By Hockey Canada

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has announced the 25 players named to Canada’s National Women’s Team for the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship, Nov. 6-16 in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark.

Three goaltenders, eight defenders and 14 forwards were selected by general manager Danièle Sauvageau (Montreal, QC/Montreal, PWHL) and head coach Kori Cheverie (New Glasgow, NS/Montréal, PWHL). Assistant coaches Caroline Ouellette (Montréal, QC/Montréal, PWHL) and Kris Sparre (Mississauga, ON/Hamilton, PWHL), along with goaltending coach Bruno-Pierre Guillemette (Laval, QC/Montréal, PWHL), special advisor Bruce Cassidy (Ottawa, ON), assistant general managers Mike Hirshfeld (Toronto, ON/Ottawa, PWHL) and Manon Rhéaume (Lac-Beauport, QC/Detroit, PWHL), the coaches present at training camp and senior manager of scouting and player development Cherie Piper (Scarborough, ON) also provided input.

“We are thankful for all of the athletes who attended training camp last week in Quebec City and provided intense competition ahead of the world championship. Heading into the first international competition of this Olympic quadrennial, we are thrilled to have such amazing talent within our program,” said Sauvageau. “We are excited about the players who have been named to Team Canada as we compete for a gold medal in Denmark, while looking at the long-term success of our program.”

The roster features 13 players who won a silver medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games (Ambrose, Clark, Desbiens, Fast, Fillier, Jaques, Maltais, O’Neill, Osborne, Shelton, Stacey, Tabin, Watts) and 12 who helped Canada to its most recent Women’s Worlds gold medal in 2024 (Ambrose, Clark, Desbiens, Fast, Fillier, Gosling, Jaques, Maltais, O’Neill, Serdachny, Shelton, Stacey).

Six players will make their debut at the IIHF Women’s World Championship (Kraemer, Leslie, Manness, McDonald, Tremblay, Wozniewicz).

It was also announced that Alison Domenico (Ottawa, ON/University of Ottawa, OUA) will join the coaching staff as an assistant coach for Women’s Worlds. Domenico previously won gold as an assistant coach at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games and 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship.

“Following a strong training camp in Quebec City, our coaching staff is excited to continue building toward the world championship with the athletes selected to represent Canada,” said Cheverie. “There is a great sense of energy, hunger and determination within this group. We’re looking forward to building on that momentum as we prepare to compete in Denmark.”

The Canadians will be joined in Group B at Women’s Worlds by host Denmark, Finland, Japan and Sweden, while Group A includes Austria, Czechia, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.

Canada will be on the ice in Windsor, Ontario (Oct. 28), and Plymouth, Michigan (Oct. 30), for pre-tournament games against the United States. Fans looking to attend the game at the WFCU Centre in Windsor can purchase tickets HERE.

TSN and RDS, the official broadcast partners of Hockey Canada, will broadcast both pre-tournament games and carry extensive game coverage throughout the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship, airing every Team Canada game.

For more information from the International Ice Hockey Federation, please visit the official tournament site HERE.

In 24 appearances at the IIHF Women’s World Championship, Canada has won 13 gold medals (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2024), in addition to 10 silver (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2025) and one bronze (2019).

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