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2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team

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The 2011–12 women's national hockey team will represent Canada in various tournaments during the season. The team will attempt to win the gold medal at the Women's World Championships. The head coach of the National team is York Lions women's ice hockey coach Dan Church.

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National team

  • June 30, 2011: Team captain Hayley Wickenheiser was awarded the Order of Canada. Wickenheiser was in Ghana on behalf of Right to Play and was unable to accept the honour in person.
  • August 8, 2011: York Lions women's ice hockey head coach Dan Church has been named the head coach for the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament and the 2011 Four Nations Cup. Assisting him will be Doug Derragh from the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program and Danielle Goyette from the Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey program.
  • On August 23, 2011, Delaney Collins announced her retirement from international play.

    • Schedule

  • In the 14-1 win over Russia, several Canadian players accomplished numerous milestones. Meghan Mikkelson reached her 50th game played with the National team. Meghan Agosta reached the 100th point mark, while Jayna Hefford reached the 250th career point mark
  • August 31, 2011: Canada was bested by Sweden for just the second time in 66 all-time international meetings. Mallory Deluce opened the scoring 11 seconds into the game, while Meghan Agosta scored a hat trick. Canada suffered from a 4-1 second-period deficit and lost by a 6-4 score.

    • 2011 4 Nations Cup

  • October 3, 2011: Hockey Canada released the roster that will compete at the 2011 4 Nations Cup in Sweden. Cornell defender Laura Fortino, Wisconsin forward Stefanie McKeough, Dawson College forward Cassandra Poudrier, Cornell forward Lauriane Rougeau, and McGill forward Mélodie Daoust will make their debuts with the Canadian national women's ice hockey team at the event.
  • The November 10 match between Canada and the US marked the 100th time since 1990 that the two countries have played each other.

    • IIHF Worlds

    In preparation for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, the National Team held a training camp at Carleton University in Ottawa from March 27 to 30.

    Tournament

    In the opening match of the tournament, the US team scored five goals in the first five minutes and 32 seconds. In 102 prior contests, the Canadian team had never allowed more than seven goals. That was in a 7-3 loss on January 6, 2002 in Detroit. Jocelyne Lamoureux scored three goals while assisting on three others. Her sister, Monique Lamoureux-Kolls and Hilary Knight each scored twice. Haley Irwin left the game during the first period as she fell into the boards behind the American net

    In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Wickenheiser accumulated six points (two goals, four assists) in a 14-1 victory.

    Training camp

  • May 19, 2011: Hockey Canada announced 49 players will attend the National Under 18 conditioning camp from May 25 to 29, 2011 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
  • The Under 18 team held another strength and conditioning camp in August 2011 at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland, Ontario. The invitees were separated into two teams: Team Red and Team White.
  • Intrasquad games

    • Exhibition

    From August 18 to 21, the Under 18 team will compete versus the United States in a three game series at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland, Ontario.

    IIHF Worlds

    Canada was in Pool B at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Alexis Crossley scored the game-winning goal for Team Canada in the gold medal game at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, a 3-0 triumph over the United States. Emerance Maschmeyer earned the shutout for Team Canada.

    Training camp

    The Under 22 team held their training camp in August 2011 at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland, Ontario. The invitees were separated into two teams: Team Blue and Team Yellow. The August 13 match resuulted in 14 skaters participating in the shootout. Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey skater Sasha Nanji scored the game-winning goal in the shootout. In the third contest, Isabel Menard passed to Laura Fortino as she scored the game-winning goal for Team Blue at 30 seconds of the first overtime. With the win, Team Blue won the series by a 2-1 margin.

  • Intrasquad games

    • Rosters

    Team Blue
    Team Yellow

    Meco Cup

  • November 8: Hockey Canada announced its roster for the 2012 Meco Cup.

    • The following players were invited but unable to attend:

  • Emmanuelle Blais, Montreal Stars
  • Mélodie Daoust, McGill University
  • Jenelle Kohanchuk, Boston University
  • Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University
  • Carolyne Prevost, University of Wisconsin
  • Jessica Wong, University of Minnesota Duluth

    • Exhibition

    Scoring leaders

    Awards and honors

  • Erin Ambrose, Directorate Award, Best Defender, 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

    • References

    2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team Wikipedia
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