TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Ball Hockey Association (CBHA) High Performance Program has named its leadership team for Women’s Team Canada in preparation for the World Championships in Bratislavia, Slovakia in 2011. A mix of new and seasoned staff, the leadership team’s priority will be to build an exceptional national women’s team capable of defending the country’s golden position on the world stage in 2011.

Holiday pounds rarely add up to much, and strategy can help ease the return to the gym
Shelagh McNally, Canwest News Service

With the holidays over, now is the season of guilt and regret about abandoning the gym and indulging in too many second helpings.

But that doesn't mean it's too late to get back on the fitness track.

(TORONTO) October 30, 2008 – Women’s Team Canada (WTC) is proud to announce its roster for the 2009 Women’s World Championships to be held in Pilzen, Czech Republic in June 2009.

2009 Women’s Team Canada is also looking to fill some staff volunteer positions to start July 15, 2008. Please send your résumés, before June 1, 2008, detailing your experience and qualifications to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

In an effort to put together the best Women's Team Canada for 2009, Chris Pellerin, Head Coach, and Sophie Dagenais, General Manager, have identified three regions where they will be scouting in 2008.

There are many reasons why this team won gold in 2007, the most important one was that they played as a team, strong and cohesive on all ends of the floor, scoring 27 goals in 6 games, and holding their opponents to a grand total of 1 goal.

The Canadian Ball Hockey Association has announced the staff of our nation's first women's team, set to compete at the World Street Hockey Championship in Dusseldorf, Germany, in June of 2007.

The International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (the ISBHF) hosted the Inaugural Women’s World Cup from June 17 to 19, 2005, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The ISBHF is the governing body for street and ball hockey throughout the world. The ISBHF hosted the First Men’s World Cup in 1996, and since 1999, it has been contested every two year.