CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) have released the schedule for the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship, which is set to take place April 5-16 at CAA Centre in Brampton, Ont.

In the preliminary-round, Group A will feature Canada, Czechia, Japan, Switzerland and the United States, while Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Sweden will form Group B.

The 31-game schedule will begin on April 5 with France facing Finland at 11 a.m. ET, the United States facing off against Japan at 3 p.m. ET and Canada beginning defence of its gold medal versus Switzerland at 7 p.m. ET.

Czechia, Hungary, Germany and Sweden will begin tournament play on April 6.

In a rematch of the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship gold medal game, Canada and the United States will play each other on Apr. 10 at 7 p.m. ET.

All four quarterfinals are scheduled for April 13, with the two semifinals set for April 15. The tournament will finish on April 16, with the 5^th place game at 9 a.m. ET, bronze medal game at 3 p.m. ET and gold medal game at 7 p.m. ET.

Canada is hosting women’s worlds for the ninth time and has won gold in six of eight tournaments played on home ice.

Fans can secure their seats to watch the best women’s hockey players in the world beginning today, with a tournament package pre-sale for the 16,000 fans who signed up on the priority ticket list, before tournament packages and group tickets go on-sale to the public on Jan. 26 at HockeyCanada.ca/Tickets.  

If any ticket inventory remains, single-game tickets will go on-sale in late February or early March.

TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada, will announce the tournament broadcast schedule at a later date.

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CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has announced that Canada’s National Women’s Team will welcome the United States to Quebec for the first time since 2017 to wrap up the Rivalry Series next month.

The long-time rivals will meet at Colisée Vidéotron in Trois-Rivières on Feb. 20, before facing off on Feb. 22 at Place Bell in Laval.

After sweeping two games in Henderson, Nev., and Los Angeles, Calif., in December, Canada – the defending world and Olympic champions - can clinch the 2022-23 Rivalry Series with two wins in Quebec.

“Our team is excited to bring the Rivalry Series to Quebec next month and play the United States in Trois-Rivières and Laval,” said Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que.), captain of Canada’s National Women’s Team. “We hope that the games will inspire young girls and boys to chase their hockey dreams, and we cannot wait to play on home ice in front of the best fans in the world.”

Tickets for each game will go on sale to the public on Jan. 23 at HockeyCanada.ca/Tickets.

Last month, Hockey Canada announced a new athlete agreement with members of Canada’s National Women’s Team, which includes a revenue-sharing arrangement on Rivalry Series games played in Canada, allowing athletes to benefit from the revenue generated at these events.

The Rivalry Series games will be hosted in partnership with the Montreal Canadiens and the Lions de Trois-Rivières, the Canadiens’ ECHL affiliate.

"We are thrilled to host some of the best hockey players in the world at Place Bell for this Rivalry Series game between Team Canada and Team USA," said France Margaret Bélanger, president of hockey and entertainment of Groupe CH. "The Montreal Canadiens have been longtime supporters of women's hockey and this is a continuation of our ongoing commitment to helping grow the game.  We're proud to partner with Hockey Canada on an event that will showcase elite talent, including many Quebec-born players such as our own Marie-Philip Poulin, who will have a chance to play in front of their fans on home ice."

“From the beginning, it was clear to us that our facilities and our team had to be built with the perspective of offering world-class events to the population,” said Mark Weightman, president and chief executive officer of the Lions de Trois-Rivières. “We are therefore extremely proud to host a match of this magnitude at Colisée Vidéotron. This game between Canada and the United States is a first in the Mauricie and we hope it will pave the way for us to host more major international events in the future.”

The 2022-23 Rivalry Series began in November, with the United States holding a narrow 3-2 lead after five games.

“The two games against the United States will be very important for our team’s preparation for the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship on home ice in April,” said Gina Kingsbury (Rouyn-Noranda, Que.), director of hockey operations for Hockey Canada. “There is no better feeling than competing at home, and we are thrilled that fans in Quebec will have the opportunity to watch the National Women’s Team compete to win the Rivalry Series.”

