Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team

The Canada national women's ice sledge hockey team is the ice sledge hockey team representing Canada. The team participated in its first IPC-sanctioned international competition in 2014.

Canada
The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform since 1920.[1]
Nickname(s)Team Canada
(Équipe Canada)
AssociationIndependent
General ManagerJanice Coulter
Head coachTara Chisholm
AssistantsDerek Whitson
CaptainChristina Picton
Team colors     
IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best result Silver: 1 – 2014

History

The Ontario Women's Hockey Association began to develop women's ice sledge hockey players in 2008 (at about the same time that the United States started to develop a program).[2] The Ottawa Sledge Hockey Tournament hosted the first all female demonstration ice sledge hockey game on May 5, 2007. The players were composed of a group of Canadian and American women.

Events
  • On October 22, 2011, the national women's sledge hockey team participated in a pair of exhibition games against the Essex-Kent Ice Bullets men's team at the UCCU Complex in Amherstburg, Ontario.
  • The national day competed at the Women's Ice Sledge Hockey International Jamboree in Philadelphia from May 9 to 14, 2012.[3] It was the first major Women's Ice Sledge Hockey International competition.

IPC Women's International Cup

The first ever 2014 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup took place from November 7–9, 2014 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The United States earned the gold medal with a 5-1 victory against Canada in the gold medal game.[4]

Funding

As the team does not receive funding under Hockey Canada, many players participate at their own expense. The national team attempts to compete in three or four events per year, with the team pooling monies raised by players, either through fundraising or out of their own pockets to participate.

Members
  • Ashley Goure established herself as an elite player at the International Jamboree in Philadelphia. In her first game against Team Europe, Goure scored a hat trick for an 8-0 win. In the second game, Goure would score a goal in a loss to the United States. On the second day of competition, Goure played in two games, a 5-0 shutout over USA, and a 4-1 triumph over Team Europe. She would score a goal in both contests.

See also

References
  1. "A century of Jerseys". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2015-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.cksn.ca/2012/05/chathams-goure-stars-for-canada-at-first-womens-sledge-event/
  4. Paralympic.org. "USA take historic women's international cup crown". Retrieved 2014-12-12.
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