Overview
- Hockey Canada finalized a 23-player squad featuring 20 returnees from the 2025 World Championship and 16 members of the 2022 Olympic gold team.
- Captain Marie-Philip Poulin was selected for a fifth Olympics, with goaltenders Ann-Renée Desbiens, Emerance Maschmeyer and Kayle Osborne named.
- Seven first-time Olympians made the team: Daryl Watts, Jenn Gardiner, Kristin O’Neill, Julia Gosling, Sophie Jaques, Kati Tabin and Osborne.
- All selections compete in the PWHL, and the team departs Montreal on Jan. 29 for a four-day camp in Lugano before shifting to Milan.
- Canada opens Feb. 5 vs. Finland and meets the U.S. on Feb. 10, with selections shaped by recent American wins and the IOC’s 23-player roster limit.