# Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team rosters

These are the team rosters of the nations that participated in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2006 Winter Olympics.

## Canada

| No. | Position | Name | S / C | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2004–05 team |
| 2 | F | Meghan Agosta | R | 168 | 67 | 02/12/87 | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Jr. AA |
| 10 | F | Gillian Apps | L | 183 | 80 | 11/02/83 | North York, Ontario | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey |
| 17 | F | Jennifer Botterill | L | 175 | 69 | 05/01/79 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Toronto Aeros |
| 77 | F | Cassie Campbell – C | L | 170 | 68 | 11/22/73 | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Calgary Oval X-Treme |
| 9 | D | Gillian Ferrari | R | 173 | 70 | 06/23/80 | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Brampton Thunder |
| 15 | F | Danielle Goyette | L | 170 | 67 | 01/30/66 | Saint-Nazaire, Quebec | Calgary Oval X-Treme |
| 16 | F | Jayna Hefford | L | 165 | 63 | 05/14/77 | Trenton, Ontario | Brampton Thunder |
| 4 | D | Becky Kellar | L | 170 | 67 | 01/01/75 | Haldimand, Ontario | Oakville Ice |
| 27 | F | Gina Kingsbury | L | 173 | 62 | 11/26/81 | Uranium City, Saskatchewan | Montreal Axion |
| 32 | G | Charline Labonté | L | 175 | 78 | 10/15/82 | Greenfield Park, Quebec | Montreal Axion |
| 3 | D | Carla MacLeod | R | 163 | 60 | 06/16/82 | Edmonton, Alberta | Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey |
| 13 | D | Caroline Ouellette | L | 180 | 78 | 05/25/79 | Montreal, Quebec | University of Minnesota Duluth |
| 7 | F | Cherie Piper | R | 168 | 76 | 06/29/81 | Toronto, Ontario | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey |
| 11 | D | Cheryl Pounder – A | R | 168 | 65 | 06/21/76 | Montreal, Quebec | Toronto Aeros |
| 5 | D | Colleen Sostorics | R | 163 | 78 | 12/17/79 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Calgary Oval X-Treme |
| 33 | G | Kim St-Pierre | L | 175 | 71 | 12/14/78 | Lasalle, Quebec | Quebec Avalanche |
| 61 | F | Vicky Sunohara – A | L | 170 | 78 | 05/18/70 | Scarborough, Ontario | Brampton Thunder |
| 26 | F | Sarah Vaillancourt | R | 168 | 63 | 05/08/85 | Fleurimont, Quebec | Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey |
| 8 | F | Katie Weatherston | R | 158 | 61 | 04/06/83 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey |
| 22 | F | Hayley Wickenheiser – A | R | 178 | 77 | 08/12/78 | Shaunavon, Saskatchewan | Calgary Oval X-Treme |

