Overview

• Troy Ryan will lead Canada’s women’s hockey team in Milan-Cortina after guiding them to Olympic gold in 2022 and world championship titles in 2021, 2022 and 2024.
• Kori Cheverie, Caroline Ouellette and Britni Smith have been appointed as assistant coaches, with Brad Kirkwood serving as goaltending consultant.
• General manager Gina Kingsbury consulted with president Katherine Henderson and senior vice-president Scott Salmond to finalize the coaching and support roster.
• Savannah Newton was named hockey operations manager and Danielle McNally will serve as one of the team’s athletic therapists.
• Hockey Canada will integrate training blocks into the Professional Women’s Hockey League schedule as Canada opens its Olympic run on Feb. 5 in Milan against Finland and later faces Switzerland, Czechia and the United States in round-robin action.