Marie-Philip Poulin of Canada, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring her sides second goal during the semi final match between Canada and Finland at the Women's Ice Hockey Championships in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Hockey Canada has named the 25 players for the women’s team facing the host United States in the first two games of the Rivalry Series.
The three goalies, eight defenders and 14 forwards announced Monday will square off against their archrival Americans on Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio, and Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y.
The four-game series concludes Dec. 10 and Dec. 13 in Edmonton where Canada and the United States will meet for the last time before February’s Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy.
Canada’s roster for the Edmonton games will be announced at a later date.
The lineup for the U.S. games includes 20 players who earned a silver medal in this year’s world championship in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia, where Canada lost the final 4-3 in overtime to the U.S.
Goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens, who has been Canada’s starter in big games, veteran forwards Brianne Jenner and Emily Clark, and defender Jocelyne Larocque won’t play in the U.S. games.
Netminder Emerance Maschmeyer is expected to play her first games since a season-ending knee injury March 11 that kept her off the world championship roster.
Forwards Hannah Miller and Caitlin Kraemer, defender Kati Tabin and goaltender Kayle Osborne will make their national-team debuts for Canada in Cleveland and Buffalo.
Canada invited 30 players to Calgary in August for an Olympic orientation camp and training camp, with subsequent camps held in Toronto and Montreal.
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