## Finland

| No. | Position | Name | S / C | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2004–05 team |
| 10 | F | Sari Fisk – C | L | 163 | 65 | 12/17/71 | Pori | Espoo Blues |
| 30 | G | Maija Hassinen | L | 161 | 52 | 01/02/84 | Hämeenlinna | Ilves |
| 15 | F | Satu Hoikkala | R | 165 | 63 | 01/14/80 | Vantaa | Kärpät |
| 5 | D | Satu Kiipeli | L | 174 | 72 | 12/24/80 | Raahe | IHK [fi] |
| 24 | D | Kati Kovalainen – A | L | 165 | 64 | 01/24/75 | Leppävirta | IHK [fi] |
| 2 | D | Hanna Kuoppala | L | 179 | 77 | 09/12/75 | Jakobstad | Espoo Blues |
| 3 | D | Emma Laaksonen – A | L | 159 | 60 | 12/17/81 | Washington, D.C. | Espoo Blues |
| 9 | D | Terhi Mertanen | L | 164 | 64 | 04/04/81 | Joensuu | Kärpät |
| 27 | F | Marja-Helena Pälvilä | L | 176 | 70 | 03/04/70 | Oulu | Kärpät |
| 11 | F | Oona Parviainen | L | 170 | 63 | 09/05/77 | Kuopio | Espoo Blues |
| 25 | F | Mari Pehkonen | L | 170 | 63 | 02/06/85 | Tampere | University of Minnesota Duluth |
| 4 | D | Heidi Pelttari | L | 165 | 68 | 08/02/85 | Tampere | Ilves |
| 29 | F | Karoliina Rantamäki | L | 163 | 68 | 02/23/78 | Vantaa | Espoo Blues |
| 1 | G | Noora Räty | L | 163 | 56 | 05/29/89 | Espoo | Espoo Blues |
| 12 | F | Mari Saarinen | L | 172 | 63 | 07/30/81 | Kangasala | Ilves |
| 21 | F | Eveliina Similä | L | 164 | 68 | 04/10/78 | Toijala | Ilves |
| 20 | D | Saija Sirviö | L | 171 | 57 | 12/29/82 | Oulu | Kärpät |
| 18 | F | Nora Tallus | R | 158 | 67 | 02/09/81 | Kerava | IHK [fi] |
| 22 | F | Saara Tuominen | L | 169 | 64 | 01/01/86 | Ylöjärvi | Ilves |
| 8 | F | Satu Tuominen | L | 163 | 61 | 11/19/85 | Vantaa | Espoo Blues |

## Germany

| No. | Position | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2004–05 team |
| 81 | F | Maritta Becker – A | 168 | 61 | 03/11/81 | Heilbronn | DSC Oberthurgau |
| 25 | F | Franziska Busch | 163 | 59 | 10/20/85 | Seesen | WSV Braunlage |
| 66 | F | Bettina Evers | 168 | 66 | 08/17/81 | Hanover | Grefrather EC |
| 18 | D | Susanne Fellner | 160 | 57 | 02/26/85 | Ravensburg | DSC Oberthurgau |
| 24 | F | Stephanie Frühwirt | 166 | 64 | 07/22/80 | Wolfratshausen | TV Kornwestheim |
| 12 | F | Susann Götz | 164 | 62 | 12/14/82 | Bad Muskau | OSC Berlin |
| 29 | F | Claudia Grundmann – A | 177 | 69 | 04/22/76 | Berlin | OSC Berlin |
| 30 | G | Jennifer Harss | 173 | 65 | 07/14/87 | Füssen | ECDC Memmingen |
| 10 | F | Nikola Holmes | 177 | 72 | 02/18/81 | Bellflower, California | OSC Berlin |
| 23 | D | Sabrina Kruck | 167 | 61 | 11/03/81 | Starnberg | SC Riessersee |
| 28 | F | Andrea Lanzl | 161 | 60 | 10/08/87 | Starnberg | EC Bergkamen, Bergkamen |
| 21 | F | Michaela Lanzl | 161 | 55 | 02/21/83 | Starnberg | University of Minnesota Duluth |
| 19 | D | Christina Oswald – C | 172 | 75 | 07/26/73 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | SC Riessersee |
| 15 | D | Nina Ritter | 168 | 60 | 01/26/81 | Hamburg | Hamburger SV |
| 14 | F | Anja Scheytt | 174 | 69 | 12/05/80 | Mannheim | OSC Berlin |
| 17 | F | Sara Seiler | 169 | 61 | 01/25/83 | Hausham | DSC Oberthurgau |
| 16 | F | Denise Soesilo | 168 | 50 | 05/10/87 | Hamburg | Hamburger SV |
| 2 | D | Jenny Tamas | 172 | 63 | 01/18/90 | Herford | ERV Schweinfurt |
| 13 | G | Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten | 172 | 68 | 11/12/78 | Düsseldorf | OSC Berlin |
| 9 | F | Raffaela Wolf | 168 | 52 | 06/20/78 | Dinslaken | ESC Planegg-Würmtal |

