Canada women's national field hockey team

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Canada
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Association PAHF (Americas)
Confederation Field Hockey Canada
Head Coach Rob Short
Assistant coach(es) Soledad García
Fergus Kavanagh
ManagerKelly Vanry
Captain Natalie Sourisseau
Most caps Katherine Wright [1]
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 17 Decrease2.svg 1 (8 June 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 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.

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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

Olympic Games [4]
YearHost cityPosition
1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States 5th
1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea 6th
1992 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain 7th
1996 – 2020 Did not participate
Commonwealth Games [5]
YearHost cityPosition
1998 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10th
2002 Flag of England.svg Manchester, England 7th
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia 7th
2010 Flag of India.svg New Delhi, India 6th
2014 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow, Scotland 8th
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia 5th
2022 Flag of England.svg Birmingham, England 5th
Pan American Cup [6]
YearHost cityPosition
2001 Flag of Jamaica.svg Kingston, Jamaica 3rd
2004 Flag of Barbados.svg Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd
2009 Flag of Bermuda.svg Hamilton, Bermuda 5th
2013 Flag of Argentina.svg Mendoza, Argentina 3rd
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Lancaster, United States 4th
2022 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd
World League [7]
YearRoundHost cityPosition
2014–15 Round 1 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
Round 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland 2nd
Semi-final Flag of Spain.svg Valencia, Spain 9th
2016–17 Round 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver, Canada 5th
World Cup [8]
YearHost cityPosition
1974 – 1976 Did not participate
1978 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain 5th
1981 Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina 5th
1983 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
1986 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia 10th
1994 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland 10th
1998 – 2018 Did not participate
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Terrassa, Spain
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands 		15th
Pan American Games [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1987 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis, United States 3rd
1991 Flag of Cuba.svg Havana, Cuba 2nd
1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd
1999 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Winnipeg, Canada 3rd
2003 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5th
2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th
2011 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara, Mexico 4th
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Canada 3rd
2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru 2nd
2023 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago, Chile 4th
Champions Trophy [10]
YearHost cityPosition
1987 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
1989 Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, West Germany 6th
1991 – 2018 Did not participate
Hockey Nations Cup
YearHost cityPosition
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia, SpainWithdrew
2023 Flag of Spain.svg Terrassa, Spain6th
Hockey Series [11]
YearRoundHost cityPosition
2018–19 Open Flag of Mexico.svg Salamanca, Mexico 1st
Final Flag of Spain.svg Valencia, Spain 2nd

Team

Current roster

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

Head coach: Rob Short

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
3MF Thora Rae (1999-10-15) October 15, 1999 (age 24)184 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds
5DF Alison Lee (1994-12-24) December 24, 1994 (age 29)652 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Toros
6MF Jordyn Faiczak (1999-04-02) April 2, 1999 (age 25)307 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds
7MF Anna Mollenhauer (1999-09-18) September 18, 1999 (age 24)281 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Vikes
9FW Madison Thompson (1994-08-11) August 11, 1994 (age 29)94 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Polar Bears
10DF Kathleen Leahy (1993-10-29) October 29, 1993 (age 30)722 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Vikes
12DF Sara Goodman (1999-10-22) October 22, 1999 (age 24)200 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds
13FW Hannah Haughn (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 29)19236 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver
14DF Karli Johansen (1992-03-26) March 26, 1992 (age 32)15334 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver
15FW Grace Delmotte (2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 (age 21)10 Flag of the United States.svg Wake Forest Demon Deacons
16MF Natalie Sourisseau (captain) (1992-12-05)December 5, 1992 (aged 29)15810 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Polar Bears
17DF Sara McManus (1993-08-14) August 14, 1993 (age 30)19630 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver
18DF Alexis de Armond (1997-04-04) April 4, 1997 (age 27)300 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver
19MF Audrey Sawers (1999-11-22) November 22, 1999 (age 24)90 Flag of the United States.svg Lafayette Leopards
21MF Amanda Woodcroft (1993-10-09) October 9, 1993 (age 30)13410 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Polar Bears
22MF Madeline Secco (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30)14819 Flag of the United States.svg Stanford Cardinal
23FW Brienne Stairs (1989-12-22) December 22, 1989 (age 34)182116 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Guelph Gryphons
25DF Shanlee Johnston (1990-02-05) February 5, 1990 (age 34)1349 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Polar Bears
31GK Rowan Harris (1996-08-11) August 11, 1996 (age 27)500 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Hawks
34GK Marcia LaPlante (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 26)30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Polar Bears

Famous players

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Cap Leaders". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. May 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 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.
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