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Fillier Named to Team Canada for Four Nations Cup
October 12, 2018 | Women's Ice Hockey
Princeton freshman Sarah Fillier has been named to Team Canada for the 4 Nations Cup it was announced today by Hockey Canada. Fillier is the only collegiate freshman on the team that will compete Nov. 6-10 in Saskatoon, Sask.
The 23-player roster (three goaltenders, seven defenders and 13 forwards) were chosen from the 59 players that attended Canada's National Women's Team Fall Festival in Dawson, B.C., on Sept. 8-16.
"This will be a good test for our players and program as we enter into a new four-year cycle leading into the next Olympics," said Gina Kingsbury, Hockey Canada's director of women's national teams. "We have a committed and determined group of players looking to establish themselves as the top hockey nation among the best nations in the world. The 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon will be an important measuring stick for us this season and leading into the IIHF Women's World Championship next April."
Fillier is one of five players on the team that will be competing in their first 4 Nations. Cup.
Since the debut of the 4 Nations Cup in 1996, Canada has won gold 14 times (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014) and brought home a silver medal eight times (1997, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017).
Canada will play a pre-tournament game on Nov. 4 against Finland in Prince Albert, Sask., before preliminary-round play against Sweden (Nov. 6), the United States (Nov. 7), and Finland (Nov. 9) at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. The bronze- and gold-medal games will be played Saturday, Nov. 10; the full schedule can be found at HockeyCanada.ca.
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The 23-player roster (three goaltenders, seven defenders and 13 forwards) were chosen from the 59 players that attended Canada's National Women's Team Fall Festival in Dawson, B.C., on Sept. 8-16.
"This will be a good test for our players and program as we enter into a new four-year cycle leading into the next Olympics," said Gina Kingsbury, Hockey Canada's director of women's national teams. "We have a committed and determined group of players looking to establish themselves as the top hockey nation among the best nations in the world. The 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon will be an important measuring stick for us this season and leading into the IIHF Women's World Championship next April."
Fillier is one of five players on the team that will be competing in their first 4 Nations. Cup.
Since the debut of the 4 Nations Cup in 1996, Canada has won gold 14 times (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014) and brought home a silver medal eight times (1997, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017).
Canada will play a pre-tournament game on Nov. 4 against Finland in Prince Albert, Sask., before preliminary-round play against Sweden (Nov. 6), the United States (Nov. 7), and Finland (Nov. 9) at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. The bronze- and gold-medal games will be played Saturday, Nov. 10; the full schedule can be found at HockeyCanada.ca.
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