Revisit the 2025 FIH Nations Cup  

Canada builds towards Pan American Cup at the Nations Cup

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) hosted the third edition of the FIH Women’s Hockey Nations Cup in Santiago, Chile from 23 February to 2 March 2025. Canada finished 0-5 after tight matches throughout pool play and consolation crossover.

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March 2 – Canada vs Korea

Korea and Canada both came into Sunday without a victory. It was another back-and-forth game as both teams traded chances in the first half. The second and third quarters is where most of the action took place. The game opened up a bit and both teams earned circle entries, chances on net and penalty corners. Korea found the back of the net on a penalty corner goal at the very end of the first half, taking a 1-0 lead into the break. They immediately capitalized at the start of the second half, riding the first-half momentum, taking a 2-0 lead. From there, the game slowed a bit. Canada battled to get offensive chances to close the gap, but Korea closed up the midfield and the defensive zone well, keeping Canada at bay. Three second-half penalty corners weren’t enough to get the job done as Korea defended them all, again keeping Canada off the score sheet. Korea finished 7th place with a 2-nil victory to close out the tournament. Canada played tight checking hockey and were very sound defensively all tournament long, but struggled to convert attacking chances into goals. Kat Leahy’s marker vs Japan was their only goal of the event. Despite many chances in the circle and a multitude of penalty corners, the Wolf Pack couldn’t consistently put balls in the net.

During the Nations Cup, Canada celebrated four major cap milestones. Allison Kuzyk played in her first five international matches, Lexi De Armond and Sara Goodman both hit the 50 mark in the same game and Kat Leahy reached 100 international performances. Looking forward, Team Canada will next play at the 2025 Pan American Cup at the end of July in Uruguay. They’ll have several months to hit the lab and refine their goal-scoring before that event begins.

March 1 – Canada vs Scotland

After losing a heartbreaker to Japan on Thursday, Canada came out against Scotland this morning in the consolation crossover looking to use their momentum and get a result. Scotland had the leg up right away, earning several first half penalty corners. The defensive PC unit for Canada played a stout game, overall, not allowing Scotland to score on their set pieces. The game was knotted at 0-0 at the half, with Canada having a handful of counter attack chances.

The second-half was all Scotland as they made good on their chances in the circle connecting on two third quarter field goals. Sarah Jamieson in the 34 minute and Ellie Mackenzie in the 41^st scored on veery similar backhand shots. Canada pressed in the fourth and earned a few penalty corner chances. Ultimately, Scotland’s strong attack was too much for Canada and they closed out the match 2-0. Canada will face Korea tomorrow morning to battle for 7^th place.

February 27 – Canada vs Japan

Canada and Japan both entered tonight’s prime time match knowing they were out of the semifinal hunt. They were battling for 3^rd/4^th in Pool A.  The first half, the two teams were really feeling each other out, testing forays into each other’s zones and earning a few PC chances and circle outcomes. Neither team had anything to show for it in the first half.

The second half is when the fireworks began. Both teams notched penalty corner goals in the third quarter. Canada’s goal came off a stunning corner set piece. Kat Leahy injected to the top of the circle where Canada played a little deception and returned the ball to Leahy for a deft little touch between the Japanese keeper’s legs into the goal. It was Canada’s first marker of the tournament and a monkey off the back for a team that had threatened so well during the event. Unfortunately for the Wolf Pack, Japan added a field goal off the stick of Hiroka Murayama in the 47^th minute. Murayama’s goal proved the difference as Canada fell 2-1 and fell to fourth in the pool. Canada will take on Scotland on Saturday morning in the first game of the consolation crossover. Kat Leahy, the goal scorer, talked about how the team wants to use the momentum from today’s second half and keep moving up and up for the rest of the event.

“It was nice to get one tonight. We had been getting lots of chances and earning corners and it was nice to get the final touch tonight, and it was a full team effort to get that one,” Leahy said. “It was too bad not to get the result we wanted, but we can definitely use positives and learnings from tonight’s game. There will be good games left at this tournament and moments for us to perform well and keep working.”

February 25 – Canada vs Chile Recap

After a 2-nil loss to USA on opening night, points felt needed in this afternoon’s matchup against hosts, Chile. Those could come by way of a win or a draw. But with Chile’s 5-0 victory, Canada now stands on the outside in Pool A, with no points and one match remaining.

Chile commanded the possession game early in this one, leaving Canada to battle for counter attacks and penalty corner efforts. Canada earned six penalty corners and had plenty of chances from the field all throughout the match, but couldn’t bury one, eerily similar to the first match.

