CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada is looking to add a splash of red-and-white to this weekend’s Black Friday sales with the launch of a Team Canada ticket package for the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship.

The Team Canada ticket package includes all three Team Canada preliminary round games, two semifinals, as well as the bronze- and gold-medal games, and can be purchased for as low as $265.

“The growth of female hockey across Canada has been tremendous, thanks in large part to the women who have played – and will be lacing their skates in March – for Canada’s National Women’s Team,” said Dean McIntosh, senior director of events and properties, Hockey Canada. “We wanted to create a ticket package that allows their faithful fans a chance to see Team Canada go for gold on home ice next spring.”

Eight teams will compete in the annual event, with Canada, Finland, Russia, and the United States forming Group A, and The Czech Republic, Japan, Sweden, and Switzerland making up Group B. The full tournament schedule was released in September.

Canada’s National Women’s Team will open up its 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship with a game against its U.S. rivals during prime time on March 28, and is also set to face Russia on March 29, and Finland on March 31 in preliminary round play. The semifinals are set for April 3, and both the bronze- and gold-medal games will be hosted on April 4 at the Sandman Centre.

Since 1990, Canada's National Women's Team has won 10 gold medals at the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – the last being an overtime win against the U.S. in 2012. Full-tournament ticket packages, Team Canada packages, and Sandman Centre packages (12 games for $325) are available for purchase online.

For more information on the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, please visitwww.worldwomen2016.com, or follow along through social media atwww.facebook.com/hockeycanada, www.twitter.com/hockeycanada and www.twitter.com/hc_women.