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The six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League is now able to provide a lot of what Hockey Canada did, meaning women will not move to Calgary to spend half a year trying out for the 2026 team in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Landscape shift in women’s game adds challenges to ‘centralizing’ Team CanadaContinue Reading

The United States wrested the gold medal back from Canada at the women’s world hockey championship with a 4-3 overtime win in Sunday’s final in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. Americans reclaim world title from Canada with 4-3 victory in Czech Republic Donna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 20,Continue Reading

Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin and goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens rewrote some women’s world hockey championship history ahead of the final against the United States. Poulin’s first-period goal in Saturday’s 8-1 semifinal win over Finland for her 87th career point in the tournament passed Hayley Wickenheiser for the most by a Canadian.Continue Reading

The 2026 women’s hockey world championship will be held in April, two months after the Olympic Games conclude in Milan-Cortina, Italy. There wasn’t a women’s championship in the same calendar year as a Winter Games until 2022, when Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark, hosted the tournament Aug. 25 to Sept. 4.Continue Reading

Three players from the province on Canada’s world championship roster is the most ever. It was initially four until Hannah Miller ran afoul of international transfer rules. B.C. natives Jennifer Gardiner, Chloe Primerano, Micah Zandee-Hart all named to Canadian roster Donna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 12,Continue Reading

Canada’s roster for the women’s world hockey championship has been unveiled. A squad of 25 players are tasked with defending the gold medal when the 10-day championship starts April 9 in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. 25-player squad includes 17 returnees from team that beat U.S. in OT for gold lastContinue Reading