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.

From among the many that deserve mention, some of the more notable were goaltender Jen Price who carried the load and supplied 3 shutouts in 4 big games, team captain Lori Parker rock solid on defence, along with fellow blue-liner Britni Smith. Sue Brogno had 6 goals in 6 games, while Michelle Binning contributed 3 G and 3 A for her 6 points. Cassandra Sparks chipped in 5 points, and veteran Linda Milani 4 points. Women have been playing in organized leagues in Canada for 24 years, and this moment has been a long time coming for the many involved in the sport in that country.

Goaltender Jennifer Price of Canada allowed only one goal in the 5 games that she played. Slovak defender Ivana Gajdosova was a force on the blue-line and provided a few booming slapshot goals as well through the event. Canadian Britni Smith was solid on defence and garnered votes from her peers for this honour. The forwards included tournament top scorer Jana Kapustova (SVK) who had 7 points, Bettina Evers (GER) who factored on almost every goal her team scored, and Renata Mastna (CZE) who scored some big goals for her country.

TOURNAMERNT INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

The Fair Play Cup was awarded to Austria for being the team least penalized. The Most Valuable Goalkeeper was Petra Smardova from the Czech Republic , who brilliant and was a main factor in the success of her team. Lisa Bac of the USA was selected MV Defenceman with her 4 point performance. MV Forward went to Canadian Sue Brogno who amassed 6 goals in 6 games, while the Tournament’s MVP went to her teammate Jennifer Price for a practically unbeatable performance throughout the event and in the all important final.