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Captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been ruled out of Canada’s women’s hockey preliminary-round game against the United States at the Milano-Cortina Olympics with a lower-body injury.
Canada’s captain, who left the game midway through the first period, eventually returned to the bench that period to support her teammates, and took a few spins on the ice at the first-period buzzer.
But Poulin didn’t return to the game after that. Her status for Tuesday’s game against archrival United States less than 24 hours later was uncertain.
“There’s a lot of concern when anybody leaves the ice, but especially her,” said Canadian defender Jocelyne Larocque.
“She did try to come back and I think that’s a good sign. That, to me, shows it’s not extremely serious. It’s obviously concerning because she’s not only the best player, but the best leader.”
More to come.
Marie-Philip Poulin left during the first period of Canada’s 5-1 victory over Czechia with a suspected lower-body injury.
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