Jade Iginla, daughter of Calgary Flames legend Jarome, named to Canada U18 women’s team

Jade Iginla, daughter of Calgary Flames legend Jarome Iginla, was among the 23 skaters named to Canada’s under-18 women’s hockey team.

The three goaltenders, seven defenders and 13 forwards chosen by Hockey Canada will wear the Maple Leaf at the women’s world under-18 hockey championship June 6-13, in the first U18 tournament since 2020.

In September 2021, the IIHF cancelled all international hockey tournaments. The tournament was moved to take place in Linkoping and Mjolby, Sweden, in January, but was called off less than two weeks before it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic again which drew controversy as the World Juniors were able to take place in a bubble. The women’s tournament was then rescheduled and relocated to Madison and Middleton, Wis.

Congrats to Jade Iginla on landing on @HockeyCanada's U18 selection camp roster! The 2022 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship will run June 6-13 in Madison and Middleton, Wisconsin.

In 22 games with Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna this year, she put up 18 goals and 28 points! pic.twitter.com/gEISpGtdjC

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) May 12, 2022

The Canadian roster was announced for the second time in less than five months Monday. It was unclear after its cancellation whether the tournament would happen this year, and in recognition of players’ efforts to make the team, Hockey Canada announced the previous roster Jan. 20.

All those players were invited to try out again at a selection camp in Calgary. All but two forwards and a defender were named to the squad a second time.

The team of players born in 2004 and 2005 was chosen by head coach Howie Draper, assistants Vicky Sunohara, Tara Watchorn and goaltending coach Gord Woodhall, in consultation with director of hockey operations Gina Kingsbury and scouting and player development manager Cherie Piper.

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Forward Jade Iginla is joined by Rhea Hicks, McKenna Van Gelder, Emmalee Paid, Alex Law, Avi Adam, Reichen Kirchmair, Jordan Baxter, Jocelyn Amos, Alexia Aubin, Madison Chantler, Holly Abela and Karel Prefontaine.

Sarah Swiderski Tova Henderson, Sarah MacEachern, Brooke Disher, Ava Murphy, Alyssa Regalado and Piper Grober make up the defensive players, and Hailey MacLeod, Lucy Phillips and Mari Pietersen will be tending goal.

The 2021 women’s under-18 hockey championship was cancelled because of the pandemic, so players born in 2003 didn’t get the chance to play in it.

Canada is in Group A alongside Finland, Sweden and the United States. Group B includes Czechia, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland.

The Canadians open the preliminary round against the Finns on June 6 followed by the Swedes on June 7 and the U.S. on June 9.