A trio of star players for the Canadian women’s team announced today they are all retiring, with forwards Jayna Hefford and Gillian Apps, along with defender Catherine Ward, hanging up their skates for the 2015-16 season.
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Tag Archives: Women’s World Championship
🇨🇿 🇩🇪 Czechs Promoted, Germany Relegated For Women’s Worlds
As a result of their 3-0 win over Denmark, improving them to 4-0 at the Division I Group A tournament in Rouen, France, the Czech women’s team has secured the eighth and final spot at the 2016 Women’s World Championship next spring in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, taking the spot from the German squad that was relegated at this year’s Championship in Malmö, Sweden.
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🇨🇦 Caroline Ouellette Retires From Canadian National Team
After making the Canadian roster for the 2015 World Championships only by virtue of an injury to Haley Irwin, decorated Olympian and World Champion Caroline Ouellette played her final game for Canada in their 7-5 Gold Medal loss to the United States, after confirming prior to the tournament that these World Championships would be her last time putting on the red and white.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 7-5 Canada 🇨🇦 – 04 Apr 2015
🇺🇸 United States 7-5 Canada 🇨🇦
Women’s World Championship Gold Medal Game
Malmö Isstadion, Malmö 🇸🇪
Saturday, 04 April 2015
Brianna Decker scored the third-period winner as the U.S. beat Canada 7-5 in a wild World Women’s Gold medal game that saw both starting goalies pulled.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 13-1 Russia 🇷🇺 – 03 Apr 2015
🇺🇸 United States 13-1 Russia 🇷🇺
Women’s World Championship Semifinal
Malmö Isstadion, Malmö 🇸🇪
Friday, 03 April 2015
Brianna Decker and Hilary Knight combined for six first-period points to spark the U.S., the defending World Champions, to a 13-1 semi-final pounding of Russia.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 9-2 Russia 🇷🇺 – 31 Mar 2015
🇺🇸 United States 9-2 Russia 🇷🇺
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Malmö Isstadion, Malmö 🇸🇪
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Jocelyne Lamoureux’s hat trick lifted the U.S. to an 9-2 thrashing of Russia and a perfect preliminary round record on Tuesday in Malmö.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 4-1 Finland 🇫🇮 – 29 Mar 2015
🇺🇸 United States 4-1 Finland 🇫🇮
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Malmö Isstadion, Malmö 🇸🇪
Sunday, 29 March 2015
As the old Nintendo ad said: “Now you’re playing with power.” Hilary Knight had two goals and an assist to pace the U.S. to a 4-1 win over Finland on Sunday.
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 4-2 Canada 🇨🇦 – 28 Mar 2015
🇺🇸 United States 4-2 Canada 🇨🇦
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Malmö Isstadion, Malmö 🇸🇪
Saturday, 28 March 2015
In Saturday’s marquee matchup, the United States staked an early claim to bragging rights in Group A with a 4-2 triumph over Canada at the Malmö Isstadion.
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IHLC Preview – 2015 Women’s World Championship
Five months after the last women’s hockey showdown at the 2014 Four Nations Cup, the top eight teams in international women’s hockey will reconvene in Malmö, Sweden, for the 2015 IIHF World Women’s Championship, two years since the last Worlds that ended in a stunning American victory in Canada’s capital.
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IIHF Announces 2018 Olympic Qualification Format
In advance of the men’s 2015 World Championships in Czechia and women’s 2016 World Championships in Canada, the IIHF today announced the tournament structure and qualification format for the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea, with the big news being that the format will remain the same for both men and women as in Sochi 2014.
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🇯🇵 Japan Qualifies For 2015 Women’s World Championship
Japan has nabbed the eighth and final qualification spot for the 2015 Women’s World Championship in Malmö, Sweden, defeating the Czechs 2-1 in the third and final game of their qualification playoff series in Yokohama, Japan.
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2015 Women’s World Championship Schedule Released
The IIHF has released a new microsite for the 2015 Women’s World Championship in Malmö, Sweden, worldwomen2015.com, and with it released the full schedule for the World Championship in March and April.
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🇨🇦 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship Awarded To Kamloops
Hockey Canada today announced that Kamloops, British Columbia would host the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship in April 2016, after the IIHF had awarded Canada with the tournament previously. All games will take place at the Interior Savings Centre (host of the 2014 Four Nations Cup) and the McArthur Island Sports And Event Centre, with specific dates and schedule to follow at a later date.
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2015 Women’s World Championship Groups Announced
Some more details on the 2015 Worlds in Malmö have been released – the all-important groupings! The teams break down as follows (current IIHF rankings in parentheses):
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IHLC Results – 🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦 – 09 Apr 2013
🇺🇸 United States 3-2 Canada 🇨🇦
Women’s World Championship Gold Medal Game
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa 🇨🇦
Tuesday, 09 April 2013
Canada beat the U.S. in Vermont last year to win Gold, and the Americans have returned the favour, scoring the only goal of the third period to win back the title with a thrilling 3-2 win.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 8-1 Russia 🇷🇺 – 08 Apr 2013
🇨🇦 Canada 8-1 Russia 🇷🇺
Women’s World Championship Semifinal
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa 🇨🇦
Monday, 08 April 2013
Canada broke open a close game with five goals in the second period en route to an 8-1 win over Russia. Canada will now face the U.S. for Gold while the Russians and Finns will play for Bronze.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Finland 🇫🇮 – 05 Apr 2013
🇨🇦 Canada 8-0 Finland 🇫🇮
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa 🇨🇦
Friday, 05 April 2013
Canada scored three goals in the final six minutes of the first period en route to a 8-0 win and first place in Group A. Canada finishes with a 2-1-0-0 record while the Finns are 1-0-1-2.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 13-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭 – 03 Apr 2013
🇨🇦 Canada 13-0 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa 🇨🇦
Wednesday, 03 April 2013
Team Canada followed its emotional 3-2 shootout win 24 hours ago against the U.S. with a dominating 13-0 win over Switzerland. Marie-Philip Poulin had a record-tying four goals and added an assist.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO) – 02 Apr 2013
🇨🇦 Canada 3-2 United States 🇺🇸 (SO)
Women’s World Championship Preliminary Round
Scotiabank Place, Ottawa 🇨🇦
Tuesday, 02 April 2013
Jennifer Wakefield scored the decisive goal of the shootout to give Canada a 3-2 win in a tense game which saw the Americans grab an early 2-0 lead only to see Canada rally late in the third.
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IHLC Results – 🇨🇦 Canada 5-4 United States 🇺🇸 (OT) – 14 Apr 2012
🇨🇦 Canada 5-4 United States 🇺🇸 (OT)
Women’s World Championship Gold Medal Game
Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington 🇺🇸
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Caroline Ouellette knocked in her second goal of the game at 1:50 of overtime to give Canada a 5-4 win and the Gold medal at the Women’s World Championship. It was another epic battle between the two superpowers of women’s hockey.
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