250 players arrive in Calgary
by Martin Merk|11 AUG 2021
Hungarian players after their flight to Calgary. The team will play at the top-level IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship for the first time ever.
photo: Martin Merk
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With 10 days to go until the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship all teams have arrived in Calgary and will start to quarantine before resuming team practices and play pre-competition games early next week.

While the rosters will be formally registered one day before the start of the tournament on 20 August, all teams have already trimmed their camp rosters to the final size before departure and announced the 25 players that travelled and checked in at the team hotels in Calgary. Due to the special situation with the Covid-19 pandemic and safety rules including no players being allowed to join late, the roster size for the tournament was exceptionally increased to 25 players. The foreign teams arrived at Calgary Airport on Tuesday via dedicated charter flights that departed from several airports in Europe and one from the United States.

The travel day followed after a seven-day team or individual quarantine for all players, staff, officials, organizers and host broadcast crew including regular Covid-19 PCR tests.

The 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship will be played at WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary from 20 August to 1 September 2021. Find the rosters as announced by the teams below sorted by seeding.

USA

Goalkeepers:
Alex Cavallini, PWPHA Minnesota
Aerin Frankel, Northeastern University (HEA)
Nicole Hensley, PWPHA Minnesota

Defenders:
Cayla Barnes, Boston College (HEA)
Megan Bozek, KRS Vanke Rays (RUS)
Natalie Buchbinder, University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Jincy Dunne, PWPHA Minnesota
Savannah Harmon, PWPHA Minnesota
Caroline Harvey, NAHA U19 White
Megan Keller, PWPHA New Hampshire
Lee Stecklein, PWPHA Minnesota

Forwards:
Dani Cameranesi, PWPHA Minnesota
Alex Carpenter, KRS Vanke Rays (RUS)
Jesse Compher, Boston University (HEA)
Kendall Coyne Schofield, PWPHA Minnesota
Britta Curl, University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Brianna Decker, PWPHA Minnesota
Lacey Eden, University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
Amanda Kessel, PWPHA New Hampshire
Hilary Knight, PWPHA Minnesota
Abbey Murphy, University of Minnesota (WCHA)
Kelly Pannek, PWPHA Minnesota
Abby Roque, PWPHA Minnesota
Hayley Scamurra, PWPHA New Hampshire
Grace Zumwinkle, University of Minnesota (WCHA)

Head Coach:
Joel Johnson

Canada

Goalkeepers:
Kristen Campbell, PWHPA Calgary
Ann-Renee Desbiens, PWHPA Montreal
Emerance Maschmeyer, PWHPA Montreal

Defenders:
Erin Ambrose, PWHPA Toronto
Ashton Bell, University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
Jaime Bourbonnais, PWHPA Montreal
Renata Fast, PWHPA Toronto
Jocelyne Larocque, PWHPA Toronto
Ella Shelton, PWHPA Toronto
Claire Thompson, PWHPA Toronto

Forwards:
Victoria Bach, PWHPA Toronto
Emily Clark, PWHPA Montreal
Melodie Daoust, PWHPA Montreal
Sarah Fillier, Princeton University (NCAA)
Brianne Jenner, PWHPA Toronto
Rebecca Johnston, PWHPA Calgary
Emma Maltais, Ohio State University (WCHA)
Sarah Nurse, PWHPA Toronto
Kristin O'Neill, PWHPA Toronto
Marie-Philip Poulin, PWHPA Montreal
Jamie Lee Rattray, PWHPA Toronto
Jill Saulnier, PWHPA Montreal
Natalie Spooner, PWHPA Toronto
Laura Stacey, PWHPA Montreal
Blayre Turnbull, PWHPA Calgary

Head Coach:
Troy Ryan

Finland

Goalkeepers:
Anni Keisala, Ilves Tampere
Meeri Raisanen, JYP-Akatemia Jvaskyla
Jenna Silvonen, Mercyhurst University (NCAA)

Defenders:
Jenni Hiirikoski, Lulea HF (SWE)
Sini Karjalainen, Univ. of Vermont (NCAA)
Aino Karppinen, RoKi Rovaniemi
Nelli Laitinen, Kiekko-Espoo
Rosa Lindstedt, Brynas Gavle (SWE)
Ronja Savolainen, Lulea HF (SWE)
Minnamari Tuominen, Kiekko-Espoo
Ella Viitasuo, Kiekko-Espoo

Forwards:
Sanni Hakala, HV71 Jonkoping (SWE)
Elisa Holopainen, Kiekko-Espoo
Michelle Karvinen, HC Ladies Lugano (SUI)
Julia Liikala, HIFK Helsinki
Petra Nieminen, Lulea HF (SWE)
Matilda Nilsson, HIFK Helsinki
Tanja Niskanen, KalPa Kuopio
Jenniina Nylund, St. Cloud State Univ. (NCAA)
Sofianna Sundelin, Team Kuortane
Susanna Tapani, TPS U18 Akatemia
Noora Tulus, Lulea HF (SWE)
Viivi Vainikka, Lulea HF (SWE)
Sanni Vanhanen, Tappara Tampere
Emilia Vesa, Kiekko-Espoo

