By Hockey Canada

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has invited 48 players to Canada’s National Women’s Team Training Camp, presented by BFL CANADA, Oct. 8-14 at the Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City, Quebec.

Six goaltenders, 16 defenders and 26 forwards were selected by general manager Danièle Sauvageau (Montreal, QC/Montreal, PWHL) and senior manager of scouting and player development Cherie Piper (Scarborough, ON).

“We have an incredibly talented group of athletes who have been invited to our October camp, including Olympic gold medallists and world champions alongside some new faces to Canada’s National Women’s Team,” said Sauvageau. “We will begin cultivating our identity as a team during our camp in Quebec City ahead of the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship, while looking ahead to prepare for this Olympic quadrennial.”

The roster features 18 players who won a silver medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games (Ambrose, Clark, Desbiens, Fast, Fillier, Gardiner, J. Gosling, Jaques, Jenner, Larocque, Maltais, Nurse, O’Neill, Osborne, Shelton, Stacey, Tabin, Watts) and 19 who helped Canada to its most recent Women’s Worlds gold medal in 2024 (Ambrose, Bell, Bourbonnais, Clark, Desbiens, Fast, Fillier, Gardiner, J. Gosling, N. Gosling, Jaques, Jenner, Larocque, Maltais, Nurse, O’Neill, Serdachny, Shelton, Stacey).

It also includes nine players attending their first camp with Canada’s National Women’s Team (Caron, Manness, McDonald, Murdoch, Murphy, Outwater, Stonehouse, Tremblay, Venusio).

The players will be split into Red and White teams for practices, fitness testing and a pair of intrasquad games on Oct. 12 and 14 at the Centre Vidéotron. Media wishing to attend must apply for accreditation HERE.

For a complete list of camp support staff, please click here.

Following camp, a roster will be selected for the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship, starting Nov. 6 in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark, as well as pre-tournament games in Windsor, Ontario, and Plymouth, Michigan, on Oct. 28 and 30, respectively. Fans looking to attend the pre-tournament game at the WFCU Centre in Windsor can purchase tickets HERE.

For more information on Hockey Canada and Canada’s National Women’s Program, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along via social media on Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok.