Canada’s Senior and Junior Women’s Indoor National Team rosters have been named ahead of a series with the United States indoor teams March 19-20 at the University of Toronto.
Each Canadian team will play its respective Senior and Junior U.S. women’s counterpart three times throughout the weekend. The series is part of both countries’ preparation for the 2017 Pan American Cup, which will also be held in Toronto.
“I’m really looking forward to this year,” says indoor veteran Kaelan Watson. “We play Argentina a bunch of times and we play the United States a bunch of times. It will be really exciting to play those teams again in a really competitive setting.”
Watson took part in the 2014 Indoor Pan Am Cup in Uruguay, helping Canada’s women bring home gold and book a ticket to the 2015 Indoor World Cup in Germany.
This series, she and her senior teammates will share the spotlight with the Under-18 team, when the two teams hit the floor at the University of Toronto later this month.
Milton’s Madison Babineau will be one of the junior athletes wearing the red-and-white.
“I’m looking forward to representing Canada and wearing the maple leaf. It’s a huge accomplishment and I’m very honoured,” says the 16 year-old, who continues her early career representing Canada after doing so in an indoor series last year..
“After doing it a couple of times, it doesn’t really take the stress off but you know what to expect and you’re used to it.”
The matches will also showcase the return of 5-on-5 hockey to the indoor game after a period of time where the indoor game was played 4-on-4.
Tickets for the tournament will be sold in advance by the Canadian athletes and available at the door for $5 each.
The match schedule is as follows:
March 19
9:00am – Canada Under-18 vs USA Under-18
11:00am – Canada vs USA
2:00pm – Canada Under-18 vs USA Under-18
4:00pm – Canada vs USA
March 20
9:00am – Canada Under-18 vs USA Under-18
11:00am – Canada vs USA
Senior Women’s Indoor National Team – March 2016 Series vs. U.S.
| Name | Hometown |
| Angela Lancaster | Burlington, ON |
| Ciara Condon | London, ON |
| Erin Houle | Burlington, ON |
| Jess Aun | Toronto, ON |
| Julia Costanzo | Burlington, ON |
| Kaelan Watson | Richmond, BC |
| Katelynn Roganowicz | Burlington, ON |
| Kristine Wishart | Hamilton, ON |
| Kyesia O’Neale | Mississauga, ON |
| Madison Thompson | Waterloo, ON |
| Marielle Fernback | Guelph, ON |
| Rebecca Price | Richmond Hill, ON |
| Rebecca Titus | Scarborough, ON |
Junior Women’s Indoor National Team – March 2016 Series vs. U.S.
| Name | Hometown |
| Elizabeth O’Hara | Oakville, ON |
| Emily Hong | Oakville, ON |
| Frankie St. Louis | Toronto, ON |
| Harleen Mahal | Brampton, ON |
| Jenna Berger | Waterloo, ON |
| Kathleen Lynes | Oakville, ON |
| Kayla Sliz | Ajax, ON |
| Lyndsay Swanston | Burlington, ON |
| Madeline Osgarby | Oakville, ON |
| Madison Babineau | Milton, ON |
| Madison Workman | Milton, ON |
| Rebecca Carvalho | Brampton, ON |
