2010–11 Canada women's national ice hockey team

==National team==
*September 14: Four members of its 2010 Olympic gold medal-winning National Women’s Team: Becky Kellar, Gina Kingsbury, Carla MacLeod and Colleen Sostorics have announced their retirements from international hockey.http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/16980/la_id/1/ss_id/74007/nr_id/146366.htm
===Four Nations Cup===
*September 21: Former NHL player Ryan Walter has been named the head coach for Team Canada at the 2010 Four Nations Cup. Assisting Walter will be current Minnesota Duluth assistant coach Laura Schuler and Ryerson Rams head coach Stephanie White.http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/16980/la_id/1/ss_id/146275/nr_id/146498.htm
====Roster====
Number	Name	Position	Height	Club
====Schedule====
Date 	Teams 	Location 	Time 	Score
Tues Nov 9	USA vs. Canada 	St. John's, Newfoundland 	7:30 pm	
Wed Nov 10	Sweden vs. Canada 	Clarenville, Newfoundland	7 pm 	
Fri Nov 12	Canada vs. Finland	St. John's, Nfld 	7:30 pm	
Sat Nov 13	Bronze Medal Game 	St. John's, Nfld 	4:00 pm	
Sat Nov 13	Gold Medal Game 	St. John's, Nfld 	7:30 pm	
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===IIHF World championships===
Canada will attempt to win the gold medal as they compete in the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland.
==Under 18 team==
 
The National Under 18 team will compete in the IIHF World Under 18 tournament Jan. 1-8 in Stockholm, Sweden. The U.S. women defeated Canada in the final to win the first two world under-18 tournaments in 2008 and 2009 while Canada won the third in 2010. 2011 roster members Erin Ambrose and Emily Fulton were part of the 2010 gold medal team. The roster includes players born in 1993 and 1994. The 20 player roster was chosen from a 31 player training camp held in Toronto. The head coach will be Sarah Hodges (head coach of the University of Regina), while her assistants will be Cassie Turner and former national team member France Montour. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/154256/la_id/1/ On December 30, 2010, in an exhibition vs. the AIK Bantam boys team (at Husby Ishall Arena) from Sweden, Canada bested the club in a 4-2 victory.http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/155300/la_id/1.htm On January 8, Canada lost the gold medal to the United States by a 5-2 score.http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/151848/season_id/151723/ss_id/74005/
===Roster===
Number	Name 	Position 	Hometown
1 	Amanda Makela 	Goaltender	Thunder Bay, ON
30 	Anne-Renee Desbiens	Goaltender	La Malbaie, QC
2 	Jennifer Shields 	Defence 	Ingersoll, ON
3 	Sarah Edney 	Defence 	Mississauga, ON
5 	Katarina Zgraja 	Defence 	Waterloo, ON
13 	Erin Ambrose 	Defence 	Keswick, ON
21 	Cydney Roesler 	Defence 	Stittsville, ON
23 	Gina Repaci 	Defence 	Etobicoke, ON
7 	Emily Fulton 	Forward 	Stratford, ON
11 	Gabrielle Davidson 	Forward 	Pointe Claire, QC
12 	Shelby Bram 	Forward 	Ste. Anne, MB
14 	Katie Josephs 	Forward 	Cochrane, AB
15 	Meghan Dufault 	Forward 	Winnipeg, MB
16 	Sarah Robson 	Forward 	Mississauga, ON
19 	Nicole Costa 	Forward 	Mississauga, ON
20 	Cayley Mercer 	Forward 	Exeter, ON
24 	Hailey Browne 	Forward 	Oakville, ON
25 	Rebecca Kohler 	Forward 	St. Thomas, ON
26 	Sarah MacDonnell 	Forward 	Quispamsis, NB
27 	Laura Stacey 	Forward 	Kleinburg, ON
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==Under 22 team==
===News and notes===
Jim Fetter, head coach of the Wayne State Warriors women's ice hockey program, will be the head coach of Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team for the 2010-11 season. Fetter will also be the coach for Team Canada at the 2011 MLP Cup.
===Summer training camp===
====Yellow/Blue intrasquad====
*Game 1: August 8, Blue 4, Yellow 2
Period	Scorer 	Time of Goal	Assists
1 	Isabel Menard 	04:47 	Jennifer Wakefield
1 	Natalie Spooner 	18:57 	Christine Bestland, Lauriane Rougeau
2 	Marie-Philip Poulin	08:11 	Unassisted
2 	Melodie Daoust 	09:03 	Gillian Saulnier
2 	Jessica Campbell 	10:07 	Unassisted
2 	Marie-Philip Poulin	15:37 	Laura McIntosh, Jamie Lee Rattray
=====Intrasquad notes=====
*August 8: Four different players scored goals to give Blue a 4-2 win over Yellow on the first day of intersquad action at the National Women’s Under-22 selection camp. The game was played in Toronto at the MasterCard Centre.
Isabel Menard and Natalie Spooner both scored in the first for Blue. Marie-Philip Poulin scored in the second to make it 2-1. Eventually, Blue would be ahead 4-1. Poulin tried to get Yellow into the game, scoring her second of the night. Yellow squad goalie Erica Howe made 40 saves. 
