USA, Canada, Finland, Russia and Switzerland in the upper Group A in Halifax, and Japan, the Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark and Hungary in the lower Group B in Truro would have competed in the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship.
photo: Andre Ringuette, Matt Zambonin, Laszlo Mudra
On Tuesday the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship would have started in Halifax and Truro in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Unfortunately the coronavirus pandemic destroyed that plan and the event can’t be held, same as other IIHF championships scheduled for April and May. It will be proposed to come back to Halifax and Truro for 2021 at the next congress.
Nevertheless we won’t forget what would have been the highlight of the women’s hockey season in a 30-year anniversary for the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship. For that we will have a look at 30 historic Women’s World stories that will be published daily at this link.
And then we would like to acknowledge the players who would have started in Halifax and Truro today. There are no formal rosters registered for the history books since the ten nations have not met for that process in Canada and had to stay at home due to the current pandemic and travel restrictions.
However, the teams have created their rosters for the preparation camp. In case of Russia the camp was even held recently despite the Women’s Worlds cancellation. And some countries including host Canada, defending champion United States, recent finalist Finland, Switzerland and Japan have even trimmed their rosters down to the final size of three goaltenders and 20 skaters.
Below are the prospective 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship players from the teams’ final or extended team rosters in March. We won’t see you on the ice today but hope to have you back soon!
Unfortunately the coronavirus pandemic destroyed that plan and the event can’t be held, same as other IIHF championships scheduled for April and May. It will be proposed to come back to Halifax and Truro for 2021 at the next congress.
Nevertheless we won’t forget what would have been the highlight of the women’s hockey season in a 30-year anniversary for the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship. For that we will have a look at 30 historic Women’s World stories that will be published daily at this link.
And then we would like to acknowledge the players who would have started in Halifax and Truro today. There are no formal rosters registered for the history books since the ten nations have not met for that process in Canada and had to stay at home due to the current pandemic and travel restrictions.
However, the teams have created their rosters for the preparation camp. In case of Russia the camp was even held recently despite the Women’s Worlds cancellation. And some countries including host Canada, defending champion United States, recent finalist Finland, Switzerland and Japan have even trimmed their rosters down to the final size of three goaltenders and 20 skaters.
Below are the prospective 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship players from the teams’ final or extended team rosters in March. We won’t see you on the ice today but hope to have you back soon!
USA
Goaltenders: Alex Cavallini, Aerin Frankel, Maddie Rooney.Defence: Cayla Barnes, Kacey Bellamy, Megan Bozek, Savannah Harmon, Megan Keller, Emily Matheson, Lee Stecklein.
Forwards: Hannah Brandt, Dani Cameranesi, Alex Carpenter, Jesse Compher, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Britta Curl, Brianna Decker, Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight, Kelly Pannek, Abby Roque, Hayley Scamurra, Grace Zumwinkle.
Head Coach: Bob Corkum.
Canada
Goaltenders: Ann-Renee Desbiens, Genevieve Lacasse, Emerance Maschmeyer.Defence: Erin Ambrose, Jaime Bourbonnais, Renata Fast, Jocelyne Larocque, Lauriane Rougeau, Claire Thompson, Micah Zandee-Hart.
Forwards: Victoria Bach, Emily Clark, Melodie Daoust, Sarah Fillier, Loren Gabel, Brianne Jenner, Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin, Jamie Lee Rattray, Jill Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Laura Stacey, Blayre Turnbull.
Head Coach: Troy Ryan.
Finland
Goaltenders: Meeri Raisanen, Noora Raty, Jenna Silvonen.Defence: Jenni Hiirikoski, Sini Karjalainen, Nelli Laitinen, Rosa Lindstedt, Sanni Rantala, Ronja Savolainen, Minnamari Tuominen.
Forwards: Sanni Hakala, Elisa Holopainen, Ida Karjalainen, Michelle Karvinen, Julia Liikala, Petra Nieminen, Matilda Nilsson, Tanja Niskanen, Emmi Rakkolainen, Susanna Tapani, Noora Tulus, Viivi Vainikka, Kiira Yrjanen.
Head Coach: Pasi Mustonen.
Russia
Goaltenders: Valeria Merkusheva, Nadezhda Morozova, Anna Prugova.Defence: Karina Akhmetova, Anastasia Chistyakova, Liana Ganeyeva, Angelina Goncharenko, Yekaterina Nikolayeva, Nina Pirogova, Yelena Provorova, Anna Shibanova, Nadezhda Volf.
Forwards: Lyudmila Belyakova, Oxana Bratisheva, Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva, Fanuza Kadirova, Diana Kanayeva, Veronika Korzhakova, Viktoria Kulishova, Yekaterina Likhachyova, Ilona Markova, Elina Mitrofanova, Valeria Pavlova, Kristi Shashkina, Anna Shokhina, Alevina Shtaryova, Olga Sosina, Alexandra Vafina.
