The roster includes three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards.

The roster was selected by Melody Davidson, general manager of national women’s team programs for Hockey Canada, along with head coach Doug Derraugh, assistant coaches Tim Bothwell and Dwayne Gylywoychuk, goaltending consultant Joe Johnston and Hockey Canada’s team of regional scouts.

“We will have a young roster at the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, but the players we have named today have experienced success at all levels, be it with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team, Canada’s National Development Team, or Canada’s National Women’s Team,” said Derraugh. “We’re looking forward to a strong pre-competition camp in Toronto and will be ready before leaving to Sweden. We are excited to get on the ice in Malmö to represent our country.”

Canada’s National Women’s Team roster includes:

• 10 players who will compete in their first IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship (Campbell, Clark, Davis, Desbiens, Krzyzaniak, Lacquette, Maschmeyer, Rattray, Saulnier and Terry);
• 12 players who won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship in Ottawa, Ont. (Fortino, Birchard, Bram, Irwin, Jenner, Johnston, Lacasse, Larocque, Poulin, Rougeau, Spooner and Wakefield);
• 11 players who won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia (Fortino, Irwin, Jenner, Johnston, Lacasse, Larocque, Poulin, Rougeau, Spooner, Wakefield and Watchorn);
• 19 players who won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup in Kamloops, B.C. (Birchard, Bram, Campbell, Clark, Fortino, Irwin, Jenner, Johnston, Krzyzaniak, Lacasse, Larocque, Maschmeyer, Rattray, Rougeau, Saulnier, Spooner, Terry, Wakefield and Watchorn);
• three players who won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Development Team at the 2015 Nations Cup in Füssen, Germany (Davis, Desbiens and Terry).

 
Prior to the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, Canada’s National Women’s Team will participate in a pre-competition camp from March 18-24 in Toronto, which will include two pre-tournament games against Midget AAA teams from Ontario.