The 2022 Olympic women’s hockey tournament will kick off on February 3 with a game between Canada and Switzerland, before awarding a gold medal two weeks later. Canada, always a favorite at international tournaments, announced their full roster today that will travel to Beijing in the coming weeks. The team includes 13 players from the 2018 Olympic squad, which took home the silver medal in a 3-2 loss to the U.S. It will be led by head coach Troy Ryan and was put together by Hockey Canada CEO Tom Renney, and Women’s National Team director Gina Kingsbury, among others.
G Ann-Renee Desbiens
G Emerance Maschmeyer
G Kristen Campbell
D Jocelyne Larocque
D Renata Fast
D Ella Shelton
D Ashton Bell
D Erin Ambrose
D Micah Zandee-Hart
D Claire Thompson
F Rebecca Johnston
F Laura Stacey
F Sarah Fillier
F Jill Saulnier
F Melodie Daoust
F Brianne Jenner
F Sarah Nurse
F Natalie Spooner
F Emily Clark
F Emma Maltais
F Marie-Philip Poulin
F Blayre Turnbull
F Jamie Lee Rattray
Poulin was present at the announcement and will captain Canada once again. This will be her fourth Olympics, first appearing at the tournament in 2010 at the age of 18. As Poulin, 30, leads the group, it will also have 21-year-old Fillier showing off the next generation of Canadian superstardom. The only other player present at the announcement, her dominance at Princeton–including being a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in each of her two seasons–led right into a substantial role on Team Canada and a gold medal at the 2021 World Championship.