1998 Team Canada - Three Nations Cup Roster

1998 Team Canada - Three Nations Cup Roster


     Players               Birthdate Residence         Ht.   Wt. Pos.  Shot
     Joueuses              Naissance Résidence         T.    P.        Lanc

Goalkeepers / Gardiennes de buts (2)
     Small, Sami Jo        25/03/76 Winnipeg, MB       5'7"  187 G/G   L/G
     St-Pierre, Kim        14/12/78 Chateauguay, QC    5'8"  145 G/G   L/G

Defence / Défense (7)	
     Brisson, Therese      05/10/66 Fredericton, NB    5'7"  150 D/D   R/D
     Heaney, Geraldine     01/10/67 Weston, ON         5'8"  130 D/D   R/D
     Diduck, Judy          21/04/66 Sherwood Park, AB  5'6"  140 D/D   L/G
     Pounder, Cheryl       26/06/76 Mississauga, ON    5'6"  145 D/D   R/D
     Rivard, Nathalie      21/01/72 Cumberland, ON     5'8"  160 D/D   L/G
     Smith, Fiona          31/10/73 Edam, SK           5'2"  124 D/D   L/G
     Kellar, Becky         01/01/75 Hagersville, ON    5'7   150 D/D    / 
 
Forwards / Avants (12)
     Benoit, Amanda        22/01/76 Welland, ON        5'3"  120 C/C   L/G
     Campbell, Cassie      22/11/73 Brampton, ON       5'7"  134 D/D   L/G
     Drolet, Nancy         02/08/73 Drummondville, QC  5'6"  138 C/C   L/G
     Dupuis, Lori          14/11/72 Williamstown, ON   5'8"  165 C/C   L/G
     Goyette, Danielle     30/01/66 St. Nazaire, QC    5'7"  133 LW/AG L/G
     Hefford, Jayna        14/05/77 Kingston, ON       5'5"  135 C/C   L/G
     Luhowy, Tracy         17/06/71 Calgary, AB        5'8"  165 C/C   L/G
     McCormack, Kathy      16/02/74 Fredericton, NB    5'9"  170 LW/AG L/G
     Nystrom, Karen        17/06/69 Scarborough, ON    5'6"  140 RW/AD R/D
     St-Louis, France      17/10/58 St. Hubert, QC     5'8"  145 C/C   L/G
     Sunohara, Vicky       18/05/70 Scarborough, ON    5'7"  143 C/C   L/G
     West, Sommer          24/04/78 Bowmanville, ON    5'7"  160 LW/AG L/G
      
Staff
     Head Coach/Entraîneur-chef: Daničle Sauvageau
     Assistant Coach/entraîneur-adjointe: Ken Dufton
     Assistant Coach/entraîneur-adjointe: Karen Hughes
     Gérant de l'équipement: Robin McDonald
     Physiotherapist/physiothérapeute: Shelly Malcolm
     Physician: Dr. Suzanne Leclaire
     Manager, Communications: John MacKinnon

NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM NAMED FOR 3 NATIONS CUP TOURNAMENT

Canadian Hockey Press Release 078, 1998.

CALGARY, AB -- The 21-player roster of women who will compete for Canada at the 1998 3 Nations Cup tournament in Kuortane, Finland was named Monday, the Canadian Hockey Association announced.

Head coach Daniele Sauvageau and assistants Karen Hughes and Ken Dufton chose the team following an evaluation camp in Montreal from Oct. 5-12. The roster of two goalies, seven defenders and 12 forwards includes 14 Olympians, as well as two former World Champion players who were not on the 1998 Olympic team.

Two Olympians not on the National Women's Team for 3 Nations Cup tournament in Finland from Dec. 10-16 are Hayley Wickenheiser of Calgary and Jennifer Botterill of Winnipeg. Both will be members of Canada's Under-22 Women's National Team that will compete in Europe in December. Two other Olympic silver medalists not named to this team are Laura Schuler, who is recovering from knee surgery, and goaltender Leslie Reddon, who remains a candidate for the National Women's Team for the 1999 Women's World Championship in Espoo, Finland from March 8-14.

The National Women's Team will compete against Finland and the United States at the December tournament, which Canada is using as an evaluative tool for its players, including young goaltenders Kim St-Pierre of Montreal and Sami Jo Small of Winnipeg. Canada's roster includes defenders Nathalie Rivard of Cumberland, ON, who was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning 1992 Women's World Championship team, and Cheryl Pounder of Toronto, who helped Canada win a gold medal at the 1994 Women's World Championship in Lake Placid, NY.

"This team is a mixture of veterans and talented, up-and-coming younger players who will get the opportunity to be exposed to competition at the international level," said Sauvageau. "This is really step three of the process in our development year, following the Under-22 National Women's Camp in Calgary in August and the National Women's Team Evaluation camp in Montreal last month.

"The value of the Under-22 Women's team is that it allows more players to experience international competition. This year, 42 high performance players will be exposed to the international game and that has to help us develop depth in our program over the next few years."

Sauvageau noted that the selection of a 20-player team to compete at the 1999 Women's World Championship will be a process comprising the two evaluation camps, the 3 Nations Cup, the Under-22 event in December and another event planned for the National Women's Team in January.

"We're still the World Champions and our aim is to defend that title this season," said Sauvageau. "But we also are on a four-year cycle to prepare for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and so it's important that we perform well in every phase of the development process."

NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM NAMED FOR 3 NATIONS CUP TOURNAMENT

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