We’ve got your coverage of the best of the best in women’s hockey from the International Ice Hockey Federation. Find first-hand coverage written by players representing their country, as well as exclusive coverage from our writers from international competitions, including the World Championships, Four Nations Cup, and Olympic Winter Games.
Josefine Jakobsen dazzling for Denmark in Olympic debut
A sporting icon in her native Denmark, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games allowed the rest of the world to catch up to the on-ice brilliance of Josefine Jakobsen. Serving…
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Team Israel Makes Historic Debut at IIHF World Championship
Men’s hockey in Israel played their first international game on the same day as the women, just 32 years earlier. Women’s hockey had a very slow start in Israel, though…
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Olympic experience provides jubilation for Julia Kainberger
A long-time mainstay with the DEC Salzburg Eagles, blueliner Julia Kainberger also wore the Austrian national team jersey. Appearing with Austria at the IIHF U18 World Championships and Division 1A…
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Toko sisters sensational in strong showing for Group B champion Japan
Since the inception of women’s ice hockey at the Winter Olympics, one of its rarities is the number of sisters that have competed. The previous Olympics saw twin sisters, Jocelyne…
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Gold medal glory keeps Canada perfect in Beijing
Finishing undefeated, Canada held off a late surge from the United States to emerge victorious by a 3-2 margin in the gold medal game. Recording 38 saves, Ann-Renee Desbiens enjoyed…
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Canada soars to seventh straight appearance in gold medal game
Having opened the Beijing Olympics with a double digit win versus Switzerland in Group A competition, the undefeated Canadian contingent duplicated its offensive prowess in the semifinals. Prevailing by a…
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Claire Thompson brings tremendous presence to Canadian defense
Beginning the decade with an ECAC championship, which saw Toronto’s Claire Thompson serve among the captains for the Princeton Tigers, the feat proved to be prologue for an unfolding chapter…
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Klara Peslarova a key contributor towards Czechia’s proud run in Beijing
Among the most intriguing storylines of Group B play at the Beijing Winter Olympics has involved the high quality of goaltending. Except for Japan’s Nana Fujimoto, who made her third…
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Five Finnish skaters score in sensational win versus Japan
Vanquished in a 7-1 final, Japan’s aspirations of reaching the medal round for the first time ever ended up with disappointment. With a hat trick by 22 year old Petra…
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Canada clinched Group A with inspiring goaltending performance
With a total of five goals scored in an exciting second period, Canada and the United States renewed rivalries in their final preliminary round match. Both undefeated heading into the…
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Repstock-Romme resilient as Denmark captures first Olympic win
With goals scored in each period, Olympic history was made, as Denmark emerged victorious in a 3-2 triumph. Facing off against Czechia, as both nations made their Olympic hockey debut…
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Six skaters score for Canada in convincing win
Remaining undefeated in Group A play, Canada vanquished ROC in a convincing 6-1 triumph. With the game delayed by over an hour, as Canada did not receive the ROC’s Covid-19…
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China and Japan face-off for first time in a generation
Having last played each other on Olympic ice at Nagano’s Aqua Wing Arena on February 11, 1998, China and Japan renewed rivalries in Beijing. The Nagano match saw China prevail…
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Japan remains undefeated with win over Denmark
Emerging as the class of Group B, Japan, ranked sixth in the world, maintained its undefeated mark, prevailing over Denmark in a highly convincing 6-2 final. With aspirations of reaching…
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China victorious on home ice as Denmark scores historic goal
Looking to rebound from a 3-1 loss to Czechia to open the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the host Chinese returned to Wukesong Sports Centre looking for their first-ever Olympic hockey…
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Czechia prevail in Winter Games debut
Wukesong Sports Centre served as the historic backdrop as the host Chinese enjoyed their first Olympic hockey game on home ice. Led by head coach Brian Idalski, whose coaching resume…
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WHL Podcast Ep. 22: Kacey Bellamy
Work hard, stay humble, and be kind ✨ 3x Olympian Kacey Bellamy knows a thing or two about being successful and what it really takes to be an Olympian. 🎧…
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OLYMPIC MILESTONE PART OF PROUD PERSONAL JOURNEY FOR ERIN AMBROSE
Belonging to a historically relevant team in Hockey Canada lore, skating for the Canadian contingent that captured the gold medal at the 2010 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships, a program…
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Remarkable series of achievements for official Jess Leclerc
At the tender age of 12, Leclerc was already garbed in the referee’s stripes, earning $10 a game as a youth hockey official. Following in the footsteps of her father,…
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The IIHF’s Paternalism Runs Deep
The outrage over the IIHF’s decision to cancel the U18 Women’s World Championships for the second year in a row is justified, and justified only because, for the second year…
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Let the puck drop at Women’s U18 World Hockey Championships
For the second year in a row, the U18 Women’s World Championships have been cancelled due to “safety concerns” while the Men’s U20 World Juniors continues as scheduled. Both teams…
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Cianna Lieffers makes debut at 2021 Women’s World Championship
Among her most impressive achievements, Lieffers was merely 23 when she became only the third woman to attain Hockey Canada’s Level 5 Officials Certification. Holding a place on the…
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2021 IIHF Women’s Worlds: Everything you need to know
We are only one day away from the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Calgary. After being postponed due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19, and then postponed again in May…
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Dealing with devastation: Jill Saulnier’s heartfelt statement on cancellation of 2021 Women’s World Championships
IIHF officially cancelled the 2021 Women’s World Championships that were scheduled for May 6-16 in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia due to COVID-19 concerns. This announcement was delivered right before…
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Krystie Woodyear-Smith leads New Zealand’s national team forward
Krystie Woodyear-Smith was not sold on wearing hockey skates at first. She was five years old when she first took to the ice on figure skates upon moving to Vancouver…
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From the ice to behind the bench: The career of Delaney Collins
Part of a golden generation of celebrated heroes that wore the Canadian jersey, achieving the dream of all who play the game, Delaney Collins was more than just an essential…
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Cheryl Pounder recognized on TSN’s All-Time Team Canada
TEAM CANADA CAREER Known to a current generation of hockey fans as a highly respected broadcaster, sharing her relevant insights about the female game on radio and TV, Cheryl Pounder…
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Cherie Piper makes TSN’s All-Time Team Canada
Belonging to Canada’s Golden Generation, part of a fascinating time spanning from 2002-14, which resulted in the women’s and men’s teams capturing double gold at three Winter Games (2002, 2010,…
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Jocelyne Larocque lands deserved spot on TSN’s All-Time Team Canada
In response to the absence of sports, an entire slate of events, including the 2020 IIHF Women’s (and Men’s) World Championships, wiped out due to concerns over a pandemic, The…
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