first loss (2-4 versus US). Up to that point, her record was 9-0.[46]
PlayerGames playedMinutesGoals againstWinsLossesTiesShutoutsSave %Goals against average
Shannon Szabados53001040002.00
Kim St. Pierre42401240013.00

2010 Olympics

In the first three games, Canada took their goal total at the 2010 Games to 41 in three matches.

  • February 14: Canada defeated Slovakia by a record-setting score of 18–0 in their opening game of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games on Saturday. Jayna Hefford and Meghan Agosta scored three goals each for Canada who set a record for the most lopsided win women's Olympic hockey tournament history. Canada also held the previous record for the biggest blowout, a 16-0 demolition of host Italy at the Torino 2006 Olympic Games. Hefford finished with a game-high six points in front of a crowd of 16,496 at the Canada Hockey Place arena. Slovakia was making their first appearance in the women's tournament as they were promoted to the top level after winning the qualifying event. Slovakia was outshot 67–9.[47]
    • International ice hockey chief René Fasel defended the inclusion of women's hockey in the Olympic Games Sunday by stating one-sided blowouts like Canada's 18-0 thrashing of Slovakia were once a part of the men's game.[48] The IIHF president also said hockey fans are going to have to get used to the disparity between superpowers Canada and the US and the rest of the Olympic field until they can develop more female players in non-traditional hockey-playing countries. The Canadian women said they never thought twice Saturday about not running up the score against Slovakia doesn't help their cause. In fact, some players stated they were giving Slovakia a taste of its own medicine as the Slovaks qualification to the Olympics included an 82-0 thumping of hockey newcomer Bulgaria.[49]
  • On February 17, Hayley Wickenheiser became the all-time leading Olympic goal scorer as Canada defeated Sweden 13–1. Wickenheiser reached her record total of 16 career Olympic goals by scoring once on Wednesday as Canada followed up their 18–0 win over Slovakia and 10–1 defeat of Switzerland.[50] In addition, Meghan Agosta scored a record third Olympic hat-trick in the match against Sweden to move on to eight goals in this tournament, equalling Danielle Goyette's record for most goals in one Olympic tournament, set in 1998.[50]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationTimeScoreRecord
Feb. 13SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place5:00 PM (PST)18 - 01-0
Feb. 15SwitzerlandUBC Thunderbird Arena2:30 PM (PST)10 - 12-0
Feb. 17SwedenUBC Thunderbird Arena2:30 PM (PST)13-1[51]3-0
Feb. 22FinlandUBC Thunderbird Arena17:00 PM5-0[52]4-0
Feb. 25USAGeneral Motors Place17:00 PM2-05-0

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Skaters

PlayerGoalsAssistsPointsPIMShots+/-
Meghan Agosta961522514
Gillian Apps34722010
Jennifer Botterill022077
Tessa Bonhomme2240712
Jayna Hefford571282615
Haley Irwin5164288
Rebecca Johnston1562189
Becky Kellar0446514
Gina Kingsbury2136185
Carla Macleod2352913
Meaghan Mikkelson0002911
Caroline Ouellette291121412
Cherie Piper551001212
Marie-Phillip Poulin5272147
Colleen Sostorics1562713
Sarah Vaillancourt3586147
Catherine Ward1344615
Hayley Wickenheiser291102514

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Goaltenders

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesGoals AgainstWinsLossesShutoutsSave %Goals Against Average
Charline Labonte120100188.91.00
Kim St. Pierre21000202100.00.00
Shannon Szabados3180130198.00.33

Under-22 team

  • The head coach of the under-22 team was Margot Page.[58] She was assisted by Jim Fetter of Wayne State University and Stephanie White of Ryerson University.
  • January 10: Vicki Bendus scored a goal and added two assists for the Canadian national women's under-22 team in the gold medal game of the 2010 MLP Cup. Canada defeated Switzerland, 9-0 in Ravensburg, Germany. The Canadian team won all four of their games by a combined score of 24-4, and secured their seventh goal medal in the past eight years. In three games, Bendus, Jesse Scanzano and Bailey Bram (from the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team) combined for seven goals and 18 points.[59] Benuds and Bram were tied for the tournament lead in scoring, and Bendus was named the tournament's top forward.[60]

MLP Cup

DateOpponentScoreRecordNotes
Monday January 4Germany5-1[61]1-0Emmanuelle Blais and Carolyne Prevost had two assists
Tuesday January 5Switzerland4-1[62]2-0Natalie Spooner and Mallory Deluce finished with a goal and an assist each
Thursday January 7Germany7-0[63]3-0Brianne Jenner and Bailey Bram finished with a goal and two assists each
Friday January 8Sweden4-3 (OT)[64]4-0Natalie Spooner scored the game winning goal
Saturday January 9Switzerland9-05-0Canada won gold at the MLP Cup for the seventh time in eight years

Under-18 team

  • March 1: Hockey Canada announced its roster for the team competing at the third ever IIHF Under 18 Women's World Championships. The head coach is Dan Church and he is assisted by Pierre Alain and Lisa Jordan. The roster includes six players who took part in the 2009 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship:
  • Jessica Campbell
  • Christine Bestland
  • Mélodie Daoust
  • Laurie Kingsbury
  • Jamie Lee Rattray
  • Brigette Lacquette
  • Jillian Saulnier[65]

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
 Canada 330002939
 Sweden 320019136
 Germany 310027213
 Russia 300035130

Schedule

DateOpponentScoreRecordNotes
March 27Russia6-3[66]1-0Brigette Lacquette scored a goal and added two assists
March 28Germany15-0[67]2-0Jessica Campbell had two goals and four assists while 10 players had at least two points
March 30Sweden8-0[68]3-0Eight different players scored at least one goal
April 2Germany (semifinal)10-0[69]4-0Jessica Campbell and Jillian Saulnier each scored two goals and an assist
April 3United States (final)5-4 (OT)[70]5-0Jessica Campbell scores overtime winner

Awards and honours

  • Olympic Team
    • Media All-Star Team
    • G – Shannon Szabados
    • F – Meghan Agosta
    • F – Marie-Philip Poulin
    • Olympic MVP – Meghan Agosta (CAN)
  • Directorate Awards
    • Best Goalkeeper: Shannon Szabados
    • Best Forward: Meghan Agosta
  • Under-22 team
  • Under-18 team
    • Jessica Campbell, Tournament MVP
    • Brigette Lacquette was named Best Defenceman by the Directorate

See also

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