Canada women's national field hockey team

Canada
Association	PAHF (Americas)
Confederation	Field Hockey Canada
Head Coach	Rob Short
Assistant coach(es)	Soledad García; Fergus Kavanagh
Manager	Kelly Vanry
Captain	Natalie Sourisseau
Most caps	Katherine Wright
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	17 (23 November 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1984)
Best result	5th (1984)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1978)
Best result	2nd (1983)
Pan American Games
Appearances	9 (first in 1987)
Best result	2nd (1991, 2019)
Pan American Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2001)
Best result	3rd (2001, 2004, 2013, 2022)

The Canada women's national field hockey team participates in international field hockey competitions. In 1991, the Canadian men's and women's programs united under the national umbrella of Field Hockey Canada to share funding and infrastructure.^[3] The women's team made its first international appearance at the 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid, Spain, finishing in fifth place. They were the runner-up at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup and the bronze medallists at the 1986 Women's Hockey World Cup.

The Canadian women's team participated in the women's international tournament for the first time in 1956. In 1979 Canada hosted 18 countries in Vancouver for that world event; Canada placed 8th. The 1978 Canadian team was the first to enter the Women's World Cup, and placed 5th.

Tournament records

Olympic Games^[4]
Year	Host city	Position
1980	Moscow, Soviet Union	N/A
1984	Los Angeles, United States	5th
1988	Seoul, South Korea	6th
1992	Barcelona, Spain	7th
1996 – 2020 Did not participate

Commonwealth Games^[5]
Year	Host city	Position
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	10th
2002	Manchester, England	7th
2006	Melbourne, Australia	7th
2010	New Delhi, India	6th
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	8th
2018	Gold Coast, Australia	5th
2022	Birmingham, England	5th

Pan American Cup^[6]
Year	Host city	Position
2001	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd
2004	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd
2009	Hamilton, Bermuda	5th
2013	Mendoza, Argentina	3rd
2017	Lancaster, United States	4th
2022	Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd

World League^[7]
Year	Round	Host city	Position
2014–15	Round 1	Guadalajara, Mexico	1st
	Round 2	Dublin, Ireland	2nd
	Semi-final	Valencia, Spain	9th
2016–17	Round 2	West Vancouver, Canada	5th

World Cup^[8]
Year	Host city	Position
1974 – 1976 Did not participate
1978	Madrid, Spain	5th
1981	Buenos Aires, Argentina	5th
1983	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd
1986	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd
1990	Sydney, Australia	10th
1994	Dublin, Ireland	10th
1998 – 2018 Did not participate
2022	Terrassa, Spain Amstelveen, Netherlands	15th

Pan American Games^[9]
Year	Host city	Position
1987	Indianapolis, United States	3rd
1991	Havana, Cuba	2nd
1995	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd
1999	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd
2003	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	5th
2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th
2011	Guadalajara, Mexico	4th
2015	Toronto, Canada	3rd
2019	Lima, Peru	2nd
2023	Santiago, Chile	4th

Champions Trophy^[10]
Year	Host city	Position
1987	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th
1989	Frankfurt, West Germany	6th
1991 – 2018 Did not participate

Hockey Nations Cup
Year	Host city	Position
2022	Valencia, Spain	Withdrew
2023	Terrassa, Spain	6th

Hockey Series^[11]
Year	Round	Host city	Position
2018–19	Open	Salamanca, Mexico	1st
2018–19	Final	Valencia, Spain	2nd

Team

Current roster

The squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.^[12]^[13]

Head coach: Rob Short

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
3	MF	Thora Rae	(1999-10-15) October 15, 1999 (age 25)	18	4	UBC Thunderbirds
5	DF	Alison Lee	(1994-12-24) December 24, 1994 (age 29)	65	2	Toronto Toros
6	MF	Jordyn Faiczak	(1999-04-02) April 2, 1999 (age 25)	30	7	UBC Thunderbirds
7	MF	Anna Mollenhauer	(1999-09-18) September 18, 1999 (age 25)	28	1	Victoria Vikes
9	FW	Madison Thompson	(1994-08-11) August 11, 1994 (age 30)	9	4	Polar Bears
10	DF	Kathleen Leahy	(1993-10-29) October 29, 1993 (age 31)	72	2	Victoria Vikes
12	DF	Sara Goodman	(1999-10-22) October 22, 1999 (age 25)	20	0	UBC Thunderbirds
13	FW	Hannah Haughn	(1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 30)	192	36	West Vancouver
14	DF	Karli Johansen	(1992-03-26) March 26, 1992 (age 32)	153	34	West Vancouver
15	FW	Grace Delmotte	(2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
16	MF	Natalie Sourisseau (captain)	(1992-12-05)December 5, 1992 (aged 29)	158	10	Polar Bears
17	DF	Sara McManus	(1993-08-14) August 14, 1993 (age 31)	196	30	West Vancouver
18	DF	Alexis de Armond	(1997-04-04) April 4, 1997 (age 27)	30	0	West Vancouver
19	MF	Audrey Sawers	(1999-11-22) November 22, 1999 (age 25)	9	0	Lafayette Leopards
21	MF	Amanda Woodcroft	(1993-10-09) October 9, 1993 (age 31)	134	10	Polar Bears
22	MF	Madeline Secco	(1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30)	148	19	Stanford Cardinal
23	FW	Brienne Stairs	(1989-12-22) December 22, 1989 (age 34)	182	116	Guelph Gryphons
25	DF	Shanlee Johnston	(1990-02-05) February 5, 1990 (age 34)	134	9	Polar Bears
31	GK	Rowan Harris	(1996-08-11) August 11, 1996 (age 28)	50	0	Vancouver Hawks
34	GK	Marcia LaPlante	(1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Polar Bears

Famous players

References

^ "All-Time Cap Leaders". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. May 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
^ "Our Story - Field Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^ "Olympic Games". FIH.
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Pan American Cups". Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Pan American Games". Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Hockey Series". FIH.
^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2022 Women's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 4. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

External links

[1] "All-Time Cap Leaders". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. May 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

[3] "Our Story - Field Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.

[4] "Olympic Games". FIH.

[5] "Home – FIH".

[6] "Pan American Cups". Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

[7] "Home – FIH".

[8] "Home – FIH".

[9] "Pan American Games". Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

[10] "Home – FIH".

[11] "Hockey Series". FIH.

[12] "Field Hockey Canada announces 2022 Women's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[13] "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 4. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

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