More information on grassroots events taking place in advance of each Rivalry Series game will be announced at a later date.

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CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has announced a new athlete agreement with members of Canada’s National Women’s Team, pledging its ongoing support for the defending world and Olympic champions on a one-year deal.

The agreement was formalized between Hockey Canada and the Women’s High Performance Advisory Committee (WHPAC), which includes chair Renata Fast (Burlington, Ont./PWHPA), Brianne Jenner (Oakville, Ont./PWHPA), Sarah Nurse (Hamilton, Ont./PWHPA) and Blayre Turnbull (Stellarton, N.S./PWHPA). WHPAC was advised by Montreal-based 4Sport Consulting Inc. during the negotiation. 

The athlete agreement provides support to 28 athletes and is effective as of Oct. 1, 2022.

WHPAC has been the voice for women’s athletes since it was first introduced shortly after the 1998 Olympic Winter Games. Its goal is to ensure members of Canada’s National Women’s Team have a voice and their needs are being met on issues ranging from athlete support and event scheduling to working together on growing the women’s game at all levels.

While support has remained ongoing, even in non-Olympic years, the athlete agreement includes on- and off-ice training support, childcare assistance, a health care spending account and performance bonuses. WHPAC also secured changes in usage of players’ Name, Image & Likeness rights and a revenue-sharing arrangement on Rivalry Series games played in Canada, allowing its athletes to benefit from the revenue generated at these events.

Canada’s National Women’s Team achieved tremendous success during the four-year cycle that ended with the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship, including two women’s worlds gold medals (the first since 2012), as well as a record-breaking performance en route to Olympic gold in Beijing. The financial support for the 2022-23 season is not based solely on the on-ice results, though; Hockey Canada recognizes and values the commitment athletes have to the game each year, as well as their commitment to growing the game from the grassroots level, making support for the program essential. 

“It is crucial our athletes have all the tools at their disposal so they can compete at the highest level, continue to be role models and grow the game for the next generation,” said Gina Kingsbury (Rouyn-Noranda, Que.), director of hockey operations with Hockey Canada. “The support from Hockey Canada is another indication of the value we place on our athletes and the impact they continue to have on and off the ice.”

“On behalf of WHPAC, we are happy to reach an agreement for the upcoming season,” said Fast. “The increased support and resources for players and their families are essential in creating a high-performance daily training environment which allows players to focus on reaching their goals as athletes. We are an accomplished group of women, coming off a very successful 2021-22 season – we are determined to continue to represent our country with pride on the world stage, unite Canadians and leave a positive mark on the game of hockey by valuing and embodying the principles of sport.”

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Canada’s National Women’s Team swept the second leg of the Rivalry Series after a 3-2 overtime win over the United States Monday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

• Danielle Serdachny (Edmonton, Alta./Colgate University, ECAC) scored the game-winner, her first international goal with Canada’s National Women’s Team, 2:16 into overtime.
• Sarah Fillier (Georgetown, Ont./Princeton University, ECAC) and Laura Stacey (Kleinburg, Ont./PWHPA) scored in the second period.
• Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que./PWHPA) recorded an assist on Fillier’s goal, the 199th point of her international career.
• Emily Clark (Saskatoon, Sk./PWHPA), Brianne Jenner (Oakville, Ont./PWHPA) and Ella Shelton (Ingersoll, Ont./PWHPA) added an assist each.
• Emerance Maschmeyer (Bruderheim, Alta.) stopped 32 of the 34 shots she faced.
• The U.S. outshot Canada 34-28.

The Rivalry Series returns north of the border in February for the final two games. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.

Quotes:

“I just got on the ice and [Renata] Fast had the puck. I thought I could regroup and get some speed and she made a really nice pass to me down on the two-on-one. I felt like [Marie-Philip] Poulin was covered, so I took the shot and it went in and it’s a goal I’ll remember for a long time.”