## Italy

| No. | Position | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2004–05 team |
| 2 | D | Michela Angeloni | 167 | 67 | 09/25/84 | Bergamo | HC Lario Halloween Como |
| 12 | F | Evelyn Bazzanella – C | 168 | 58 | 06/15/76 | Bolzano | HC Eagles Bolzano |
| 9 | D | Valentina Bettarini | 170 | 66 | 06/29/90 | Bolzano | HC Eagles Bolzano |
| 8 | F | Celeste Bissardella | 166 | 58 | 10/17/88 | Bolzano | HC Eagles Bolzano |
| 29 | F | Heidi Caldart | 167 | 56 | 10/19/83 | Feltre | Agordo Hockey |
| 18 | F | Silvia Carignano | 160 | 59 | 08/11/87 | Pinerolo | HC All Stars Piemonte |
| 17 | F | Diana Da Rugna | 160 | 53 | 10/16/89 | Feltre | Agordo Hockey |
| 25 | F | Anna De la Forest | 163 | 47 | 06/24/88 | Turin | HC All Stars Piemonte |
| 19 | D | Nadia De Nardin | 170 | 67 | 11/14/75 | Agordo | Agordo Hockey |
| 7 | D | Linda De Rocco | 162 | 53 | 01/03/86 | Belluno | Agordo Hockey |
| 14 | D | Rebecca Fiorese | 162 | 61 | 09/04/80 | Milano | HC Lario Halloween Como |
| 11 | F | Sabina Florian – A | 168 | 68 | 05/28/83 | Bolzano | SC Riessersee |
| 1 | G | Luana Frasnelli | 162 | 54 | 07/25/75 | Bolzano | HC Eagles Bolzano |
| 13 | D | Manuela Friz – A | 156 | 51 | 08/16/78 | Agordo | Agordo Hockey |
| 24 | F | Waltraud Kaser | 169 | 61 | 07/03/80 | Brixen | HC Eagles Bolzano |
| 10 | F | Maria Michaela Leitner | 161 | 54 | 12/30/81 | Sterzing | HC Eagles Bolzano |
| 26 | G | Debora Montanari | 159 | 58 | 10/17/80 | Pinerolo | HC All Stars Piemonte |
| 16 | D | Katharina Sparer | 163 | 52 | 02/22/90 | Bolzano | HC Eagles Bolzano |
| 27 | F | Silvia Toffano | 163 | 52 | 01/05/85 | Venezia | HC Eagles Bolzano |
| 23 | D | Sabrina Viel | 166 | 53 | 02/17/73 | Belluno | Agordo Hockey |

## Russian Federation

The following is the Russian roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Head coach: Alexey Kalintsev Assistant coach: Alexey Zherebtsov
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2005–06 team |
| 33 | G | Nadezhda Aleksandrova | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 3 January 1986 | Moscow, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 2 | D | Maria Barykina | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 9 December 1973 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Tornado Dmitrov |
| 23 | F | Tatiana Burina | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 20 March 1980 | Novosibirsk, Soviet Union | Tornado Dmitrov |
| 27 | D | Elena Byalkovskaya | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 22 March 1977 | Moscow, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 20 | G | Irina Gashennikova | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 11 May 1975 | Pushkino, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 24 | F | Iya Gavrilova | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 3 September 1987 | Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 12 | F | Yulia Gladysheva | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 4 December 1981 | Moscow, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 16 | D | Alexandra Kapustina | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 7 April 1984 | Pervouralsk, Soviet Union | Spartak-Merkury Yekaterinburg |
| 4 | D | Alena Khomich | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 26 February 1981 | Pervouralsk, Soviet Union | Spartak-Merkury Yekaterinburg |
| 10 | F | Larisa Mishina | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 10 September 1975 | Moscow, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 25 | F | Ekaterina Pashkevich – A | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 19 September 1972 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Tornado Dmitrov |
| 15 | D | Olga Permyakova | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 12 April 1982 | Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union | Tornado Dmitrov |
| 14 | D | Kristina Petrovskaya | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 3 June 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Tornado Dmitrov |
| 29 | D | Zhanna Schelchkova – C | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 10 February 1969 | Moscow, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 5 | F | Galina Skiba | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 9 May 1984 | Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 17 | F | Ekaterina Smolentseva – A | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 15 September 1981 | Pervouralsk, Soviet Union | Tornado Dmitrov |
| 7 | F | Ekaterina Smolina | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 8 October 1988 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 11 | F | Tatiana Sotnikova | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 20 January 1981 | Moscow, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |
| 21 | F | Svetlana Trefilova | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 20 May 1973 | Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union | Tornado Dmitrov |
| 28 | F | Oxana Tretiyakova | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 10 March 1979 | Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union | SKIF Moscow |