Head Coach:
Pasi Mustonen

ROC

Goalkeepers:
Valeria Merkusheva, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Nadezhda Morozova, Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg
Anna Prugova, Agidel Ufa

Defenders:
Maria Batalova, Agidel Ufa
Liana Ganeyeva, Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg
Angelina Goncharenko, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Nina Pirogova, Tornado Moscow Region
Yelena Provorova, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Anna Savonina, Tornado Moscow Region
Anna Shibanova, Agidel Ufa
Yulia Smirnova, Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg

Forwards:
Oxana Bratisheva, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Landysh Falyakhova, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Fanuza Kadirova, Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg
Veronika Korzhakova, Agidel Ufa
Viktoria Kulishova, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Ilona Markova, Agidel Ufa
Sofia Lifatova, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Yekaterina Likhachyova, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
Valeria Pavlova, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Yelizaveta Rodnova, Agidel Ufa
Kristi Shashkina, Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg
Olga Sosina, Agidel Ufa
Alexandra Vafina, Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg

Head Coach:
Yevgeni Bobariko

Switzerland

Goalkeepers:
Andrea Braendli, Ohio State University (NCAA)
Saskia Maurer, University of St. Thomas (NCAA)
Caroline Spies, EHC Basel

Defenders:
Lara Christen, ZSC Lions Zurich
Sarah Forster, AIK Stockholm (SWE)
Janine Hauser, ZSC Lions Zurich
Nadine Hofstetter, SC Reinach
Sinja Leemann, ZSC Lions Zurich
Shannon Sigrist, Linkoping HC (SWE)
Nicole Vallario, University of St. Thomas (NCAA)
Stefanie Wetli, Thurgau Indien Ladies

Forwards:
Rahel Enzler, University of Maine (NCAA)
Mara Frey, SC Reinach
Emma Ingold, Neuchatel Hockey Academy
Lena Marie Lutz, Thurgau Indien Ladies
Alina Marti, ZSC Lions Zurich
Alina Muller, Northeastern University (NCAA)
Kaleigh Quennec, University of Montreal (CAN)
Evelina Raselli, HC Ladies Lugano
Lisa Ruedi, ZSC Lions Zurich
Dominique Ruegg, ZSC Lions Zurich
Noemi Ryhner, HC Ladies Lugano
Phoebe Staenz, Leksands IF (SWE)
Lara Stalder, Brynas Gavle (SWE)
Laura Zimmermann, EV Bomo Thun

Head Coach:
Colin Muller

Japan

Goalkeepers:
Nana Fujimoto, Farjestad Karlstad (SWE)
Akane Konishi, Seibu Princess Rabbits
Mei Sato, Kushiro Bears

Defenders:
Akane Hosoyamada, DK Peregrine
Yukiko Kawashima, DK Peregrine
Shiori Koike, DK Peregrine
Fumika Sasano, Seibu Princess Rabbits
Aoi Shiga, Toyota Cygnus
Sena Suzuki, Seibu Princess Rabbits
Ayaka Toko, Seibu Princess Rabbits
Shiori Yamashita, Seibu Princess Rabbits

Forwards:
Moeko Fujimoto, Toyota Cygnus
Makoto Ito, Daishin
Remi Koyama, Seibu Princess Rabbits
Hanae Kubo, Seibu Princess Rabbits
Mei Miura, Toyota Cygnus
Chiho Osawa, Lulea HF (SWE)
Chika Otaki, DK Peregrine
Akane Shiga, Toyota Cygnus
Miho Shishiuchi, Toyota Cygnus
Suzuka Taka, DK Peregrine
Haruka Toko, Seibu Princess Rabbits
Rui Ukita, Daishin
Hikaru Yamashita, Seibu Princess Rabbits
Haruna Yoneyama, DK Peregrine

Head Coach:
Yuji Iizuka

Czech Republic

Goalkeepers:
Klara Peslarova, MODO Ornskoldsvik (SWE)
Viktorie Svejdova, MODO Ornskoldsvik (SWE)
Katerina Zechovska, HC Pribram

Defenders:
Sara Cajanova, Brynas Gavle (SWE)
Magdalena Erbenova, Rensselaer Polytech Institute (NCAA)
Pavlina Horalkova, Biryusa Krasnoyarsk (RUS)
Samantha Kolowratova, Brynas Gavle (SWE)
Dominika Laskova, Merrimack College (NCAA)
Daniela Pejsova, MODO Ornskoldsvik (SWE)
Tereza Radova, Gothenburg HC (SWE)
Klara Seroiszkova, Gothenburg HC (SWE)
Aneta Tejralova, SKIF Nizhni Novgorod

