The Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team is the national team representing Canada in women's international sledge hockey. The team competed at the IPC International Cup and now competes at the Para Ice Hockey Women's World Challenge. The team currently receives funding from the Hockey Canada Foundation through grants which enables it to run a grassroots development program.[1]
The Ontario Women's Hockey Association began to develop women's ice sledge hockey players in 2008 (at about the same time that the United States started to develop a program).[4] The Ottawa Sledge Hockey Tournament hosted the first all female demonstration ice sledge hockey game on May 5, 2007. The players were composed of a group of Canadian and American women.
Events
On October 22, 2011, the national women's sledge hockey team participated in a pair of exhibition games against the Essex-Kent Ice Bullets men's team at the UCCU Complex in Amherstburg, Ontario.[citation needed]
As the team does not receive overall funding under Hockey Canada, many players participate at their own expense. The national team attempts to compete in three or four events per year, with the team pooling monies raised by players, either through fundraising or out of their own pockets to participate.
Members
Ashley Goure established herself as an elite player at the International Jamboree in Philadelphia. In her first game against Team Europe, Goure scored a hat trick for an 8–0 win. In the second game, Goure would score a goal in a loss to the United States. On the second day of competition, Goure played in two games, a 5–0 shutout over USA, and a 4–1 triumph over Team Europe. She would score a goal in both contests.
