Canada will open its quest for a 3rd straight ladies’s world hockey championship gold medal in opposition to Switzerland in Brampton, Ont.
The schedule for the 10-country event April 5-16 on the CAA Centre was launched Tuesday, with the host nation taking over some completely different opponents early due to a shakeup within the standings finally 12 months’s world championship.
Canada will try a three-peat for the primary time since 2004, when the ladies capped a run of eight titles courting again to the inaugural championship in 1990.
The Canadians headline Group A of the highest 5 seeds from the 2022 world championship together with silver medallist United States, bronze medallist Czechia, Switzerland and Japan.
Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Sweden comprise Group B.
Canada faces the Swiss, France meets Finland and the United States performs Japan on opening day April 5.
Quarterfinals slated for April 13
The defending champions tackle archrival U.S. on April 10.
The April 13 quarterfinals can be adopted by semifinals April 15 and medal video games April 16.
Canada edged the U.S. 2-1 for gold final 12 months in Herning, Denmark, and 3-2 in extra time in 2021 in Calgary.
Canadian groups have gained gold in six of eight ladies’s world championships performed on house ice, together with the 2021 version performed in entrance of relations solely in Calgary due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada and the U.S. conclude their seven-game Rivalry Series on Feb. 20 in Trois-Rivieres, Que., and Feb. 22 in Laval, Que.
The Americans lead the collection 3-2.
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Oakville, Ont.’s Brianne Jenner scored each of Canada’s objectives en path to a 2-1 victory over their worldwide rivals within the event remaining.
