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Forwards
| Name | Age | Hometown | 08-09 Team | Olympics | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meghan Agosta | 22 | Ruthven, Ont. | Mercyhurst College (CHA) | 1 | Agosta has been part of the national team since 2004 and won an Olympic gold medal with the team in 2006. While playing for Mercyhurst, she has been a three-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, awarded to the top player in NCAA women's college hockey. |
| Rebecca Johnston | 20 | Sudbury, Ont. | Cornell University (ECAC) | 0 | Johnston joined the national team in 2007 and has competed in two IIHF Women's World Championships. She led Cornell with 45 points and was named team MVP last season. |
| Cherie Piper | 28 | Markham, Ont. | Calgary Oval X-Treme (WWHL) | 2 | Piper joined the national team in 2000 and was a member of the 2002 and 2006 gold-medal Olympic teams. Since the Winter Games in Turin she has overcome a serious knee injury and the death of her father. She was cut from the 2009 world championship team, but regained her spot for Vancouver 2010. |
| Gillian Apps | 26 | Unionville, Ont. | Brampton Canadette-Thunder (CWHL) | 1 | Apps joined the national team in 2001, won an Olympic gold medal with the team in 2006 and has played in five IIHF Women's World Championships. She is the granddaughter of Hall of Fame legend Syl Apps. Her father, of the same name, also played in the NHL during the '70s and '80s. |
| Caroline Ouellette | 30 | Montreal | Montreal Stars (CWHL) | 2 | Ouellette has been on the national team since 1999, winning two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006). She has played in eight IIHF World Championships. Ouellette was named MVP of the CWHL in 2009. |
| Jayna Hefford | 32 | Kingston, Ont. | Brampton Canadette-Thunder (CWHL) | 3 | A member of the national team since 1996, Hefford has played in three Winter Olympics and nine IIHF World Championships. She is third all-time with the national team in games, goals, and points. Hefford set a Canadian record with seven points in a game (3G, 4A) on Nov. 10, 2006, vs. Finland. |
| Jennifer Botterill | 30 | Winnipeg | Mississauga Chiefs (CWHL | 3 | Botterill joined the national team as a 17-year-old in 1997. She has played in three Winter Olympics and eight IIHF World Women's Championships. Her mother, Doreen, competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics as a speedskater. Her brother, Jason, is assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| Haley Irwin | 21 | Thunder Bay, Ont. | University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) | 0 | Irwin joined the national team in 2007 and has played in one IIHF World Women's Championship tournament. She won a gold medal with the national women's under-22 team at the MLP Cup in 2008 and the Air Canada Cup in 2009. |
| Hayley Wickenheiser | 31 | Shaunavon, Sask. | Ekilstuna Linden (SWE D2, M) | 3 | The captain of the 2010 women's Olympic team, Wickenheiser is making her fourth appearance at the Winter Games. One of Canada's most celebrated athletes, Wickenheiser has led Canada to gold at six world championships. She has won two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006) and one silver medal (1998). Wickenheiser currently plays professional men's hockey in Europe. |
| Sarah Vaillancourt | 24 | Sherbrooke, Que. | Harvard University (ECAC) | 1 | Vaillancourt was a member of the gold-medal winning national team at the 2006 Olympics. As captain, she led the national under-22 team to the Air Canada Cup in 2007. While playing for Harvard in 2008, Vaillancourt won the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top player in NCAA women's college hockey. |
| Gina Kingsbury | 28 | Rouyn-Noranda, Que. | Calgary Oval X-Treme (WWHL) | 1 | Kinsgbury has been a member of the national women's program for a decade and won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 2006. She has also played in six IIHF World Championships. |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | 18 | Beauceville, Que. | Dawson College (CEGEP) | 0 | Poulin is the youngest player on the national team. In 2008 she led the women's national under-18 team to a silver medal at the IIHF World Championships. |
Defence
| Name | Age | Hometown | 08-09 Team | Olympics | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Kellar | 34 | Hagersville, Ont. | Burlington Barracudas (CWHL) | 3 | Kellar is a veteran of the national team, having joined in 1997. Vancouver 2010 will be her fourth Olympic appearance. She has also played in seven IIHF world championships. |
| Colleen Sostorics | 30 | Kennedy, Sask. | Calgary Oval X-Treme (WWHL) | 2 | Sostorics has been a member of the national team since 2001 and has represented Canada in two Olympics (2002, 2006), winning gold at each. Her hometown of Kennedy, Sask., named a street in her honour; Colleen Sostorics Avenue. |
| Meaghan Mikkelson | 24 | St. Albert, Alta. | Edmonton Chimos (WWHL) | 0 | Mikkelson joined the national team in 2007 and has represented Canada at two world championships. In 2004 she won a gold medal with the national under-22 team at the Air Canada Cup in Germany. |
| Catherine Ward | 22 | Montreal | McGill University (CIS) | 0 | Ward joined the national team in 2009, playing in both the IIHF World Championship and the Four Nations' Cup. She helped lead McGill University to two straight CIS championships (2008, 2009). |
| Carla MacLeod | 27 | Calgary | Calgary Oval X-Treme (WWHL) | 1 | MacLeod has been a member of the national team since 2003. She was a member of the gold-medal team at the Winter Olympics in 2006 and has played in four IIHF World Championships. Through her paternal grandmother, she is related to Maurice (Rocket) Richard. |
| Tessa Bonhomme | 24 | Sudbury, Ont. | Calgary Oval X-Treme (WWHL) | 0 | Bonhomme joined the national team in 2004 but didn't make the cut for the Winter Olympics in 2006. In 2008 Bonhomme was captain of the women's hockey team at Ohio State University, and a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top player in NCAA women's college hockey. |
Goalies
| Name | Age | Hometown | 08-09 Team | Olympics | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charline Labonté | 27 | Boisbriand, Que. | McGill University (CIS) | 1 | Labonté joined the national team in 2000 and won a gold medal at the 2006 Olympics. She has also represented Canada in four IIHF World Championships. Labonté led McGill University to back-to-back CIS championships in 2008 and 2009. |
| Shannon Szabados | 23 | Edmonton | Grant MacEwan (ACAC) | 0 | Szabados has played for the national team since 2006. She currently plays with the Grant MacEwan College men's hockey team. Szabados was the first female to play in the Western Hockey League, after making an appearance with the Tri-City Americans in 2002. |
| Kim St-Pierre | 31 | Chateauguay, Que. | Montreal Stars (CWHL) | 2 | St-Pierre has played for the national team since 1998, and has played in two Olympics (2002, 2006) and eight IIHF World Championships. She ranks first all-time for the national team in games (67), wins (53) and shutouts (24). |
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