OLYMPIC CENTRALIZATION 30 elite Canadian women’s hockey players will centralize in Calgary on a full time basis beginning August 5, 2001, in preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, USA. The centralization roster includes all 20 members of the gold medal winning National Women’s Team at the 2001 Women’s World Hockey Championship in Minneapolis. Twelve of the 30 players named were members of Team Canada that won a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The coaching staff, comprised of Daniele Sauvageau, and assistant coaches Melody Davidson, Wally Kozak along with Gaëtan Robitaille, General Manager, Women’s High Performance, will work with the players on a full time basis this season. (Download 2001-02 Pre-Olympic Stats in PDF format) (Check out the 2002 Women's Olympic Team Site for photos, bios and more... |
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THREE NATIONS CUP 2001's Nations Cup was reduced to a three team field after the USA opted out. Canada's National Women's
team went on to capture its third consecutive 3 Nations Cup championship, with a 5-2 victory over Finland, in
Mikkel... |
TSN CHALLENGE Canada's National Women's Team concluded its pre-Olympic international schedule on Tuesday with a 3-2
defeat at the hands of the USA in Vancouver, despite outshooting them 32-18... |
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