## Sweden

| Position | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2005–06 team |
| G | Cecilia Andersson | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 4 October 1982 | Väddö | Concordia Stingers |
| G | Kim Martin | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 28 February 1986 | Stockholm | AIK |
| D | Gunilla Andersson – A | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 26 April 1975 | Skutskär | Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey |
| D | Jenni Asserholt | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 8 April 1988 | Örebro | Örebro HK |
| D | Joa Elfsberg | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 30 July 1979 | Valbo | Brynäs IF |
| D | Emma Eliasson | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 12 June 1989 | Kiruna | Modo Hockey |
| D | Ylva Lindberg | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 29 June 1976 | Umeå | Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey |
| F | Ann-Louise Edstrand | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 25 April 1975 | Örnsköldsvik | Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey |
| F | Erika Holst – C | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 8 April 1979 | Varberg | Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey |
| F | Nanna Jansson | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 7 July 1983 | Gävle | Brynäs IF |
| F | Jenny Lindqvist | 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 21 July 1978 | Stockholm | Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey |
| F | Kristina Lundberg | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 10 June 1985 | Husum | Modo Hockey |
| D | Frida Nevalainen | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 27 January 1987 | Umeå | Modo Hockey |
| F | Emilie O'Konor | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 21 February 1983 | Danderyd | AIK |
| F | Maria Rooth – A | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 2 November 1979 | Ängelholm | Mälarhöjden/Bredäng Hockey |
| F | Danijela Rundqvist | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 26 September 1984 | Stockholm | AIK |
| F | Therése Sjölander | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 4 May 1981 | Sollefteå | Modo Hockey |
| F | Katarina Timglas | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 24 November 1985 | Malmö | AIK |
| F | Anna Vikman | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 13 January 1981 | Överkalix | Modo Hockey |
| F | Pernilla Winberg | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 24 February 1989 | Limhamn | AIK |

