2011 4 Nations Cup
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The 2011 Four Nations Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was held in Nyköping
, Sweden. All matches were held at the Stora Hallen arena. The November 10 match between Canada and the US marked the 100th time since 1990 that the two countries have played each other.
Nyköping
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...
, Sweden. All matches were held at the Stora Hallen arena. The November 10 match between Canada and the US marked the 100th time since 1990 that the two countries have played each other.
Schedule
| Date | Teams | Score | Notes |
| November 9 | Canada vs. Finland | 5–0 | Shutout by Shannon Szabados Shannon Szabados Shannon Szabados is an ice hockey goaltender for the Canadian national hockey team. She also plays for the men's hockey team at Grant MacEwan University in Alberta. Szabados has been the first female player at several different tournaments and in several leagues, both during minor and junior... |
| November 9 | Sweden vs. USA | 0–8 | Hilary Knight Hilary Knight (ice hockey) Hilary Knight is an American ice hockey forward. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.... was named the U.S. Player of the Game |
| November 10 | Canada vs. USA | 3–1 | Game winning goal scored by Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickenheiser is a women's ice hockey player from Canada. She was the first woman to play full time professional hockey in a position other than goalie. Wickenheiser is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team... Jocelyne Lamoureux Jocelyne Lamoureux Jocelyne Lamoureux is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics along with her twin sister Monique, winning a silver medal. Both sisters have dual American and Canadian citizenship... was named the U.S. Player of the Game |
| November 10 | Sweden vs. Finland | 1–2 | |
| November 12 | Sweden vs. Canada | 1–3 | Jennifer Wakefield notched the game winning goal |
| November 12 | Finland vs. USA | 0–10 | Kendall Coyne Kendall Coyne Kendall Coyne is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.-Playing career:During the 2009-10 season, Coyne scored 53 goals and registered 34 assists in 46 games with the Chicago Mission Under 19 girls team. With the Mission, Coyne participated in three seasons and managed 254... was named the U.S. Player of the Game |
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Rosters
- Canadian skaters Mélodie DaoustMelodie DaoustMelodie Daoust has competed for Hockey Canada in numerous international tournaments.-Playing career:In 2008-09, she played with the Lac St. Louis Selects, and helped them accumulate a 62-0-2 record. Daoust was a Montreal Canadiens scholarship holder in 2010 from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic...
, Laura FortinoLaura FortinoLaura Fortino is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup....
, Stefanie McKeoughStefanie McKeoughStefanie McKeough has competed for Hockey Canada in numerous international tournaments. Currently, she is a member of the Wisconsin Badgers.-Playing career:...
, Cassandra PoudrierCassandra PoudrierCassandra Poudrier is an ice hockey player. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.-Hockey Canada:...
and Lauriane RougeauLauriane RougeauLauriane Rougeau is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:...
all suited up for Canada's National Women's Team for the first time in their respecitve careers.
Canada
| Number | Name | Shoots | Height | Weight | Hometown | Club |
| 1 | Shannon Szabados Shannon Szabados Shannon Szabados is an ice hockey goaltender for the Canadian national hockey team. She also plays for the men's hockey team at Grant MacEwan University in Alberta. Szabados has been the first female player at several different tournaments and in several leagues, both during minor and junior... |
L | 5'8 | 147 | Edmonton, Alta. | Northern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| 30 | Christina Kessler Christina Kessler Christina Kessler has competed for the Canadian National women’s ice hockey team. Her debut with Team Canada was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she was part of the gold medal winning squadron... |
L | 5'6 | 139 | Mississauga, Ont. | Burlington Barracudas Burlington Barracudas The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington... |
| 32 | Charline Labonté Charline Labonté Charline Labonté is a women's ice hockey player. Labonté now lives in Montreal, and is studying Physical Education at McGill University.-Playing career:... |
L | 5'9 | 163 | Boisbriand, Que. | McGill Martlets McGill Martlets women's ice hockey The McGill Martlets women's ice hockey program represents McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The Martlets are a member of the Quebec Student Sports Federation and home games are contested at McConnell Arena.-History:... |
| 3 | Jocelyne Larocque Jocelyne Larocque Jocelyne Dawn Marie Larocque is a women’s ice hockey player for Canada women's national ice hockey team and former defensemen the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs... |
L | 5'6 | 140 | Ste. Anne, Man. | Manitoba Maple Leafs |
| 4 | Stefanie McKeough Stefanie McKeough Stefanie McKeough has competed for Hockey Canada in numerous international tournaments. Currently, she is a member of the Wisconsin Badgers.-Playing career:... |
L | 5'7 | 146 | Carlsbad Springs, Ont. | Wisonsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey The Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.-History:On October 8, 1999, the Bulldogs played the Wisconsin Badgers in the first ever Women's WCHA conference game at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI... |
| 5 | Lauriane Rougeau Lauriane Rougeau Lauriane Rougeau is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:... |
L | 5'8 | 166 | Beaconsfield, Que. | Cornell Big Red Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey The Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program represents Cornell University and participates in ECAC Hockey.-History:The Cornell women's hockey program was started in 1971. It would only be in 1972 that the team would play its first game. It was a 4-3 victory over Scarborough. In 1972, they played... |