“All the girls have been super nice and supportive. The experience has been second to none and I’m grateful to be part of it. I’m going to go back to school and take with me how hard they work day in and day out, and that’s what it takes to make the next level. I’m going to keep doing that and hopefully pick up my team [at Colgate] and inspire them to be the best they can be.”

• Serdachny on her game-winning goal and her first experience with Canada’s National Women’s Team.

“It was a really important game for our group, being able to have the mindset that regardless of what the series stands at there is still a job to be done every single night. This win just puts us back in the ball game and able to play for something meaningful. Now, moving forward it is really important that our players and our coaches are impacting the days we’re not together, preparing as best as we can so that when we hit the ice in February we are ready to pick up where we left off. If we do that we should be in a good spot.”

• Assistant coach Kori Cheverie (New Glasgow, N.S.) on getting the win and preparing for the final games of the series

“I think it’s the best Christmas present we all could have asked for. 2022 has been a pretty special year for us and to end the year winning these two games, in the U.S., after being down by three [games], you couldn’t write a better story. We knew we had work to do, and we really wanted it. We just wanted to do whatever we had to in order to turn the tide and that’s what we did. We showed up here a little earlier, we put our heads down, went to work and adjusted a few things, but in general we stuck to our game and our details and we had fun doing it and that was the difference.”

• Stacey on getting back in the series

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GAME NOTES: CANADA VS. UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 19)

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Hollywood, here we come! Fresh off its first win of the Rivalry Series, Canada’s National Women’s Team heads to Los Angeles on Monday night, looking to cut the Americans’ series advantage to one.

LAST GAME

It was yet another nailbiter between the Canadians and Americans on Thursday night in Henderson, Nev. Jamie Lee Rattray and Blayre Turnbull cancelled out the U.S. opener with second-period goals to give Canada a one-goal lead after 40 minutes. Hilary Knight pulled the hosts even early in the third, but Sarah Nurse snuck in a sharp-angle shot with 4:56 left to put the Canadians ahead for good in a 3-2 win. Twenty-one saves for Kristen Campbell, 12 of them in the final period when the U.S. had a 13-2 edge in shots.

WHAT TO WATCH

With the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship set for Brampton, Ont., next April, the Canadian coaching staff has just under four months to figure out what the roster will look like come the spring. One of the big questions – who will play on the left wing with Marie-Philip Poulin and Brianne Jenner? Jamie Lee Rattray got a look on the top line during the first three games of the series last month, and Élizabeth Giguère was given the assignment on Thursday. With three Rivalry Series games to go, it’ll be a position to pay attention to.

Special teams have not been all that special so far. Through the first four games of the series, the Canadians and Americans have combined to go 3-for-29 on the power play (a 10.3% success rate) and all three goals have come from the team wearing stars and stripes. Yes, the penalty kills have been good, and yes, the goaltending has been solid, but you can bet both teams (especially Canada at 0-for-15) want a little more productivity while a player up.

WELCOMING THE WORLD

As mentioned above, Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association made it official on Thursday – women’s worlds is returning to Ontario for the first time since 2013 when Brampton plays host from April 5-16. It’ll be the fifth worlds to be played in Ontario (Ottawa – 1990, 2013; Kitchener – 1997; Mississauga – 2000).

Fans can sign up now for the priority ticket list to ensure they’ll have front-of-the-line access when tickets go on sale in the new year.

CHASING HISTORY

Poulin was kept off the scoresheet in Henderson, keeping her career totals at 96 goals and 198 points. That leaves the pride of Beauceville, Que., close to becoming the fourth player to score 100 goals with Team Canada (joining Hayley Wickenheiser, Jayna Hefford and Danielle Goyette) and the fifth to record 200 points, alongside Wickenheiser, Hefford, Goyette and Caroline Ouellette.

A LOOK BACK

It’s meeting No. 172 between the Canadians and Americans, the 58th on U.S. ice and the seventh in California (five previous games in San Jose, one in Anaheim). Canada holds an all-time edge in the overall (96-74-1) and in games played in the States (31-25-1), while the U.S. has the advantage in games played in the Golden State (4-2)

Thursday’s result was the 10th one-goal finish in the 17 games between the teams since the start of the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship – including that women’s worlds gold medal game, the 2022 Olympic gold medal game and the 2022 worlds gold medal game.