Forwards:
Katerina Bukolska, Leksands IF
Klara Hymlarova, St. Cloud State University (NCAA)
Denisa Krizova, Brynas Gavle (SWE)
Tereza Mazancova, HC Benatky nad Jizerou
Alena Mills, KRS Vanke Rays (RUS)
Natalie Mlynkova, University of Vermont (NCAA)
Katerina Mrazova, Brynas Gavle (SWE)
Noemi Neubauerova, Colgate University (NCAA)
Kristyna Patkova, University of Vermont (NCAA)
Michaela Pejzlova, IFK Helsinki (FIN)
Vendula Pribylova, AIK Stockholm (SWE)
Lenka Serdar, Linkoping HC (SWE)
Tereza Vanisova, Leksands IF (SWE)

Head Coach:
Tomas Pacina

Germany

Goalkeepers:
Sandra Abstreiter, Providence College (NCAA)
Franziska Albl, EC Pfaffenhofen
Jennifer Harss, Memmingen Indians

Defenders:
Tabea Botthof, Yale University
Lena Dusterhoft, ERC Ingolstadt
Tanja Eisenschmid, ERC Ingolstadt
Nina Jobst-Smith, University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
Rebecca Orendorz, ESC Planegg
Anna Reich, ESC Planegg
Yvonne Rothemund, ESC Planegg
Carina Strobel, Memmingen Indians

Forwards:
Anne Bartsch, Memmingen Indians
Nina Christof, Bishop Kearney Selects Girls
Marie Delarbre, ERC Ingolstadt
Nicola Eisenschmid, ERC Ingolstadt
Katharina Hackelsmiller, HC Landsberg
Bernadette Karpf, ERC Ingolstadt
Laura Kluge, Memmingen Indians
Jule Schiefer, ERC Ingolstadt
Kerstin Spielberger, ESC Planegg
Svenja Voigt, Stanstead College (CAHS)
Theresa Wagner, ERC Ingolstadt
Sonja Weidenfelder,  Memmingen Indians
Julia Zorn, ESC Planegg

Head Coach:
Thomas Schadler

Denmark

Goalkeepers:
Lisa Jensen, Malmo Redhawks (SWE)
Emma-Sofie Nordstrom, Linkoping HC (SWE)
Cassandra Repstock-Romme, Hvidovre IK

Defenders:
Amalie Andersen, University of Maine (NCAA)
Josephine Asperup, Malmo Redhawks (SWE)
Malene Frandsen, Malmo Redhawks (SWE)
Simone Jacquet, Aalborg IK
Kristine Melberg, Malmo Redhawks (SWE)
Linn Ploug, Long Island University (USA)
Amanda Refsgaard, Rodovre SIK
Sofie Skott, Hvidovre IK

Forwards:
Mia Bau Hansen, Malmo Redhawks (SWE)
Michele Brix, Odense IK
Lilli Friis-Hansen, Rensselaer Polytech Institute (USA)
Silke Glud, Rodovre SIK
Josefine Jakobsen, Djurgarden Stockholm (SWE)
Nicoline Jensen, HV71 Jonkoping (SWE)
Julie Oksbjerg, Odense IK
Julie Ostergaard, Hvidovre IK
Josefine Persson, Lulea HF (SWE)
Maria Peters, Odense IK
Emma Russell, Rodovre SIK
Sofia Skriver, Lulea HF (SWE)
Mille Sorensen, Hvidovre IK
Michelle Weis, University of Maine (NCAA)

Head Coach:
Peter Elander

Hungary

Goalkeepers:
Aniko Nemeth, MAC Budapest
Fruzsina Szabo, MAC Budapest
Zsofia Toth, KMH Budapest

Defenders:
Jelena Grkovic, MAC Budapest
Franciska Kiss-Simon, KMH Budapest
Sarah Knee, KMH Budapest
Fruzsina Mayer, HTI Stars (CAN)
Bernadett Nemeth, MAC Budapest
Lotti Odnoga, Dartmouth College (NCAA)
Reka Partos, MAC Budapest
Eniko Toth, KMH Budapest

Forwards:
Reka Dabasi, KMH Budapest
Fanni Gasparics, MAC Budapest
Alexandra Gowie, MAC Budapest
Imola Horvath, Goteborg HC (SWE)
Alexandra Huszak, KMH Budapest
Kinga Jokai-Szilagyi, Sabres Vienna (AUT)
Andrea Kiss, MAC Budapest
Emma Kreisz, Stanstead College (CAN)
Regina Metzler, KMH Budapest
Hanna Pinter, SDE Stockholm (SWE)
Lili Pinter, SDE Stockholm (SWE)
Alexandra Ronai, MAC Budapest
Mira Seregely, University of Maine (NCAA)
Petra Szamosfalvi, KMH Budapest

Head Coach:
Lisa Haley