Head Coach: Yevgeni Bobariko.
Switzerland
Goaltenders: Andrea Brandli, Saskia Maurer, Caroline Spies.Defence: Nicole Bullo, Lara Christen, Sarah Forster, Nadine Hofstetter, Shannon Sigrist, Nicole Vallario, Stefanie Wetli.
Forwards: Rahel Enzler, Marilyn Fortin, Sinja Leemann, Lena Marie Lutz, Alina Muller, Kaleigh Quennec, Evelina Raselli, Lisa Ruedi, Dominique Ruegg, Noemi Ryhner, Phoebe Staenz, Lara Stalder, Laura Zimmermann.
Head Coach: Colin Muller.
Japan
Goaltenders: Nana Fujimoto, Mai Kondo, Akane Konishi.Defence: Akane Hosoyamada, Yukiko Kawashima, Shiori Koike, Ayaka Toko, Kanami Seki, Aoi Shiga, Sena Suzuki.
Forwards: Yoshino Enomoto, Moeko Fujimoto, Remi Koyama, Hanae Kubo, Mei Miura, Chiho Osawa, Chika Otaki, Akane Shiga, Suzuka Taka, Haruka Toko, Rui Ukita, Hikaru Yamashita, Haruna Yoneyama.
Head Coach: Yuji Ilzuka.
Czech Republic
Goaltenders: Julie Pejsova, Klara Peslarova, Katerina Zechovska.Defence: Magdalena Erbenova, Pavlina Horalkova, Adela Juzkova, Karolina Kosinova, Zuzana Martinu, Daniela Pejsova, Klara Seroiszkova, Aneta Tejralova, Martin Zednikova.
Forwards: Klara Hymlarova, Kristyna Kaltounkova, Denisa Krizova, Aneta Ledlova, Martina Maskova, Alena Mills, Natalie Mlynkova, Katerina Mrazova, Barbora Patockova, Michaela Pejzlova, Vendula Pribylova, Simona Studentova, Tereza Vanisova.
Head Coach: Petr Novak.
Germany
Goaltenders: Sandra Abstreiter, Franziska Albl, Jennifer Harss.Defence: Tabea Botthof, Tanja Eisenschmid, Anna-Maria Fiegert, Daria Gleissner, Rebecca Graeve, Katarina Jobst-Smith, Fine Raschke, Yvonne Rothemund, Carina Strobel.
Forwards: Anne Bartsch, Marie Delarbre, Nicola Eisenschmid, Celina Haider, Nina Kamenik, Bernadette Karpf, Laura Kluge, Andrea Lanzl, Emily Nix, Kerstin Spielberger, Theresa Wagner, Sonja Weidenfelder, Julia Zorn.
Head Coach: Christian Kunast.
Denmark
Goaltenders: Lisa Jensen, Amalie Joa, Emma-Sofie Nordstrom, Cassandra Repstock-Romme.Defence: Amalie Andersen, Josephine Asperup, Charlotte Densing, Malene Frandsen, Simone Hammer Morch, Simone Jacquet, Kristine Melberg Hansen, Amanda Normann Refsgaard, Linn Marie Ploug Thomsen, Sofie Skott Dahl.
Forwards: Emma Aller Mathiesen, Josefine Anderberg Hansen, Line Sofie Ernst, Mia Bau Hansen, Sofia Borup Baggesen, Michele Brix Nielsen, Josefine Hoegh Persson, Maria Holm Peters, Josefine Jakobsen, Julie Jensen, Mille Kunnerup Sorensen, Silke Lave Glud, Julie Oksbjerg, Lilli Pearl Friis-Hansen, Emma Elizabeth Russell, Sofia Skriver, Nicoline Sondergaard Jensen, Michelle Weis.
Head Coach: Peter Elander.
Hungary
Goaltenders: Stephanie Nehring, Aniko Nemeth, Zsofia Toth.Defence: Lilla Faggyas, Maja Fecske, Jelena Grkovic, Franciska Kiss-Simon, Sarah Knee, Emma Kreisz, Fruzsina Mayer, Bernadett Nemeth, Lotti Odnoga, Alexandra Ronai, Eniko Toth.
Forwards: Reka Dabasi, Fanni Gasparics, Alexandra Gowie, Imola Horvath, Alexandra Huszak, Kinga Jokai-Szilagyi, Zsofia Jokai-Szilagyi, Andrea Kiss, Averi Nooren, Zsofia Pazmandi, Hanna Pinter, Lili Pinter, Mira Seregely, Vivien Somogyi, Petra Szamosfalvi, Dorka Szick, Rebeka Ungar.
Head Coach: Pat Cortina.