| 8 | Laura Fortino Laura Fortino Laura Fortino is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.... |
L | 5'4 | 144 | Hamilton, Ont. | Cornell Big Red |
| 11 | Courtney Birchard Courtney Birchard Courtney Birchard competed for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2011 CWHL Draft.... |
L | 5'9 | 151 | Mississauga, Ont. | Brampton Thunder |
| 14 | Bobbi Jo Slusar | L | 5'4 | 140 | Swift Current, Sask. | Team Alberta (CWHL) |
| 17 | Cassandra Poudrier Cassandra Poudrier Cassandra Poudrier is an ice hockey player. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.-Hockey Canada:... |
L | 5'5 | 147 | Lachenaie, Que. | Dawson College |
| 2 | Meghan Agosta Meghan Agosta Meghan Agosta is a women's ice hockey forward, currently playing for Mercyhurst College. Agosta played for the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning gold medals at both... |
L | 5'7 | 147 | Ruthven, Ont. | Montreal Stars Montreal Stars The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its... |
| 6 | Rebecca Johnston Rebecca Johnston Rebecca Johnston is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. Also she plays for Cornell University.-Canada Winter Games:... |
L | 5'9 | 145 | Sudbury, Ont. | Cornell Big Red |
| 10 | Gillian Apps Gillian Apps Gillian Mary Apps is a women's ice hockey player. She is the granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps and the daughter of former National Hockey League player Syl Apps, Jr... |
L | 6'0 | 177 | Unionville, Ont. | Brampton Thunder |
| 16 | Jayna Hefford Jayna Hefford Jayna Hefford is a women's ice hockey player. Hefford played forward for the Canadian women's team at the Winter Olympics in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010... |
L | 5'5 | 138 | Kingston, Ont. | Brampton Thunder |
| 19 | Brianne Jenner Brianne Jenner Brianne Jenner is a member of Canada's national women's hockey team. She made her debut for the team at the 2010 Four Nations Cup and won a gold medal. She is also a member of the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.... |
R | 5'9 | 159 | Oakville, Ont. | Cornell Big Red |
| 20 | Jennifer Wakefield | R | 5'10 | 166 | Pickering, Ont. | Boston University Terriers |
| 21 | Haley Irwin Haley Irwin Haley Irwin is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team and also plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.-Playing career:... |
L | 5'7 | 172 | Thunder Bay, Ont. | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs |
| 22 | Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickenheiser is a women's ice hockey player from Canada. She was the first woman to play full time professional hockey in a position other than goalie. Wickenheiser is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team... |
R | 5'10 | 171 | Shaunavon, Sask. | Calgary Dinos Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey The Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey team represent the University of Calgary in the CIS. The current head coach is former Olympic gold medallist Danielle Goyette... |
| 23 | Mélodie Daoust Melodie Daoust Melodie Daoust has competed for Hockey Canada in numerous international tournaments.-Playing career:In 2008-09, she played with the Lac St. Louis Selects, and helped them accumulate a 62-0-2 record. Daoust was a Montreal Canadiens scholarship holder in 2010 from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic... |
L | 5'6 | 157 | Valleyfield, Que. | McGill Martlets |
| 24 | Natalie Spooner Natalie Spooner Natalie Spooner played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2007 to 2008, and rejoined the program in 2010. Currently, she competes for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program... |
R | 5'9 | 186 | Scarborough, Ont. | Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey The Ohio State Buckeyes women’s ice hockey team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I competition in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The team plays homegames at OSU Ice Rink, located on the Ohio State campus in Columbus, Ohio.-History:... |
| 27 | Jesse Scanzano Jesse Scanzano Jesse Scanzano is a Canadian ice hockey forward for the Mercyhurst College Lakers. She grew up in Montreal, Quebec and played for the Montreal Axion women's ice hockey team and participated in the 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals She was selected fifth overall in the 2011 CWHL Draft... |
R | 6'0 | 188 | Montreal, Que. | Toronto Furies Toronto Furies The Toronto Furies are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Toronto, Ontario. Most of the players from the inauguaral season in 2010-11 were players from the former Toronto Aeros franchise. The team adapted the name Furies after the 2011 Clarkson Cup... |
| 28 | Vicki Bendus Vicki Bendus Vicki Bendus is a hockey player for the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program. She was the winner of the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award, awarded to the top player in women's NCAA hockey. She was also selected for the Canadian national women's team that will compete in the 2010 Four Nations Cup.... |
R | 5'2 | 110 | Wasaga Beach, Ont. | Brampton Thunder Brampton Thunder The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:... |
| 29 | Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian ice hockey forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues... |
L | 5'6 | 160 | Beauceville, Que. | Boston University Terriers |
Awards and honors
- Monique Lamoureux-Kolls, U.S. Player of the Game in Gold Medal match
- Kacey Bellamy, Best Defenseman
- Kelli StackKelli StackKelli Stack is an American ice hockey forward. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Stack competed for the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program and after completing her Olympic commitment, returned to Boston College for her senior year of 2010-11...
, Best Forward - Jessie Vetter, Most Valuable Player