{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Carla MacLeod | image = Carla MacLeod (3391800255) (cropped).jpg | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = MacLeod with the Calgary Oval X-Treme in 2009 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|16}} | birth_place = Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 133 | position = Defence | shoots = Right | played_for = Wisconsin Badgers<br />Calgary Oval X-Treme | league_coach = PWHL coach<br />National team | team_coach = Ottawa Charge<br />{{Nwiht|Czechia}} (Former) | coached_for = Calgary Dinos | sex = f | ntl_team = CAN | career_start = 2003 | career_end = 2010 | career_start_coach = 2006 | career_end_coach = | website = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry | {{ihw|CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold | 2006 Turin | Tournament}} {{MedalGold | 2010 Vancouver | Tournament}} {{MedalCompetition | World Championship}} {{MedalGold | 2007 Canada| Tournament}} {{MedalSilver | 2005 Sweden | Tournament}} {{MedalSilver | 2008 China | Tournament}} {{MedalSilver | 2009 Finland | Tournament}} }}

'''Carla Rae MacLeod''' (born June 16, 1982) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She is the current head coach of the Ottawa Charge in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and former head coach of the Czech national ice hockey team.

==Playing career== MacLeod was born in Spruce Grove, Alberta. MacLeod attended Bishop Carroll High School in Calgary, Alberta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b830/ |title=National Sport School Representation at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games |publisher=Calgary Board of Education |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211053041/http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b830/ |archive-date=February 11, 2006}}</ref>

Carla MacLeod represented Team Alberta at the National Championships in 1999 and 2001.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Canadian gold : 2010 Olympic Winter Games ice hockey champions |date=2010 |publisher=Fenn Pub |isbn=978-1-55168-384-3 |location=Toronto |oclc=531018255 }}</ref> On both occasions, MacLeod would win the Abby Hoffman Cup.

===Wisconsin Badgers=== She played with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for four years, serving as captain for the 03-04 and 04-05 seasons. She played for United States women's Olympic team coach Mark Johnson at Wisconsin, where he likened her leadership to that of a second coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=23388.html|title=Sports News, Opinion, Scores, Schedules &#124; TSN|access-date=February 9, 2010|archive-date=March 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309235256/http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=23388.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

While at Wisconsin, MacLeod was bestowed with the University of Wisconsin Big Ten Medal of Honor (in recognition of athletic and academic achievement).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/genrel/061009aaa.html |title=Krabbenhoft and Jorgensen receive Big Ten Medal of Honor |date=June 10, 2009 |publisher=Wisconsin Athletics |access-date=9 April 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622024516/http://www.uwbadgers.com/genrel/061009aaa.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In her senior year at Wisconsin, Macleod served as one of two undergraduate assistant coaches. The other undergrad coach was Olympian Molly Engstrom. Macleod and Engstrom assisted coach Mark Johnson with analysis of game footage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2313/bio/index.html |title=Athletes (Vancouver 2010) |website=nbcolympics.com |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=9 April 2010 |archive-date=January 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131123824/http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2313/bio/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Hockey Canada=== Her career as a defenceman for the national team began in 2003 with a silver win in the Four Nations Cup. In 2004, she played to a gold medal in the Four Nations Cup. In 2005, MacLeod made her world championship debut. She had been cut from the world championship team for two consecutive years before that. MacLeod won silver at the 2005 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship. In 2006, she played in the Winter Olympics in Turin,<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref> where she was named a tournament all-star, and in the 2006 Four Nations Cup, where Canada won gold. In 2007, she played in the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship, where Canada won its ninth world's gold medal. Prior to joining the national women's team, MacLeod was on the National Under-22 team from 1999-2003.

===Retirement=== On September 14, 2010, Hockey Canada announced that MacLeod, along with three other players retired from international hockey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Four+retire+from+women+hockey+team/3522998/story.html |title=Four vets retire from women's hockey team |publisher=Montreal Gazette |date=2010-09-15 |access-date=2010-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006143346/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Four%2Bretire%2Bfrom%2Bwomen%2Bhockey%2Bteam/3522998/story.html |archive-date=2012-10-06}}</ref> After her retirement, she took a public relations job with the Royal Bank of Canada.

==Coaching career== In the fall of 2010, she became an assistant coach with Mount Royal University.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/146383/ss_id/74007/la_id/1.htm |title=Olympian Becky Kellar among players retiring from Canadian Women's Hockey Team |publisher=Hockey Canada |date=2010-09-15 |access-date=2010-09-15 |archive-date=June 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601071758/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/146383/ss_id/74007/la_id/1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team season, MacLeod was an assistant coach for the National Under 18 team that participated in a three-game series vs. the USA in August 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/170168/la_id/1.htm|title=The Official Website of Hockey Canada|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=June 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615173543/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/170168/la_id/1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Since February, 2012 she has been serving as an assistant coach for the Japanese national team. In February, 2013 the Japanese national women's hockey team qualified for the first time for the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Japanese media praise her coaching skills, her likable personality as well as her tactical understanding of the game which has been much needed for this team. They say she has given the players a hockey mentality and a style of play which puts pressure on opposing teams.

In April 2022 she became head coach of Czech Republic women's ice hockey team. During the subsequent 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, the Czechs won their first bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Czechia wins historic bronze |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/ww/news/38765/czechia_wins_historic_bronze |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation |language=en |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904155050/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/ww/news/38765/czechia_wins_historic_bronze |url-status=live }}</ref> She returned as the head coach for Czech team for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=The Canadian Press |date=2025-04-07 |title=Canada's Carla MacLeod part of Czech hockey history as first coach of host women's team |url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/canada-s-carla-macleod-part-of-czech-hockey-history-as-first-coach-of-host-women-s-team-1.2284549 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=TSN |language=en-CA}}</ref>

In September 2023, MacLeod was named as head coach for PWHL Ottawa team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-15 |title=Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces Coaches for Six Teams |url=https://news.thepwhl.com/professional-womens-hockey-league-announces-coaches-for-six-teams/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=PWHL News |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929000849/https://news.thepwhl.com/professional-womens-hockey-league-announces-coaches-for-six-teams/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 6 2026, she stepped away from her role with the Ottawa Charge for the final five regular season games as she continued treatment for breast cancer, returning as head coach for the team's first game in the 2026 PWHL Playoffs against Boston on April 30 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-06 |title=OTTAWA CHARGE STATEMENT – CARLA MACLEOD UPDATE |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/ottawa-charge/news/2026/april/06/ottawa-charge-statement-carla-macleod-update |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.thepwhl.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Ian |date=2026-05-03 |title=Report: Carla MacLeod Won’t Return To Czechia’s Bench |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/report-carla-macleod-won-t-return-to-czechia-s-bench |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=The Hockey News |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life== She comes from a family of four children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadler |first=Emily |date=2025-01-17 |title=How Carla MacLeod is bringing "blue-collar" Alberta hockey to the world |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/how-carla-macleod-is-bringing-blue-collar-alberta-hockey-to-the-world/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=Sportsnet.ca |language=en}}</ref> Through her paternal grandmother, MacLeod is related to former Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice Richard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadiansportcentre.com/Communications/SportPerformanceWeekly/SPW2006/11_14_06.html |title=Sport Performance Weekly, November 14th, 2006 |publisher=Canadian Sports Centre |access-date=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908005428/http://www.canadiansportcentre.com/Communications/SportPerformanceWeekly/SPW2006/11_14_06.html |archive-date=September 8, 2008}}</ref>

MacLeod announced she has been diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2025.<ref name="sportsnet2025">{{cite news |title=Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod announces cancer diagnosis |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/ottawa-charge-head-coach-carla-macleod-announces-cancer-diagnosis/ |access-date=1 December 2025 |agency=The Canadian Press |publisher=Sportsnet |date=30 November 2025}}</ref>

==Career stats== {|class="wikitable" width="80%" |- align="center" style="background:black;color:red;" | '''Event''' || '''Games Played''' || '''Goals''' || '''Assists''' ||'''Points''' || '''PIM''' |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 2005 World Championships ||5 ||1 || 2 || 3 ||0 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 2006 Olympics ||5 ||2 || 2 || 4 ||2 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 2007 World Championships ||5 ||0 || 1 || 1 ||2 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 2008 World Championships ||5 ||1 || 3 || 4 ||2 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 2009 World Championships ||5 ||2 || 6 || 8 ||4 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 2010 Olympics || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" |}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Collins Gem hockey facts & stats, 2009-10 |date=2009 |publisher=Collins |isbn=9781554686216 |location=Toronto |oclc=1148597174 }}</ref>

==Awards and honours== *2004-05 USCHO.com Defensive Player of the Year <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.uscho.com/2005/03/22/uschocoms-200405-di-womens-yearend-honors/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121006020848/http://www.uscho.com/2005/03/22/uschocoms-200405-di-womens-yearend-honors/| archive-date = 2012-10-06| title = USCHO.com's 2004-05 D-I Women's Year-End Honors :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online}}</ref> * 2025 Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame inductee. <ref> https://www.ahhf.ca/ahhf-gala/ </ref>

==References== {{reflist}} *[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/olympics/2006/x_600188.html?SITE=WIMIL&SECTION=SPORTS Athlete profile Carla Macleod] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929222308/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/olympics/2006/x_600188.html?SITE=WIMIL&SECTION=SPORTS|date=2007-09-29}}

==External links== * {{ice hockey stats}} * {{COC profile|carla-macleod}} * {{Olympics.com|carla-macleod}} * {{Olympedia|110245}}

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