All-time record: Canada leads 96-74-1 (20-18 in OT/SO)
Canada goals: 467
United States goals: 416

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) are pleased to announce that Brampton, Ont., will be the host city of the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship from Apr. 5-16, bringing the prestigious international competition to the Greater Toronto Area for the first time since 2000.

On behalf of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), Hockey Canada will organize the tournament in partnership with the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association at CAA Centre in Brampton.

10 teams will compete for gold at the event: Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

Canada has won gold in six of eight women’s worlds played on home ice, including the 2021 edition that was played without fans in Calgary due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans are able to now sign up for the priority ticket list for their chance to purchase tickets when they become available, giving them the best opportunity to see the top women’s hockey players in the world compete in Brampton.

“Hockey Canada is proud to host the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship with the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association and we look forward to welcoming fans of all ages to Brampton in April as we celebrate the best women’s hockey players in the world,” said Marin Hickox, director of women & girls hockey for Hockey Canada. “The legacy of this tournament will go beyond the results on the ice, and we hope that it will inspire the next generation of girls to follow their hockey dreams and show them that they too can wear the Maple Leaf one day.”

Canada, whose captain Marie-Philip Poulin became the first women’s hockey player to win the Northern Star Award as the country’s top athlete last week, will enter the tournament as the reigning Olympic gold medallist and back-to-back world champions.

More than half of the players on Canada’s National Women’s Team roster at the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship played in the OWHA. The Ontario Women’s Hockey Association will be hosting its provincial tournaments over the final weekend of the Women’s World Championship, bringing in more than 15,000 female hockey players to Brampton and surrounding communities.

“We are thrilled to bring this championship, which is one of the world’s top sporting events, back to Ontario, the hub of female hockey in the world,” said Fran Rider, president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association. “These events inspire people of all ages and cultures to have the confidence to believe in themselves and to follow their dreams in sport and in life. Women’s hockey continues to unite the world in a positive way and also develops strong female leaders in many countries.”

In addition to being able to inspire children to pursue their own hockey dreams, hosting an event of this size brings a significant benefit to local communities. The most recent women’s worlds hosted in Ontario brought in nearly $15 million of economic impact to Ottawa and surrounding communities in 2013.

“I’m proud that Brampton is hosting the IIHF Women’s World Championship in April,” said Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton. “As a healthy and safe city where hockey is especially popular, Brampton is an ideal location for this renowned event. We invite local, national and international audiences to attend what is sure to be a thrilling tournament this spring.”

The 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship is the 22nd edition of the tournament. Canada has won a record 12 gold medals, ahead of the United States’ nine.

“Being able to compete at the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship on home ice will be a very special time for Canada’s National Women’s Team,” said Gina Kingsbury, director of hockey operations for Hockey Canada. “We are excited that Canada will get to see the best women’s hockey players in the world, and our team cannot wait to go for a third consecutive gold medal at this event in front of our incredible fans.”

The 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship schedule and ticket information will be announced in January 2023. Additional community events will be shared leading up to tournament.

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HENDERSON, Nev. – Canada’s National Women’s Team opened the second leg of the Rivalry Series with a 3-2 win over the United States on Thursday night in Henderson.

• Sarah Nurse (Hamilton, Ont./PWHPA) scored the game-winning goal with 4:56 left in the third period.
• Blayre Turnbull (Stellarton, N.S./PWHPA) and Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, Ont./PWHPA) added a goal each in the second period.
• Jaime Bourbonnais (Mississauga, Ont./PWHPA) and Claire Thompson (Toronto, Ont./PWHPA) chipped in with an assist each.
• Kristen Campbell (Brandon, Man./PWHPA) turned aside 21 of the 23 shots she faced.
• The U.S. outshot Canada 23-16.

