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The 2011–12 women's national hockey team will represent Canada in various tournaments during the season. The team will attempt to win the gold medal at the Women's World Championships. The head coach of the National team is York Lions women's ice hockey coach Dan Church. ==News and notes== *June 23, 2011: Sixteen of Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Program candidates will travel to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12.〔(The Official Website of Hockey Canada )〕 As part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program, Hockey Canada will send six coaching mentors (Melody Davidson, Doug Lidster, Rick Polutnik, Daniele Sauvageau, France St. Louis and Nancy Wilson) and four athlete ambassadors (Correne Bredin, Therese Brisson, Fiona Smith-Bell, and Gina Kingsbury). * *Under 18 players 〔(The Official Website of Hockey Canada )〕 * *Senior players 〔(The Official Website of Hockey Canada )〕 *July 21, 2011: Philanthropist Joan Snyder donated $2 million to Winsport Canada. The goal is to ensure priority rink access to female hockey players at all levels, and help expand the Canadian Women's Hockey League with the creation of Team Alberta. Part of the donation will cover the new addition to the Athletic and Ice Complex at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. This will serve as the future home to Hockey Canada. In addition, there shall be four hockey rinks, one of which will be aptly called the Joan Snyder Rink.〔(Snyder donates $2 million for development of women's hockey )〕 *On August 22, 2011, CBC television announced that Tessa Bonhomme will compete in their figure skating competition TV program Battle of the Blades. She is the first female hockey player to be a competitor in Battle of the Blades.〔(The Official Website of Hockey Canada )〕 Bonhomme is paired with David Pelletier, also an Olympic Gold Medalist, and they want to give the NHL players a run for their money.〔(Battle of the Blades - Blog Entry - And the Season 3 Competitors Are )〕 *September 22, 2011: Kim St. Pierre has decided to take the season off and have a baby.〔(Pregnancy creates opening in goal on women's hockey team )〕 This has led to an opening for a third goaltender on the squad. Christina Kessler and Genevieve Lacasse are being considered as possible replacements. *October 2: Hockey Canada joined other hockey federations for the first-ever World Girls' Hockey Day.〔(The Official Website of Hockey Canada )〕 The initiative was spearheaded by the International Ice Hockey Federation as part of its initiatives to help grow the women’s game.〔(Girls' Hockey Weekend )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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