Congratulations to the 2021 provincial and territorial winners:
Hockey Canada and BFL Canada are recognized the country’s best women’s hockey coaches with the BFL Female Coach of the Year awards. In 2021, 21 deserving women were honoured for their efforts.
COMMUNITY |
COMPETITIVE |
Alberta |
Ashley Shrode
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Allyson Bendfeld
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British Columbia |
Whitney Juszkiewicz
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Manitoba |
Janelle Forcand
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Sarah Zacharias
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New Brunswick |
Janica Dugas
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Christine Bouchat-Bonin
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Newfoundland & Labrador |
Krystal Blackler
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Stephanie Delaney
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Nova Scotia |
Megan Digou
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Sonya Lynk
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Hockey North |
Lisa Murphy
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Ontario |
Katie Bannister
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Rachel Flanagan
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Prince Edward Island |
Stacy Montgomery
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Nicolle Derry
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Quebec |
Katia Clément-Heydra
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Noémie Tanguay
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Saskatchewan |
Stephanie Ferguson
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Brandy West-McMaster
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What do the winners receive?
National winners of the BFL Female Coach of the Year award will receive a $2,500 bursary, a customized Team Canada jersey, a five-year subscription to the Hockey Canada Network, a Hockey Canada merchandise package and a tablet.
Provincial and territorial winners will receive a $1,000 bursary.
Who chose the winners?
The selection committee included a trio of Canadian women’s hockey leaders – Olympic gold medallists Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Gina Kingsbury and Caroline Ouellette. They were joined by Steve Lacoste, vice-president of sports and leisure with BFL, and Teal Gove, manager of hockey development with Hockey Canada.
About BFL Canada
Founded in 1987 by Barry F. Lorenzetti, BFL Canada is one of the largest employee-owned and operated risk management, insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting services firms in Canada. The firm has a team of over 700 professionals located in 18 offices across the country. BFL is a founding partner of Lockton Global LLP, a partnership of independent insurance brokers who provide risk management, insurance and benefits consulting services in over 130 countries around the world. For more information, visit bflcanada.ca or follow on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.