## Switzerland

| No. | Position | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2005–06 Team |
| 22 | F | Silvia Bruggmann | 168 | 54 | 02/20/78 | Luetisburg | EV Zug |
| 10 | D | Nicole Bullo | 160 | 54 | 05/18/87 | Bellinzona | HC Lugano |
| 21 | F | Sandra Cattaneo | 166 | 64 | 01/25/75 | Zürich | EHC Illnau-Effretikon |
| 4 | F | Daniela Diaz – A | 170 | 66 | 06/16/82 | Baar | EV Zug |
| 25 | G | Patricia Elsmore-Sautter | 166 | 67 | 02/28/79 | Schaffhausen | Roseau / United States |
| 11 | D | Angela Frautschi | 168 | 67 | 06/05/87 | Interlaken | DHC Langenthal |
| 15 | D | Ramona Fuhrer – C | 163 | 68 | 04/13/79 | Aarberg Be | DHC Lyss |
| 9 | D | Ruth Künzle | 166 | 65 | 03/29/72 | Gaiserwald-Waldkirch | HC Lugano |
| 20 | F | Kathrin Lehmann – A | 172 | 68 | 02/27/80 | Zürich | Lady Kodiaks Kornwestheim |
| 23 | D | Monika Leuenberger | 180 | 82 | 04/11/73 | Zürich | EV Zug |
| 75 | F | Jeanette Marty | 173 | 74 | 08/11/75 | Zug | EV Zug |
| 6 | D | Julia Marty | 170 | 72 | 04/16/88 | Zürich | EV Zug |
| 69 | F | Stefanie Marty | 167 | 70 | 04/16/88 | Zürich | EV Zug |
| 66 | F | Christine Meier | 169 | 66 | 05/24/86 | Buelach | EHC Illnau-Effretikon |
| 55 | D | Prisca Mosimann | 184 | 75 | 03/19/75 | Langenthal | DHC Langenthal |
| 24 | F | Sandrine Ray | 163 | 60 | 05/11/83 | Orbe | HC Lugano |
| 49 | F | Rachel Rochat | 180 | 68 | 09/10/72 | Summit, New Jersey | Needham / USA |
| 27 | F | Laura Ruhnke | 172 | 74 | 12/25/83 | Biel | HC Lugano |
| 41 | G | Florence Schelling | 174 | 73 | 03/09/89 | Zürich | GCK Lions |
| 17 | F | Tina Schumacher | 160 | 60 | 03/20/78 | Biel | DHC Lyss |

## United States

| No. | Position | Name | S / C | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2004–05 team |
| 8 | D | Caitlin Cahow | L | 162 | 70 | 05/20/85 | New Haven, Connecticut | Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey |
| 13 | F | Julie Chu | R | 173 | 68 | 03/13/82 | Fairfield, Connecticut | Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey |
| 22 | F | Natalie Darwitz | R | 160 | 64 | 10/13/83 | Eagan, Minnesota | Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey |
| 31 | G | Pam Dreyer | L | 165 | 70 | 08/09/81 | Eagle River, Alaska | Brown Bears women's ice hockey |
| 25 | F | Tricia Dunn-Luoma | L | 173 | 66 | 04/25/75 | Derry, New Hampshire | New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey |
| 9 | D | Molly Engstrom | R | 175 | 77 | 03/01/83 | Siren, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey |
| 30 | G | Chanda Gunn | L | 170 | 63 | 01/27/80 | Huntington Beach, California | Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey |
| 11 | D | Jamie Hagerman | R | 175 | 77 | 05/07/81 | North Andover, Massachusetts | Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey |
| 10 | F | Kim Insalaco | L | 165 | 59 | 11/04/80 | Rochester, New York | Brown Bears women's ice hockey |
| 18 | F | Kathleen Kauth | L | 173 | 68 | 03/28/79 | Saratoga Springs, New York | Brown Bears women's ice hockey |
| 3 | D | Courtney Kennedy | L | 175 | 86 | 03/29/79 | Woburn, Massachusetts | Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey |
| 20 | F | Katie King | L | 175 | 77 | 05/24/75 | Salem, New Hampshire | Brown Bears women's ice hockey |
| 19 | F | Kristin King | R | 163 | 61 | 07/21/79 | Piqua, Ohio | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey |
| 27 | F | Sarah Parsons | R | 173 | 64 | 07/27/87 | Dover, Massachusetts | Noble & Greenough High School |
| 12 | F | Jenny Potter | L | 163 | 66 | 01/12/79 | Edina, Minnesota | University of Minnesota-Duluth |
| 6 | D | Helen Resor | L | 178 | 70 | 10/18/85 | Greenwich, Connecticut | Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey |
| 4 | D | Angela Ruggiero – A | R | 175 | 84 | 01/03/80 | Harper Woods, Michigan | Harvard University |
| 14 | F | Kelly Stephens | R | 168 | 59 | 06/04/83 | Seattle, Washington | Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey |
| 5 | D | Lyndsay Wall | L | 173 | 70 | 05/12/85 | Churchville, New York | Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey |
| 7 | F | Krissy Wendell – C | L | 168 | 70 | 09/12/81 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey |