With more than 250 international caps between them, and are two of the unmistakable faces of Canada91裸聊视频檚 program.

The Kelowna products and KSS grads played their customary key roles once again this month, in Canada91裸聊视频檚 history-making fifth-place showing at the Commonwealth Games on Australia91裸聊视频檚 Gold Coast.

It was Canada91裸聊视频檚 best ever placing at the games. Still, Hennig, Sourisseau and their teammates were left wanting a little bit more.

A tight 1-0 loss to Australia and a 0-0 draw with New Zealand in pool play had Canada going toe-to-toe with the eventual silver and gold medalists.

91裸聊视频淲e would have liked to have done better, but we91裸聊视频檙e still pretty happy,91裸聊视频� said Hennig, 27. 91裸聊视频淲e were definitely shooting for the top four, even a medal, we felt going in that we had a shot at it.

91裸聊视频淭hose two games, against New Zealand and Australia, they were both within our grasp. It91裸聊视频檚 too bad, but we still can walk away knowing we had a good performance.91裸聊视频�

Sourisseau, who scored once in a 3-1 win over South Africa to clinch fifth place, said the Commonwealth Games didn91裸聊视频檛 provide the desired result but perhaps served as glimpse of what91裸聊视频檚 to come for the Canadian women.

91裸聊视频淒espite it being our best finish ever, I got the feeling that the team as a whole was left a little bit unsatisfied,91裸聊视频� said Sourisseau. 91裸聊视频淲hile we played some great games, we were so close to being able to make a semi-final and I could feel that we were hungry to do better.

91裸聊视频淭hat attitude and outlook is exciting to me and is something that I think will fuel us as a team as we move forward.91裸聊视频�

Hennig, who has 151 career caps91裸聊视频攖he sixth most in the history of Canadian women91裸聊视频檚 program91裸聊视频攊s in her eighth year with the national team. Sourisseau, 25, now at 109 caps, made her international debut with Canada in 2011.

As teammates, their finest moment came in 2015 when Canada won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto.

The program had a disappointing World League performance in 2016-17, but with the hiring of new coach Giles Bonnet this year, the Canadian women are back on an upward trend in 2018.

In January, Canada won a head-to-head series against Chile, then executed a rare defeat of the U.S. in a four-game set in February.

Hennig likes the where the program is headed in 2018 and beyond.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 been some progression, I91裸聊视频檇 say we91裸聊视频檙e on an upward trajectory right now,91裸聊视频� said Hennig, one of the co-captains on the Canadian team. 91裸聊视频淚 think (Giles91裸聊视频�) style of coaching fits our personnel, our technical game is at the level where we can compete with any team. It91裸聊视频檚 a more aggressive approach and seems to be working for us.91裸聊视频�

With plenty of potential on the world91裸聊视频檚 11th-ranked Canadian team and a blend of experience and youth, neither Hennig nor Sourisseau have any plans to go anywhere, particularly with the next Olympic Games in Tokyo just two years away.

Hennig and Sourisseau91裸聊视频攂oth former national teammates of Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Abi Raye91裸聊视频攈ave been through the Olympic cycle twice, only to be disappointed both times.

Sourisseau said the prospects of making it to Japan in 2020 is one of many reasons she continues to have a passion for the game.

91裸聊视频淎s a program we are aiming to qualify for Tokyo and while this is ambitious, I believe we have the potential to do so, especially under our new coach,91裸聊视频� said Sourisseau, who goes to university and plays professionally in Holland. 91裸聊视频淎nd while the Olympics are a motivator, they are not the only reason I play for Canada as there is absolutely no guarantee that it will happen.

91裸聊视频淚n my time on the team I have already been through two cycles where we believed we could, but then failed to qualify,91裸聊视频� she added. 91裸聊视频淭he extreme frustration and pain experienced throughout those experiences is also a huge motivator for me as I continue to play.91裸聊视频�

Sourisseau, Hennig and their Canadian teammates will begin their journey towards Olympic qualification at the Hockey Series Open, a five-team event in Salamanca, Mexico from June 5 to 10.

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