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.
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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Jaime Bourbonnais reaches career milestones with Team Canada and Cornell Big Red
Part of a remarkable lineage of elite talent that have skated for the Cornell Big Red, Jaime Bourbonnais is ready for the next stage of her highly promising career. Named…
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Women’s hockey in North Korea | Francois Lemay
It’s not every day that a team lines up in front of you and bows after practice. This was common practice in North Korea, and one of many overwhelming moments…
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RECAP: 2020 IIHF WOMEN’S DIVISION II GROUP B WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Six teams converged on Akureyri, Iceland from February 23 to 29 for the 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship Division II Group B tournament, a chance to earn promotion to Division…
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Preview: IIHF Women’s World Championship Division II Group B
The 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship season continues this month with the Division II Group B tournament, which takes place February 23 to 29 in Akureyri, Iceland. Host country Iceland…
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RECAP: 2020 IIHF U18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
TOP DIVSION When Canada’s Maddi Wheeler scored in overtime to lift her team to a 3-2 gold medal victory over the United States at the 2019 IIHF U18 Women’s World…
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Preview: 2020 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships
This Boxing Day, the world’s top U18 players will face off in the Top Division of the 2020 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship program, setting the stage for just over…
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RECAP: 2020 IIHF Women’s Division III World Championship
The 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship Division III tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from December 4 to 10 and featured six teams from countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.…
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2020 international season kicks off with Women’s Division III World Championship
World Championship season is just around the corner, and while Canada, the United States, and other top women’s hockey nations won’t play for gold until the end of March, the…
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Lebanese women’s hockey team sets sights on IIHF World Championships
Anya Hafiz was in her second season with the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota women’s hockey team when her coach pulled her aside to ask about an email he had…
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IIHF: Lotti Odnoga | Team Hungary
A highly exciting year in IIHF hockey marked the impact of Europe in the female game growing by a quantum leap. From Finland becoming the first European country to participate…
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Spain’s hockey twins: The Danielsson Borrasca sisters
Laura and Sara Danielsson Borrasca have played together on the same line for as long as they can remember. Over the last few years, the 21 year old twins have…
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The first IIHF Asian women’s hockey camp
Credit: Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation (MIHF) Challenging and rewarding! Those are the first two words that come to my mind thinking back to my first coaching experience. This was the…
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Interview with Brock women’s hockey head coach, Margot Page | PART 2
In Part 2 of my sit down interview with Brock Women’s Hockey head coach, Margot Page, she discusses the Olympics, her transition to coaching, and coaching university hockey. Part 1,…
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Interview with Brock women’s hockey head coach, Margot Page | Part 1
Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario is home to the Brock Badgers women’s hockey team. Head coach, Margot Page is not only an accomplished coach and mentor but also a…
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