Canada names veteran roster for women’s world hockey championship
CALGARY — Canada will field a veteran roster when it tries for an eighth gold medal at the upcoming women’s world hockey championship.
The 23-player roster features 17 players who helped Canada sweep a two-game exhibition series against the archrival United States in December, 16 who were on Canada’s runner-up team at last year’s world championships and 13 who helped defeat the U.S. in the gold-medal game at the Sochi Olympics.
One player missing from the roster is star forward Hayley Wickenheiser, who announced her retirement in January. Wickenheiser helped Canada win 13 world championship medals, including silver in 2016.
Marie-Philip Poulin, who served as Canada’s captain in December’s exhibition series and scored the overtime winner in the second game, headlines a forward corps that includes 2014 gold medallists Meghan Agosta, Haley Irwin, Brianne Jenner, Rebecca Johnston, Natalie Spooner and Jennifer Wakefield.