# 2012–13 Canada women's national ice hockey team

The 2012–13 women's national hockey ice team represented Canada in various tournaments during the season. The team will attempt to win the gold medal at the Women's World Championships in Ottawa, Ontario. The head coach of the National team is York Lions women's ice hockey coach Dan Church.

## National team
### 2013 IIHF Worlds

* Canada enters the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship as the defending champion. The tournament shall serve as qualification for the 2015 competition. Canada is in the top division and will play all games at Scotiabank Place.

#### Schedule

All times are local (UTC−4).

#### Gold medal game
## Under 18 team

* August 12: Hockey Canada named the roster of the Canadian Under-18 team that will play a three-game exhibition series in Blaine, Minnesota against the United States Under-18 squad from August 16 to 19, 2012. Four of the players on the roster were with the Under-18 program that won the gold medal at the 2012 IIHF Under 18 Worlds.

### Exhibition

| Date | Arena | Opponent | Final score | Goal scorers |
| August 16 | Schwan Super Rink | United States | 3-2 | Nicole Martindale Sydney McKibbon Hannah Miller |
| August 17 | Schwan Super Rink | United States | 1-3 | Hanna Bunton |
| August 19 | Schwan Super Rink | United States | 5-4 (SO) | Ashley Brykialiuk, Hannah Miller, Halli Krzyzaniak, Cassidy Carels |

#### Roster

| Number | Player | Position | Height | Province |
| 1 | Kimberly Newell | Goaltender | 5'8" | British Columbia |
| 31 | Kassidy Sauvé | Goaltender | 5'7" | Ontario |
| 4 | Emma Korbs | Defence | 5'6" | Ontario |
| 12 | Catherine Daoust | Defence | 5'5" | Quebec |
| 15 | Taryn Baumgardt | Defence | 5'7" | Alberta |
| 16 | Alexa Ranahan | Defence | 5'5" | British Columbia |
| 18 | Halli Krzyzaniak | Defence | 5'7" | Manitoba |
| 20 | Sarah Steele | Defence | 5'5" | Prince Edward Island |
| 23 | Sydney Smith | Defence | 5'4" | Alberta |
| 2 | Cassidy Carels | Forward | 5'5" | Manitoba |
| 3 | Karly Heffernan | Forward | 5'7" | Alberta |
| 6 | Geneviève Bannon | Forward | 5'7" | Quebec |
| 7 | Nicole Martindale | Forward | 5'10" | Ontario |
| 8 | Eden Murray | Forward | 5'3" | Alberta |
| 9 | Kristyn Capizzano | Forward | 5'1" | Ontario |
| 10 | Sydney McKibbon | Forward | 5'5" | Ontario |
| 11 | Hanna Bunton | Forward | 5'8" | Ontario |
| 13 | Emily Clark | Forward | 5'7" | Saskatchewan |
| 14 | Ashleigh Brykaliuk | Forward | 5'7" | Manitoba |
| 19 | Hannah Miller | Forward | 5'8" | British Columbia |
| 21 | Kennedy Ottenbreit-Daunheimer | Forward | 5'7" | Saskatchewan |
| 22 | Catherine Dubois | Forward | 5'9" | Quebec |

## Under 22 team

* August 12: Hockey Canada named the roster of the Canadian Under-22 team that will play a three-game exhibition series in Calgary against the United States Under-22 squad from August 16 to 19, 2012. Four of the players on the roster were with the Under-18 program that won the gold medal at the 2012 IIHF Under 18 Worlds.
* August 16: The Canadian Under-22 squad suffered their first loss to the United States in 13 games. The last win for the US came in Game 1 of a three game set in 2004.

### Exhibition

| Date | Arena | Opponent | Final score | Goal scorers |
| August 16 | WinSport Canada Athletic & Ice Complex | United States | 1-4 | Nicole Kosta |
| August 17 | WinSport Canada Athletic & Ice Complex | United States | 2-4 | Kelly Terry, Melodie Daoust |
| August 19 | WinSport Canada Athletic & Ice Complex | United States | 3-4 | Melodie Daoust, Sarah Davis, Marie-Philip Poulin |

#### Roster

| Player | Position | Height | Province |
| Ann-Renee Desbiens | Goaltender | 5'9 | Quebec |
| Emerance Maschmeyer | Goaltender | 5'6 | Alberta |
| Sarah Edney | Defence | 5'5 | Ontario |
| Cassandra Poudrier | Defence | 5'5 | Quebec |
| Hayleigh Cudmore | Defence | 5'4 | Ontario |
| Shannon Doyle | Defence | 5'4 | Ontario |
| Brigette Lacquette | Defence | 5'7 | Manitoba |
| Erin Ambrose | Defence | 5'5 | Ontario |
| Laura Fortino | Defence | 5'4 | Ontario |
| Laura Stacey | Forward | 5'10 | Ontario |
| Jessica Campbell | Forward | 5'5 | Saskatchewan |
| Jillian Saulnier | Forward | 5'5 | Ontario |
| Kelly Terry | Forward | 5'6 | Ontario |
| Mélodie Daoust | Forward | 5'6 | Quebec |
| Sarah Lefort | Forward | 5'7 | Quebec |
| Nicole Kosta | Forward | 5'5 | Ontario |
| Jamie Lee Rattray | Forward | 5'6 | Ontario |
| Brianne Jenner | Forward | 5'9 | Ontario |
| Isabel Menard | Forward | 5'6 | Ontario |
| Sarah Davis | Forward | 5'4 | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Shelby Bram | Forward | 5'1 | Manitoba |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | Forward | 5'6 | Quebec |