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(LEFT TO RIGHT: Charline Labont茅, Kim St-Pierre, Catherine Ward)

MONTREAL - Charline Labont茅 of the 鲍鱼直播 University women's hockey team and two other graduates from the Martlets program are among 21 players named to represent Canada at the 2011 IIHF world hockey championship tournament, scheduled for April 16-25 in Zurich and Winterthur, Switzerland. The team was picked following a four-day selection camp at the MasterCard Centre in Toronto which concluded on Tuesday.

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Labont茅, a two-time Olympic gold medalist from Boisbriand, Que., will join fellow goaltender and 鲍鱼直播 alum Kim St-Pierre of Ch芒teauguay, Que., as well as former Martlets rearguard Catherine Ward, from Town of Mt. Royal, Que.

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In all, six players and two coaches with a CIS affiliation will represent Canada at the IIHF tourney. Canada has appeared in every final since the inaugural championship was held in Ottawa in 1990 racking up nine gold medals and three silvers.

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Last month, Labont茅 guided the Martlets to their third CIS title in four seasons, was named an all-Canadian for the fourth time in as many campaigns with 鲍鱼直播 and set a CIS record with 37 shutouts in 67 career conference games.

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St-Pierre was a four-time all-Canadian with 鲍鱼直播 and was named CIS player of the year in 2002-03, when she also received the BLG Award as CIS female athlete of the year. She also played two games with 鲍鱼直播's men's team in 2003-04.

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Ward, an all-Canadian in each of her three seasons with the Martlets from 2006 to 2009, was named MVP of the 2009 CIS championship after she helped 鲍鱼直播 capture its second national title. After graduating in only three years with a B.Com, she transferred to Boston University, where she is in post-graduate studies and earned second-team all-American status earlier this month.

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Other Swiss-bound players with CIS experience include 鲍鱼直播s Caroline Ouellette of Montreal, Jayna Hefford of Kingston, Ont., and Hayley Wickenheiser of Shaunavon, Sask., who was named CIS player of the year in 2010-11 following her first season with the University of Calgary.

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St-Pierre, Ward, Ouellette and Hefford have all claimed Olympic gold with Team Canada.

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Ouellette played seven games for the Concordia Stingers in 2000-01, while Hefford spent one season in the OWIAA (now OUA) with the Toronto Varsity Blues in 1996-97, one year before women's hockey was classified as a CIS program.

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Rounding out the CIS representation at the IIHF championship are assistant coaches Dan Church and Lisa Jordan. Church has been the head coach at York University for seven years, while Jordan was recently appointed head coach at Ryerson after 14 campaigns at the helm at Saint Mary's.

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Canada's roster includes three goaltenders, six defencemen and 12 鲍鱼直播s. The lineup features 16 returnees from the squad that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C.

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Canada opens the world championship on April 16 against Switzerland and will also face Kazakhstan and Finland in preliminary round play. The tournament includes two groups of four teams, with the top three teams from each group advancing to the medal round, which starts on April 23.

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Hockey Canada website:

IIHF championship website:

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TEAM CANADA ROSTER:

Pos.听听听听 Name听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hometown听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Team/Organization

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G听听听听听听听听 Shannon Szabados听听 听听听 Edmonton, Alta. 听听听听听听听听 Grant MacEwan College (ACAC)

G听听听听听听听听 Charline Labont茅 听听听听听听 Boisbriand, Que. 鲍鱼直播 (CIS)

G听听听听听听听听 Kim St-Pierre听 听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ch芒teauguay, Que. 听听听听 Montreal (CWHL)

D听听听听听听听听 Jocelyne Larocque听 听听听听 Ste. Anne, Man. 听听听听听听听听听 University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)

D听听听听听听听听 Meaghan Mikkelson 听听 St. Albert, Alta. 听听听听听听听听听听 Edmonton (WWHL)

D听听听听听听听听 Bobbi Jo Slusar听 听听听听听听听听听 Swift Current, Sask. 听听听 Strathmore (WWHL)

D听听听听听听听听 Tara Watchorn听 听听听听听听听听听听 Newcastle, Ont. 听听听听听听听听听 Boston University (HE)

D听听听听听听听听 Catherine Ward 听听听听听听听听听 Montreal, Que. 听听听听听听听听听听 Boston University (HE)

D听听听听听听听听 Tessa Bonhomme 听听听听听听 Sudbury, Ont. 听听听听听听听听听听听听 Toronto (CWHL)

F听听听听听听听听听 Meghan Agosta 听听听听听听听听听听 Ruthven, Ont. 听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mercyhurst College (CHA)

F听听听听听听听听听 Rebecca Johnston 听听听听听听 Sudbury, Ont. 听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cornell University (ECAC)

F听听听听听听听听听 Cherie Piper 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Markham, Ont. 听听听听听听听听听听 Brampton (CWHL)

F听听听听听听听听听 Gillian Apps 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Unionville, Ont. 听听听听听听听听听 Brampton (CWHL)

F听听听听听听听听听 Caroline Ouellette 听听听听听 Montreal, Que. Montreal (CWHL)

F听听听听听听听听听 Jayna Hefford 听听听听听听听听听听听 Kingston, Ont. 听听听听听听听听听听听 Brampton (CWHL)

F听听听听听听听听听 Jennifer Wakefield听 听听听 Pickering, Ont. 听听听听听听听听听听听 Boston University (HE)

F听听听听听听听听听 Haley Irwin 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Thunder Bay, Ont. 听听听听听 University of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)

F听听听听听听听听听 Hayley Wickenheiser 听 Shaunavon, Sask. 听听听听听听 University of Calgary (CIS)

F听听听听听听听听听 Natalie Spooner听 听听听听听听听听 Scarborough, Ont. 听听听听听听 Ohio State University (WCHA)

F听听听听听听听听听 Sarah Vaillancourt 听听听听听 Sherbrooke, Que. 听听听听听听听 Montreal (CWHL)

F听听听听听听听听听 Marie-Philip Poulin 听听听听 Beauceville, Que. 听听听听听听 Boston University (HE)

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COACHING STAFF:

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Head Coach: Ryan Walter , Hockey Canada (New Westminster, B.C.)

Assistant Coach: Dan Church , York University (North York, Ont.)

Assistant Coach: Lisa Jordan, Ryerson University (Westville, N.S.)

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For more information contact:

Earl Zukerman
鲍鱼直播 Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012

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