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Click on the video player above beginning on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET to watch as the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team will be unveiled.
The 23 players — 20 skaters and three goalies — will open defence of the gold medal Feb. 5 against Finland in Milan, Italy.
The Canadians meet Switzerland on Feb. 7, Czechia on Feb. 9, and the U.S. on Feb. 10 in Group A, which features the world’s top five seeds.
Sweden, Germany, Japan, France and host Italy comprise Group B. All Group A teams and the top three in Group B play quarterfinals.
The semifinals are Feb. 16 and the medal games Feb. 19.
Canada has won five of seven gold medals since women’s hockey made its Olympic debut in Nagano, Japan.
Canada reclaimed the crown with a 3-2 win over the U.S. in Beijing in 2022, four years after falling 3-2 in a shootout to the Americans in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Host Karissa Donkin and The Athletic’s Hailey Salvian give their predictions for what Canada’s women’s hockey roster could look like at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.
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