2001 Canadian National Women's Hockey Team

Competitions

Year's Overview

The year 2001 started with Team Canada's tour of Western Canada. Canada played against Team Sweden in various cities in British Columbia and Alberta: 

  Jan 22 2001 7:00 p.m. Canada vs Sweden, Hanna, AB 4-0 (1-0,3-0,0-0)
  Jan 24 2001 7:00 p.m. Canada vs Sweden, Cranbrook, BC 8-0 (3-0,3-0,2-0)
  Jan 25 2001 7:00 p.m. Canada vs Sweden, Trail, BC 8-0 (2-0,6-0,0-0)
  Jan 27 2001 7:00 p.m. Canada vs Sweden, Kelowna, BC 4-1 (2-0,2-0,0-1)
  Jan 29 2001 7:00 p.m. Canada vs Sweden, Golden, BC 9-2 (1-1,4-1,4-0)

Next, Team Canada took on Team USA in the 2-game TSN Challenge series. The first game took place in Red Deer, Alberta, and the second in Denver, CO during the NHL All-Star weekend. Team USA scored with 20 seconds left in the first game to win by a score of 5-4. They claimed the series by winning the second game by a score of 3-2. 

  Jan 31 2001  7:00 p.m. EST  USA 5 vs Canada 4,  Red Deer, AB
  Feb  2 2001  6:00 p.m. PST  USA 3 vs Canada 2,  Denver, CO

Before the World Championship in April, Canada played a couple of exhibition games in Ontario: 

  Mar 28 2001  7:00 p.m. EST  Canada 8 vs Finland 1  Brampton Sports Centre, ON
  Mar 30 2001  7:00 p.m. EST  Canada 5 vs Germany 0  Ice Gardens, North York, ON

Next on the agenda was the 2001 Women's World Hockey Championship. Canada managed to maintain their perfect record, winning all games in the round robin, semi-final, and the gold medal final. They captured their 7th consectutive gold medal by defeating Team USA by a score of 3-2.

The national team centralized in Calgary at the beginning of August 2001. They will be practicing twice a day and playing exhibition games to prepare for the 2002 Olympic Games. Here is the schedule for the rest of the year 2001: 

Aug 5-Sept 5  Training           (Calgary, AB)
Aug 6         Media Day          (Calgary, AB)

Sep 6-11      Players' Break
Sep 11-Oct 11 Training           (Calgary, AB)

Oct  3        CAN 10 -vs- SWE 0  (Victoria, BC)
Oct  5        CAN  7 -vs- SWE 0  (Campbell River, BC)
Oct  6        CAN 10 -vs- SWE 0  (Port Alberni, BC)
Oct  8-17     Training           (Calgary, AB)
Oct 20        CAN  1 -vs- USA 4  (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
Oct 23        CAN  1 -vs- USA 4  (San José, CA, USA)
Oct 25-30     Training           (Calgary, AB)

Nov  1-11   Three Nations Cup (Finland)
Nov  2        CAN  5 -vs- SWE 0  (3Nats Cup - Finland)
Nov  4        CAN  7 -vs- FIN 4  (3Nats Cup - Finland)
Nov  5        CAN  5 -vs- SWE 1  (3Nats Cup - Finland)
Nov  6        CAN  5 -vs- FIN 2  (3Nats Cup - Finland)
Nov & Jan   TSN Challenge (Canada)
Nov 27        CAN 2 -vs- USA 5   (TSN Challenge - Ottawa, ON)
Nov 28        CAN 3 -vs- USA 4   (TSN Challenge - Hamilton, ON)
Nov 30        CAN 0 -vs- USA 1   (TSN Challenge - Montreal, QC)
Jan  8        CAN 2 -vs- USA 3   (TSN Challenge - Vancouver, BC)

Dec 1-18      Training
Dec 18-22   Eastern Canada  NWT Training Bloc  
Dec 18        CAN 6 -vs- RUS 0   (St. John's, NF)
Dec 19        CAN 8 -vs- RUS 1   (Gander, NF)
Dec 21        CAN 8 -vs- RUS 1   (Cornerbrook, NF)
Dec 22        CAN 6 -vs- RUS 1   (Grand Falls-Windsor, NF)
Dec 23-Jan 3  Players' Break

* Information subject to change without notice

Team Rosters

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This page is maintained by © 2001 Andria Hunter (andria@whockey.com).

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