University of Minnesota Athletics
Davis Named to Canada's Worlds Team
2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
CALGARY, Alberta - Minnesota alum Sarah Davis ('14) is one of 23 players named to Team Canada's roster for the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship, taking place March 28 through April 4 in Kamloops, B.C., Hockey Canada announced Monday.
Davis is one of 13 fowards on the roster, which also includes three goaltenders and seven defensemen. She is one of 17 returning players who took home silver as part of Canada's National Women's Team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship in Malmö, Sweden. She also earned silver at the 2015 Four Nations Cup.
The Paradise, N.L., native played for the Gophers from 2010-11 to 2013-14, appearing in 156 games and recording 140 career points with 50 goals and 90 assists. She earned All-WCHA Second Team honors as a senior in 2014 and won two national championship with Minnesota.
Davis will face off against former Gopher teammates Lee Stecklein and Megan Bozek, who have been named to the U.S. Women's National Team for the tournament.
Canada's roster was selected by head coach Laura Schuler, assistant coaches Howie Draper and Dwayne Gylywoychuk, and goaltending consultant Brad Kirkwood, alongside Melody Davidson, Hockey Canada's general manager of national women's team programs. It was chosen following a year-long evaluation process that included all national team, development team and under-18 team camps, along with international events, and club team performance.
"We're thrilled with the group selected to represent Canada on the international stage in Kamloops," said Laura Schuler, head coach of Canada's National Women's Team. "After a long evaluation process, we're confident in the 23 players we've chosen to wear the Canadian jersey and we're looking forward to coming together as a team as we aim to reclaim gold on Canadian ice."
Canada opens the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship against the United States on March 28, and also faces Russia (March 29) and Finland (March 31) in preliminary action. Both the bronze and gold-medal games will be played on April 4.
Canada will also face-off against Team Sweden in an exhibition game on March 26 and will host its pre-tournament camp in Penticton, B.C., from March 19-24.
The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship is the 17th since the tournament's 1990 inception. Canada's National Women's Team has appeared in every world championship gold-medal game, winning 10 gold medals (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2012) and six silver (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015).
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