Canada's National Women's Team Announced for 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship

Hockey Canada has announced the 23 players named to Canada’s National Women’s Team who will look to reclaim the gold medal at the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship, April 3-14 in Utica, New York.

Of the 23 players selected, Ontario is represented with:

5 Defence:

1. Renata Fast of Burlington, now with Toronto (PWHL)
2. Ella Shelton of Ingersoll, now with New York (PWHL)
3. Erin Ambrose of Keswick, ON now with Montréal (PWHL)
4. Jaime Bourbonnais of Mississauga, now with New York (PWHL)
5. Nicole Gosling of London, playing at Clarkson University (ECAC)

9 Forwards:

1. Laura Stacey of Kleinburg, now with Montréal (PWHL)
2. Sarah Fillier of Georgetown, playing at Princeton University (ECAC)
3. Brianne Jenner of Oakville, now with Ottawa (PWHL)
4. Sarah Nurse of Hamilton, now with Toronto (PWHL)
5. Natalie Spooner of Scarborough, now with Toronto (PWHL)
6. Emma Maltais of Burlington, now with Toronto (PWHL)
7. Kristin O’Neill of Oakville, now with Montréal (PWHL)
8. Jamie Lee Rattray of Kanata, now with Boston (PWHL)
9. Julia Gosling of London, playing at St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
   

Full roster details

The 10-team tournament features Canada in Group A with Czechia, Finland, Switzerland and the host United States, while Group B includes China, Denmark, Germany, Japan and Sweden.

Canada opens Women’s Worlds against Finland on April 4, and faces Switzerland on April 5 and Czechia on April 7 before closing out the preliminary round against its rivals from the United States on April 8.

Prior to the start of the tournament, Canada will play a pre-tournament game against Finland at 3 p.m. ET on March 30 at Slush Puppie Place in Kingston, Ontario, home of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Fans can secure their tickets when they go on sale to the public on Friday, March 8 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets start at $20, plus applicable fees, and are available at HockeyCanada.ca/Tickets.

TSN and RDS, the official broadcast partners of Hockey Canada, will carry extensive game coverage throughout the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship, broadcasting all preliminary-round games, quarterfinals, semifinals and medal games from the Adirondack Bank Center. RDS will provide coverage of all Team Canada games, in addition to two quarterfinals, both semifinals and medal games.

For more information from the International Ice Hockey Federation, please visit the official tournament site at 2024.womensworlds.hockey.  

In 22 appearances at the IIHF Women’s World Championship, Canada has captured 12 gold medals (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2021, 2022), in addition to nine silver (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023) and one bronze (2019).