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/115242/la_id/1.htm
====Roster====
=====Blue Roster=====
Player 	Position 	Club team
Roxanne Douville 	Goaltender	College Edouard-Montpetit
Amanda Mazzotta 	Goaltender	Cornell Big Red
Hayleigh Cudmore 	Defense 	Oakville (PWHL)
Jenna Downey 	Defense 	St. Francis Xavier University
Brigitte Lacquette	Defense 	Pursuit of Excellence
Stefanie McKeough 	Defense 	Ohio State Buckeyes
Katelyn Ptolemy 	Defense 	Clarkson Golden Knights
Lauriane Rougeau 	Defense 	Cornell Big Red
Vicki Bendus 	Forward 	Mercyhurst Lakers
Christine Bestland	Forward 	Pursuit of Excellence
Jessica Campbell 	Forward 	Pursuit of Excellence
Mélodie Daoust 	Forward 	College Edouard-Montpetit
Vanessa Emond 	Forward 	St. Lawrence Skating Saints
Rebecca Johnston 	Forward 	Cornell Big Red
Chelsea Karpenko 	Forward 	Cornell Big Red
Jenelle Kohanchuk 	Forward 	Boston University Terriers
Isabel Menard 	Forward 	Syracuse Orange
Jillian Saulnier 	Forward 	Toronto (PWHL)
Natalie Spooner 	Forward 	Ohio State Buckeyes
Jennifer Wakefield	Forward 	Boston University Terriers
=====Yellow Roster=====
Player 	Position 	Club team
Erica Howe 	Goaltender	Ottawa (PWHL)
Genevieve Lacasse 	Goaltender	Providence Friars
Courtney Birchard 	Defense 	New Hampshire Wildcats
Andrea Boras 	Defense 	Alberta Pandas
Laura Fortino 	Defense 	Cornell Big Red
Brittany Haverstock	Defense 	Wisconsin Badgers
Saige Pacholok 	Defense 	Wisconsin Badgers
Cassandra Poudrier 	Defense 	Quebec (Midget AA)
Tara Watchorn 	Defense 	Boston University Terriers
Hannah Armstrong 	Forward 	Aurora (PWHL)
Bailey Bram 	Forward 	Mercyhurst
Mallory Deluce 	Forward 	Wisconsin Badgers
Brianne Jenner 	Forward 	Canadian National Womens Team
Jocelyn LeBlanc 	Forward 	Dalhousie University
Laura McIntosh 	Forward 	Ohio State Buckeyes
Marie-Philip Poulin	Forward 	Canadian National Womens Team
Jamie Lee Rattray 	Forward 	Ottawa (PWHL)
Kelly Terry 	Forward 	Whitby (PWHL)
Catherine White 	Forward 	Cornell Big Red
Jessica Wong 	Forward 	Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
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===August series vs. USA===
*Marie-Philip Poulin scored a hat trick as the Under 22 team beat the US by a 7-2 score.http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/138064/la_id/1.htm With the victory, Canada had a three game sweep in its exhibition series vs. the US.
====Series summary====
Date 	Score 	Canada goals
Aug. 18	4-1, Canada 	Laura Fortino, Jillian Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Jessica Wonghttp://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/138061/la_id/1.htm
Aug. 19	6-5, Canada (shootout)	Brianne Jenner, Isabel Menard, Natalie Spooner, Jennifer Wakefield (3)http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/138062/la_id/1.htm
Aug. 21	7-2, Canada 	Vicki Bendus, Laura Fortino, Marie-Philip Poulin (3), Rebecca Johnston, Jillian Saulnier
===MLP Cup===
*December 14: Hockey Canada announced that Roxanne Douville has been added to the roster of Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team for the 2011 MLP Cup. Douville is replacing Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta who is injured and unable to participate.http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/152801/la_id/1.htm
====Roster====
Number	Name 	Position 	Team
30 	Roxanne Douville 	Goaltender	Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey
31 	Genevieve Lacasse 	Goaltender	Providence Friars women's ice hockey
2 	Stefanie McKeough 	Defence 	Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
3 	Brittany Haverstock	Defence 	Wisconsin
4 	Lauriane Rougeau 	Defence 	Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
7 	Tara Watchorn 	Defence 	Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey
14 	Courtney Birchard 	Defence 	New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
23 	Laura Fortino 	Defence 	Cornell
25 	Jessica Wong 	Defence 	Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey
8 	Natalie Spooner 	Forward 	Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey
9 	Jenelle Kohanchuk 	Forward 	Boston University
10 	Jessica Campbell 	Forward 	Cornell
11 	Laura McIntosh 	Forward 	Ohio State
12 	Isabel Menard 	Forward 	Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
13 	Bailey Bram 	Forward 	Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
15 	Jillian Saulnier 	Forward 	Toronto Jr. Aeros
16 	Chelsea Karpenko 	Forward 	Cornell
18 	Catherine White 	Forward 	Cornell
20 	Mallory Deluce 	Forward 	Wisconsin
26 	Carolyne Prevost 	Forward 	Wisconsin
27 	Vicki Bendus - C 	Forward 	Mercyhurst
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==Awards and honors==
*Rebecca Johnston, Player of the Game, Gold Medal game at the 2010 Four Nations Cup
*Female Hockey Breakthrough Award: (outstanding contribution to advancing female hockey) Laurie Taylor-Bolton http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/170395/la_id/1/
*Liz MacKinnon Award: (special contributions of a Hockey Canada volunteer's spouse) Jill Donovan
==See also==
*2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team
*2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team
==References==
Category:2011 in ice hockey
Category:2010 in ice hockey
Category:Women's ice hockey teams in Canada
Category:Women's national ice hockey teams