Next Game:

Canada vs. United States – Monday, Dec. 19 (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)

Quotes:

“The one thing we have shown over the last couple of years is that we can find ways to win in many different ways. It’s not always going to look pretty or wide open offensively. In Denmark (at the world championship) we found a way to win by grinding it out and I thought tonight’s game was very similar – grind it out, win battles on the wall, try to get some pucks to the net; it’s not always pretty, but you have to do it sometimes.”

• Head coach Troy Ryan (Spryfield, N.S.) on a hard-fought win

“The U.S came in surges, at the start of the game with a few opportunities on power plays, then we pushed back before they came with another surge at the end. It’s all about staying focused on the puck and the play and not letting your brain wander. Against them you want to be good with your rebound control because they have a lot of skilled players that can put the puck in the net. My mentality is just to stay square to the puck, control the first shot and try not to give them any rebound chances.”

• Campbell on her 21-save performance

“After losing three straight it was a bit of a reality check for us. I don’t think our approach in the last series was where we needed it to be, so that served as a lesson for us and one we needed. We took a lot of time in between those games and tonight to figure out what we could all do better on the ice but more importantly off the ice to make us feel more like a connected team. All the pieces fit tonight, and we executed our game plan on the ice.”

• Turnbull on an important win after dropping the first three games

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GAME NOTES: CANADA VS. UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 15)

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It’s back to action for Canada’s National Women’s Team, which travels south to the Dollar Loan Center to open up the second leg of the Rivalry Series against the United States on Thursday.

LAST GAME

The cross-border combatants wrapped up the first leg of the series 25 days ago in Seattle, Wash. In front of a crowd of 14,551 at Climate Pledge Arena – the largest to ever watch a women’s hockey game in the U.S. – Canada got goals from Marie-Philip Poulin (her third in as many games) and Sarah Nurse, but couldn’t find the tying goal in the third period of what ended up as a 4-2 loss, leaving the Canadians with three losses in the first three games of the series.

WHAT TO WATCH

The Canadians have turned over a quarter of their roster from the first leg, introducing a couple of new faces and welcoming back a few others. Olympic gold medallists Ashton Bell, Sarah Fillier and Jill Saulnier return to the lineup, while Julia Gosling (who was centralized ahead of Beijing 2022 but not selected for the final roster) makes her first international appearance in over a year. Two players will wear the Maple Leaf with Canada’s National Women’s Team for the first time – Megan Carter and Danielle Serdachny. Serdachny has been terrific for Colgate University, leading the NCAA in points per game (12-21—33 in 18 games).

The U.S. has super-sized its roster for these two games (the teams will also meet Monday in Los Angeles), replacing seven players from the first leg with 10 new additions. The list includes five Olympians from Beijing – Barnes, Compher, Harvey, Murphy and Zumwinkle – and one who will play for the national team for the first time – 18-year-old forward Tessa Janecke.

CHASING HISTORY

By scoring in Kelowna, Kamloops and Seattle, Poulin pushed her career totals to 96 goals and 198 points. That puts the pride of Beauceville, Que., just a little closer to becoming the fourth player to score 100 goals with Team Canada (joining Hayley Wickenheiser, Jayna Hefford and Danielle Goyette) and the fifth to record 200 points, alongside Wickenheiser, Hefford, Goyette and Caroline Ouellette.

A LOOK BACK

It’s meeting No. 171 between the Canadians and Americans, the 57th on U.S. ice and the first ever in Nevada. Canada holds an all-time edge in the overall (95-74-1) and in games played in the States (30-25-1), but it comes in having dropped three straight.

Canada has not lost four in a row to its southern rivals since 2018-19, a run that started with the Olympic gold medal game in PyeongChang and included a pair of defeats at the 2018 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon.

All-time record: Canada leads 95-74-1 (20-18 in OT/SO)
Canada goals: 464
United States goals: 414

CALGARY, Alta. – Twenty-four of the nation’s top players will head south of the border for the second leg of the Rivalry Series, Dec. 15-19 in Henderson, Nev., and Los Angeles, Calif.

