Canada’s National Women’s Development Team and National Women’s Under-18 Team will face the United States

CALGARY, Alta. – The stage is set for Canada’s National Women’s Team, Canada’s National Women’s Development Team and Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team for the 2022-23 season, with 10 coaches set to serve behind the bench, including all-female under-18 staff. 18 team.

Troy Ryan (Spryfield, NS) returns for his third year as head coach of Canada’s National Women’s Team, along with assistant coaches Kori Cheverie (New Glasgow, NS), Alison Domenico (Ottawa, ON/Providence College, HE) and Caroline Ouellette (Montreal, Qc/Concordia University, RSEQ)as well as the goalkeeping coach Brad Kirkwood (Calgary, AB/University of Calgary, CW) and video coach James Emery (Calgary, AB).

“We are thrilled to welcome Troy, Kori, Ali, Brad and James to our National Women’s Team for another season and to add a high caliber coach like Caroline to our staff,” said Gina Kingsbury (Rouyn-Noranda, QC), director of hockey operations at Hockey Canada. “Our women’s program is looking to build on the momentum we gained last season, and we believe we’ve assembled a staff that will allow us to do just that while benefiting our athletes.”

ryan recently led Canada to gold medals at the 2021 IIHF World Women’s Championship and the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. He also won a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, silver at the 2017 IIHF World Women’s Championship and bronze at the 2019 IIHF World Women’s Championship as an assistant coach. Since 2016, he has been the Atlantic Canadian Women’s Coaching Mentor at the Canadian Sport Center Atlantic.

Cheverie won gold medals as an assistant coach at the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship. She became the first woman to serve as a coach with one of Canada’s National Men’s Teams at the 2022 IIHF U18 World Championship and was also the first woman hired as a full-time assistant coach at U SPORTS, where she was assistant at Ryerson University. the men’s hockey team for five seasons (2016-21).

Dominica recently completed her first season as associate head coach of the Providence College women’s hockey team after three seasons as an assistant coach. Most recently, she won a gold medal as an assistant coach at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She was also named assistant coach of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team for the 2021 season. -22 before being added to the Olympic coaching staff.

Ouellette is entering her second season as associate head coach of the Concordia University women’s hockey team after serving as interim head coach in the 2020-2021 season. Internationally, she won bronze as an assistant coach with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2019 IIHF World Women’s Championship and silver with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team. at the 2009 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship. As a player, she won four Olympic gold medals and six world titles with Canada’s National Women’s Team during a 17-year international career.

Canada’s National Women’s Team will meet in Calgary for selection camp Aug. 2-14 ahead of the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship, scheduled for Aug. 24-Sept. 14. 4 in Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark.

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On the under 18 side, Courtney Birchard-Kessel (Mississauga, ON/Princeton University, CEAC) will be making her international debut as a head coach with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team. She will be joined by assistant coaches Stefanie McKeough (Carlsbad Springs, Ont./University of Ottawa, OUA) and Tara Watchon (Newcastle, ON/Stonehill College, NEWHA)as well as the goalkeeping coach Gord Woodhall (Winnipeg, MB/Winnipeg, MFHL) and video coach Steve Thompson (Oshawa, Ontario).

Birchard-Kessel served as an assistant coach for the Princeton University women’s hockey team for the past three seasons (2019-22). She also won a gold medal as an assistant coach for Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2019 IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship and was an assistant for Canada’s National Women’s Team. development of Canada twice (2017, 2019).

McKeough recently completed her second season as an assistant coach with the uOttawa women’s hockey team (2020-22). She was previously head coach of Gothenburg HC of Svenka Damhockeyligen (SDHL) in Sweden in the 2020 season after two years (2018-19) as an assistant. As a player, McKeough won a silver medal with Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship.

Watchorn is preparing for the first season of women’s hockey at Stonehill College after serving as an assistant coach at Boston College for four seasons (2017-20). She recently won a gold medal as an assistant coach for Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2022 IIHF Women’s U18 World Championship and served as an assistant for Canada’s National Women’s Team. Canada’s development for a three-game series against the United States in 2019.

Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team will meet in Calgary from August 2-14 for selection before a three-game series against the United States from August 17-20, as well as the World Women’s Under-18 Championship 2023 from the IIHF in Sweden.

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Cheverie will also take the reins as head coach of Canada’s National Women’s Development Team, joined by assistant coaches Rachel Flanagan (Pontypool, Ont./University of Guelph, OUA) and Marc-André Côté (Montreal, Qc/University of Moncton, AUS), as well as the goalkeeping coach Perry Wilson (LaSalle, Ont./University of Windsor, OUA) and video coach Richard Bue (Ottawa, ON).

Flanagan is entering her 16th season as head coach of the University of Guelph women’s hockey team, where she helped win the team’s first-ever national championship in 2019. She has also won five championship titles. Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and was named OUA coach. of the Year five times, served as an assistant coach for Canada’s National Women’s Development Team twice (2011, 2012) and was named BFL Women’s Coach of the Year in 2021.

Side recently served as head coach of the Université de Moncton women’s hockey team for two seasons (2018-20) after spending the previous five seasons (2013-18) as an assistant coach, where he won an Atlantic University Athletic (AUS) championship. He was also a camp coach at Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team selection camp in 2022.

Canada’s National Women’s Development Team will join Canada’s National Women’s Team for selection camp in Calgary August 2-14 and will compete in a three-game series against the United States August 17-20.

“It’s an exciting time for Canada’s National Women’s Program as we welcome a team of experienced coaches who have been involved at many levels of our program to lead our National Women’s Under-18 Team and National Women’s Team. of development this season”, Kingsbury said. “It’s also exciting to have our three Women’s National Teams in Calgary to kick off a new season of hockey, and we look forward to welcoming our athletes and fielding teams for multiple events this summer.

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