Canada women's national field hockey team

Summary

The Canada women's national field hockey team participates in international field hockey competitions. In 1991, the Canadian men's and women's programs united under the national umbrella of Field Hockey Canada to share funding and infrastructure.[3] The women's team made its first international appearance at the 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid, Spain, finishing in fifth place. They were the runner-up at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup and the bronze medallists at the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup.

Canada
Canada
AssociationPAHF (Americas)
ConfederationField Hockey Canada
Head CoachRob Short
Assistant coach(es)Soledad García
Fergus Kavanagh
ManagerKelly Vanry
CaptainNatalie Sourisseau
Most capsKatherine Wright[1]
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 16 Steady (12 March 2024)[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1984)
Best result5th (1984)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1978)
Best result2nd (1983)
Pan American Games
Appearances9 (first in 1987)
Best result2nd (1991, 2019)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2001)
Best result3rd (2001, 2004, 2013, 2022)

The Canadian women's team participated in the women's international tournament for the first time in 1956. In 1979 Canada hosted 18 countries in Vancouver for that world event; Canada placed 8th. The 1978 Canadian team was the first to enter the Women's World Cup, and placed 5th.

Tournament records edit

Olympic Games[4]
Year Host city Position
1980   Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984   Los Angeles, United States 5th
1988   Seoul, South Korea 6th
1992   Barcelona, Spain 7th
1996 – 2020 Did not participate
Commonwealth Games[5]
Year Host city Position
1998   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10th
2002   Manchester, England 7th
2006   Melbourne, Australia 7th
2010   New Delhi, India 6th
2014   Glasgow, Scotland 8th
2018   Gold Coast, Australia 5th
2022   Birmingham, England 5th
Pan American Cup[6]
Year Host city Position
2001   Kingston, Jamaica 3rd
2004   Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd
2009   Hamilton, Bermuda 5th
2013   Mendoza, Argentina 3rd
2017   Lancaster, United States 4th
2021   Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago Qualified
World League[7]
Year Round Host city Position
2014–15 Round 1   Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
Round 2   Dublin, Ireland 2nd
Semi-final   Valencia, Spain 9th
2016–17 Round 2   West Vancouver, Canada 5th
World Cup[8]
Year Host city Position
1974 – 1976 Did not participate
1978   Madrid, Spain 5th
1981   Buenos Aires, Argentina 5th
1983   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
1986   Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
1990   Sydney, Australia 10th
1994   Dublin, Ireland 10th
1998 – 2018 Did not participate
2022   Terrassa, Spain
  Amstelveen, Netherlands
15th
Pan American Games[9]
Year Host city Position
1987   Indianapolis, United States 3rd
1991   Havana, Cuba 2nd
1995   Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd
1999   Winnipeg, Canada 3rd
2003   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5th
2007   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th
2011   Guadalajara, Mexico 4th
2015   Toronto, Canada 3rd
2019   Lima, Peru 2nd
2023   Santiago, Chile Qualified
Champions Trophy[10]
Year Host city Position
1987   Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
1989   Frankfurt, West Germany 6th
1991 – 2018 Did not participate
Hockey Nations Cup
Year Host city Position
2022   Valencia, Spain Withdrew
2023   TBD, Spain Qualified
Hockey Series[11]
Year Round Host city Position
2018–19 Open   Salamanca, Mexico 1st
Final   Valencia, Spain 2nd

Team edit

Current roster edit

The squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[12][13]

Head coach: Rob Short

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
3 MF Thora Rae (1999-10-15) October 15, 1999 (age 24) 18 4   UBC Thunderbirds
5 DF Alison Lee (1994-12-24) December 24, 1994 (age 29) 65 2   Toronto Toros
6 MF Jordyn Faiczak (1999-04-02) April 2, 1999 (age 25) 30 7   UBC Thunderbirds
7 MF Anna Mollenhauer (1999-09-18) September 18, 1999 (age 24) 28 1   Victoria Vikes
9 FW Madison Thompson (1994-08-11) August 11, 1994 (age 29) 9 4   Polar Bears
10 DF Kathleen Leahy (1993-10-29) October 29, 1993 (age 30) 72 2   Victoria Vikes
12 DF Sara Goodman (1999-10-22) October 22, 1999 (age 24) 20 0   UBC Thunderbirds
13 FW Hannah Haughn (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 29) 192 36   West Vancouver
14 DF Karli Johansen (1992-03-26) March 26, 1992 (age 32) 153 34   West Vancouver
15 FW Grace Delmotte (2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 (age 21) 1 0   Wake Forest Demon Deacons
16 MF Natalie Sourisseau (captain) (1992-12-05)December 5, 1992 (aged 29) 158 10   Polar Bears
17 DF Sara McManus (1993-08-14) August 14, 1993 (age 30) 196 30   West Vancouver
18 DF Alexis de Armond (1997-04-04) April 4, 1997 (age 27) 30 0   West Vancouver
19 MF Audrey Sawers (1999-11-22) November 22, 1999 (age 24) 9 0   Lafayette Leopards
21 MF Amanda Woodcroft (1993-10-09) October 9, 1993 (age 30) 134 10   Polar Bears
22 MF Madeline Secco (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30) 148 19   Stanford Cardinal
23 FW Brienne Stairs (1989-12-22) December 22, 1989 (age 34) 182 116   Guelph Gryphons
25 DF Shanlee Johnston (1990-02-05) February 5, 1990 (age 34) 134 9   Polar Bears
31 GK Rowan Harris (1996-08-11) August 11, 1996 (age 27) 50 0   Vancouver Hawks
34 GK Marcia LaPlante (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 26) 3 0   Polar Bears

Famous players edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "All-Time Cap Leaders". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. May 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Our Story - Field Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Olympic Games". FIH.
  5. ^ "Home – FIH".
  6. ^ "Pan American Cups". Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "Home – FIH".
  8. ^ "Home – FIH".
  9. ^ "Pan American Games". Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "Home – FIH".
  11. ^ "Hockey Series". FIH.
  12. ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2022 Women's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 4. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • FIH profile