Canada’s roster was selected by head coach Troy Ryan (Spryfield, N.S.), Gina Kingsbury (Rouyn-Noranda, Que.), director of hockey operations with input from Cherie Piper (Scarborough, Ont.), senior manager of player development and scouting.

Canada’s National Women’s Team roster features:

• Two players making their debut with Canada’s National Women’s Team (Carter, Serdachny)
• 18 players who played in the Rivalry Series earlier this month (Bourbonnais, Campbell, Clark, Desbiens, Fast, Giguère, Jenner, Larocque, Maschmeyer, Nurse, O’Neill, Poulin, Rattray, Shelton, Stacey, Thompson, Turnbull, Zandee-Hart)
• 16 players who won gold medals at the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship and 2022 Olympic Winter Games (Bell, Campbell, Clark, Desbiens, Fast, Fillier, Jenner, Larocque, Maschmeyer, Nurse, Poulin, Rattray, Shelton, Stacey, Turnbull, Zandee-Hart)

“We are excited about the roster we have assembled for the next two games as we incorporate new players into our lineup and test out new line combinations,” said Kingsbury. “The depth of our women’s program allows us to continue to evaluate ourselves as we look ahead to the next women’s worlds, and we look forward to another competitive series with the Americans.”

The opener will be played at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson at on Dec. 15 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, followed by a stop at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Dec. 19 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

The cross-border rivals will play two additional matchups in Canada in early 2023. Host locations will be announced in the coming months.

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GAME STATS | LIVE BLOG

SEATTLE, Wash. – Canada’s National Women’s Team dropped the final game of the first leg of the Rivalry Series on Sunday, falling 4-2 to the United States in front of 14,551 fans in Seattle.

• Sarah Nurse (Hamilton, Ont./PWHPA) and Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que./PWHPA) scored for Canada.
• Renata Fast (Burlington, Ont./PWHPA), Élizabeth Giguère (Québec, Que./Boston, PHF), Brianne Jenner (Oakville, Ont./PWHPA) and Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, Ont./PWHPA) recorded an assist each.
• Ann-Renée Desbiens (Clermont, Que./PWHPA) turned aside 25 of 29 shots
• The U.S. narrowly outshot Canada 29-24.

The Rivalry Series resumes next month with two games in the U.S., Dec. 15 in Henderson, Nev., and Dec. 19 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Quotes:

“A lot of times we talk about a two-minute hockey philosophy. When you’re letting them score after beating you in back-to-back games and let them score in the first two minutes of the game, that keeps their momentum rolling and I think they benefitted from that. For all three games we lost the special teams battle. If you’re not scoring on the power play, or at least preventing them from scoring, you’re not winning hockey games at this level.”

- Head coach Troy Ryan (Spryfield, N.S.) on his assessment after three games

“I think for our group it’s building that chemistry with each other again. Coming off a year we just had [where] we were together all the time, now we are kind of separate then coming back together it’s continuing to build that chemistry as we move forward. These are evaluation games for us, we have a lot of new people, new combinations, new concepts and game plans we’re trying to integrate because we had so much success. It’s hard to stay on top, we want to continue to raise the bar, we don’t want to be stagnant and doing what we’re doing. By us trying new things, we’re taking risks out there. It didn’t go our way today but I’m sure it’s going to go our way soon.”

- Nurse on building chemistry and momentum moving forward through the series

“After losing three games it’s easy to feel exactly how the team is feeling – a bit disappointed. I want and expect more of myself to help us get the win, but with that being said it was nice to get an opportunity to play with Blayre [Turnbull] and Clarky (Emily Clark), and I thought early on we created chances and we tried to be hard to play against. I think it’s something I’m trying to focus on and every single second I get on the ice, no matter how many times it is, to be the hardest possible player to play against. Right now, it feels like it’s clicking a little bit better and I’m excited about that, but definitely still a lot of work to do.”

- Laura Stacey (Kleinburg, Ont./PWHPA) on her style of play and contributing to team success

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