Canada Wins GOLD! 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship

Date: Jan, 13, 2025 09:00 AM EDT

Caileigh Tiller scored the game-winning goal, Marilou Grenier posted a 14-save shutout and Canada blanked the U.S. 3-0 to gold at the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship.

The all-star lineup features 14 Forwards (9 from Ontario), 7 rock-solid Defence (4 from Ontario), and 2 dynamic Goaltenders (1 from Ontario)! 

Forwards

Name

Hometown

Current Team

Sofia Ismael

St. George

Etobicoke (OWHA U22 Elite)

Lexie Bertelsen

Belmont

Etobicoke (OWHA U22 Elite)

Rachel Piggott

Richmond Hill

Etobicoke (OWHA U22 Elite)

Caileigh Tiller  

St. Catharines

Burlington (OWHA U22 Elite)

Maxine Cimoroni

Toronto

Mississauga (OWHA U22 Elite)

Maddie McCullough

Newmarket

Durham West (OWHA U22 Elite)

Riley Sorokan

Midhurst

Etobicoke (OWHA U22 Elite)

Dorothy Copetti

Toronto

Durham West (OWHA U22 Elite)

Sara Manness

La Salle, MB

Burlington (OWHA U22 Elite)

 

Defence

Name

Hometown

Current Team

Alex Therien

Ottawa

Nepean (OWHA U22 Elite)

Sydney Sawyer

Burketon

Etobicoke (OWHA U22 Elite)

Kate Manness

La Salle, MB

Burlington (OWHA U22 Elite)

Kate Viel            

Kanata

Ottawa (OWHA U22 Elite)

Goaltenders

Name

Hometown

Current Team

Amelia Wilkinson

Holland Landing

Barrie (OWHA U22 Elite)

Tournament Highlights:

  • Semi-finals saw Stryker Zablocki and Caileigh Tiller with a goal and an assist apiece. Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team doubled up Czechia 4-2 to book its place in the gold medal game at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships.
  • Stryker Zablocki and Maxine Cimoroni had a hat trick and two assists each, and Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team equalled its single-game record for goals in a 17-0 quarterfinal win over Japan at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship.
  • Stryker Zablocki scored twice, Marilou Grenier posted a 20-save shutout and Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team capped a perfect preliminary round at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship with a 5-0 win over Czechia.
  • Dorothy Copetti scored twice as part of a four-goal second period, and Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team made it two wins in as many days at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship with a 5-1 victory over Switzerland.
  • Danica Maynard and Chloe Primerano scored 2:11 apart early in the third period to break open a tie game, and Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team netted four in the final frame to down Slovakia 6-2 at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship.

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Canada Wins GOLD! 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship