Rebecca Johnston

By Stew Kernan

Sudbury’s Rebecca Johnston has been named an alternate captain of the Canadian women’s hockey team for the world championship starting Saturday in Sweden.

Marie-Philip Poulin was named captain.

The 23-year-old from Beauceville, Que., scored the equalizer with less than a minute remaining and the overtime winner for Canada in last year’s Olympic gold-medal game against the United States.

Canada has won 10 of the 15 women’s world championships, but the Americans have won five of the last seven.