Chile on the other hand, made the most of their chances, potting a second-quarter penalty corner set piece, three field goals in the second half and a stroke goal at the 60-minute mark. Canada continue to battle late in the game with attacking chances, but could not get one across the line. Chile now has back-to-back clean sheets after their nil-nil draw in the opener vs Japan.

On the bright side, today’s match marked the 50^th international cap for both Sara Goodman and Alexis De Armond. Both athletes represent Vancouver Island, with Goodman hailing from Duncan and De Armond from Victoria. Congratulations to Lexi and Sara on their accomplishment. Looking forward to what they bring in their next 50! Canada takes on Japan at 7pm EST | 4pm PST on Thursday. Click above to stream the match for free via FIH.

February 23 – USA vs Canada Recap

Canada’s opening match took place in prime time this evening in Santiago. There is always a special energy when Canada and USA clash at a big tournament and tonight was no exception. The teams exchanged chances in the first half with USA capitalizing on two penalty corner set pieces. The second half was much of the same. The field tilted in USA’s favour but Canada countering and challenging offensively when they were able. The USA defense was stout and protected the circle well only allowing two Canadian penalty corners throughout the game, defending both.

Canada’s play featured a balanced attack and defense. The dynamic midfield play of Natalie Sourisseau translated into a handful of quality chances by Canada’s attacking unit of Dani Husar, Thora Rae and first-cap addition Allison Kuzyk. The goalkeeping tandem of Rowan Harris and Marcia Laplante shared the net in today’s match, combining for several important saves, keeping the game in reach. Canada had plenty of chances in the second half, including a handful of third and fourth quarter shots deflected away by the American keeper.

Kuzyk looked strong in her first international appearance for Canada. She said she was excited for the opportunity and now has quickly moved onto what this team can do the rest of this tournament to get the results.

“It was exciting to get my first cap. Coming off the bench, there’s some nerves, but then those quickly turned into excitement as I got into the match and started to settle in,” Kuzyk said. “We’re right there. We just need to get that final touch on then ball and finish the connections in the circle. Burying those chances is the next step. I thought the team got better throughout the game and I’m really excited to see what we can do moving forward.”

Canada takes on another Pan Am rival, Chile on Tuesday, February 25 at 5pm EST | 2pm PST. Watch live and cheer on Canada as they look to advance through the group stage.

February 20 – Group Preview

The Canadian Wolf Pack is up against some familiar foes in the group stage at the FIH Nations Cup. They have USA and Chile, Pan Am rivals and Japan, who they faced twice at last year’s Nations Cup. Canada has faced USA and Chile a combined 44 times since 2013. They are familiar with their play style and it just comes down to any given day for who is going to win. Canada comes into the tournament with a blended roster of experience and new blood. Key veterans include Natalie Sourisseau, Karli Johansen, Kat Leahy, and goalkeeper Rowan Harris, all of whom bring extensive experience from multi-sport games, the 2022 World Cup, and other major tournaments over the last decade. Among the younger players, Anna Mollenhauer stands out. She is still young but has been consistently touring with the Wolfpack since 2020 and already amassed significant experience. She is joined by Thora Rae, Sara Goodman, Audrey Sawers, who form the young core of the team. Making her senior international debut will be Vancouver’s Allison Kuzyk, while recent graduates from the junior program, Brooke McCusker and Mikayla Stelling will be participating in their second top-level senior tournament.  Read more about the roster here. The tournament format sees the top two teams from each pool advancing to the semifinals, while the bottom teams will play in placement matches. The winner of the tournament will earn a spot in the FIH Pro League, while the lower-ranked teams face potential relegation to the new Nations Cup 2 tournament. Coming into the tournament, the Canadian Women’s National Team was forced indoors for their last two weeks of training. Snow stacked up in Vancouver, where the team is centralized, forcing them to adapt and prepare in a different way. The team is now on site in Santiago and have played training matches and practiced for a week leading up to the event.

QUOTE: “We have Chile and the U.S. in our pool, and we play them quite regularly. They are great competition and give us a lot of challenge. We’re using this as a building block to prepare for [Pan Am Cup] In some ways, this is great preparation for us to get to compete against these teams now and see where we need to get stronger and see where we are doing well and improve on those areas for the next one.” – ROWAN HARRIS (GK).

WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM 

The Canadian Women’s National Team (WNT) trains and headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are currently ranked 17thin the world by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). They are commonly referred to as the Canadian Wolf Pack. Roster Announcement Story 

Nations Cup Roster 

Nations Cup Staff

Head Coach – Sheldon Rostron
Assistant Coach – Shaun Hulley
Team Manager – Alanna Martin
Athletic Therapist – Daniela Hoolaeff
Video Technician – Dave Cox

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