The U.S. Women's National Team claimed gold at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship in Brampton, Ontario, with a 6-3 win over Canada to capture USA Hockey's first gold medal since 2019. The U.S. has now won 10 world championship gold medals (2023, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2005). 

Captain Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) was Team USA’s Player of the Game in the gold-medal game with three goals, including the game-winner, and became the first player in Women's Worlds history to reach 100 points. Aerin Frankel (Chappaqua, N.Y) made 24 saves en route to the victory. For the full championship recap, click here. 

The tournament took place from April 5-16, 2023 at the CAA Centre, with the U.S. competing in Group A alongside Canada, Czechia, Japan, and Switzerland, while Group B consisted of Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, and Sweden.

Team USA finished with a 6-0-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record.

The U.S. has now made it to the title game in all 22 of the IIHF Women's World Championships. Through the 2023 WWC, Team USA now stands at 93-5-8-10-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) in 118 career games, and has outscored its opponents 761-175 all-time.