After being named to Canada’s roster for the 2025 World Championships, the IIHF has ruled that Hannah Miller is ineligible to represent Canada at the 2025 World Championships in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
Miller did not meet the IIHF standard of being outside the required two-year timeline from last playing overseas in order for her to be eligible to play for Canada.
“We are extremely disappointed to learn that Hannah is not able to compete for Canada at the upcoming world championship,” said general manager Gina Kingsbury. “We remained optimistic and believed she had met all the conditions outlined by the IIHF to represent her country, including the two-year timeline around the transfer portal. Hannah has worked hard this season, earned a spot on our roster and we will look forward to future opportunities for her to wear the Maple Leaf.”
It would have been Miller’s national team debut with Canada. The North Vancouver product represented Canada twice at the U-18 level but following her NCAA career went overseas and eventually played as a dual passport player for China at the World Championships and then most recently at the 2022 Olympic Games.
She currently sits fourth in the PWHL with 24 points in 26 games.
Miller will be replaced by Julia Gosling, who won gold last year with Canada at the 2024 World Championships in Utica.