Hockey Canada and BFL Canada are recognized the country’s best women’s hockey coaches with the BFL Female Coach of the Year awards. In 2021, 21 deserving women were honoured for their efforts.
| COMMUNITY | COMPETITIVE |
|---|---|
| Alberta | |
|
Ashley Shrode |
Allyson Bendfeld |
| British Columbia | |
|
Whitney Juszkiewicz |
Cassea Schols |
| Manitoba | |
|
|
Sarah Zacharias |
| New Brunswick | |
|
Janica Dugas |
Christine Bouchat-Bonin |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | |
|
Krystal Blackler |
Stephanie Delaney |
| Nova Scotia | |
|
Megan Digou |
Sonya Lynk |
| Hockey North | |
|
Lisa Murphy |
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| Ontario | |
|
Katie Bannister |
Rachel Flanagan |
| Prince Edward Island | |
|
Stacy Montgomery |
Nicolle Derry |
| Quebec | |
|
Katia Clément-Heydra |
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| Saskatchewan | |
|
Stephanie Ferguson |
Brandy West-McMaster |
National winners of the BFL Female Coach of the Year award will receive a $2,500 bursary, a customized Team Canada jersey, a five-year subscription to the Hockey Canada Network, a Hockey Canada merchandise package and a tablet.
Provincial and territorial winners will receive a $1,000 bursary.
The selection committee included a trio of Canadian women’s hockey leaders – Olympic gold medallists Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Gina Kingsbury and Caroline Ouellette. They were joined by Steve Lacoste, vice-president of sports and leisure with BFL, and Teal Gove, manager of hockey development with Hockey Canada.
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