Caroline Ouellette Archives

Hitting in Women’s Hockey: Why Not?

Nathaniel Oliver | September 11, 2020

Occasionally I will be asked for my thoughts as to whether hitting (bodychecking) should be allowed in women’s hockey. For those unfamiliar with the rules for the women’s game, while…

Q & A with the Connecticut Whale’s Juana Baribeau

Dan Rice | October 11, 2018

Growing up in Amos, Quebec as a teenager Juana Baribeau wasn’t even aware that playing hockey while attending college in the United States was an option. She also revealed she…

USA vs. Canada Series: What We’ve Learned

Gabriella Fundaro | October 21, 2013

The United States and Canada have played two of their six pre-Olympic match-ups so far, giving a pretty good idea of where each team stands right now. The Canadians won…

A Look at the 2013-2014 Canadian Women’s Hockey Roster

Gabriella Fundaro | July 23, 2013

In preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Hockey Canada announced a 27-player roster in April that will centralize in 2013-2014. Final cuts still have to be made, but…

Does Canada’s Women’s Hockey Team Need A Changing of the Guard?

Gabriella Fundaro | May 25, 2013

There are several images that stick out from the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championships. Jenn Wakefield’s backhand top-shelf shootout goal to help seal a preliminary round victory for Canada over the United States. Amanda Kessel’s bottle-popping game-winner in the third period of the gold medal game. The victorious Americans bounding toward their goaltender as the horn sounded, a shower of sticks and gloves in their wake, the signature of nearly every hockey championship.

Team Canada Preview: 2013 Women’s World Championships

Gabriella Fundaro | March 31, 2013

The hosts and defending world champion Canadians have named their roster for this year’s IIHF World Championships, in Ottawa, Ontario. Hockey Canada settled on their 23-player roster without holding a selection camp, but they did tweak things just a bit from last year’s squad.