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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

The International Ice Hockey Federation is preparing a proposal to add 3-on-3 hockey to the Winter Olympics as soon as 2030 in the French Alps, following the same expansion that basketball has had over the past two Summer Games. Worldwide governing body has spent years experimenting with format at tourneysTheContinue Reading

Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country’s bid for its first gold medal since the “Miracle On Ice” in 1980. NHL players set to be back in Milan andContinue Reading

NHL players are set to return to the next two Olympics. League commissioner Gary Bettman announced Friday at all-star weekend in Toronto that the NHL has struck a deal with the Players’ Association and International Ice Hockey Federation, paving the way for stars to compete in Italy in 2026 and at the followingContinue Reading