Canada’s bid for a fifth Olympic women’s hockey gold starts with 28 hopefuls
CALGARY — Half the players invited to try out for Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey team know what’s coming. The other half don’t.
Jillian Saulnier has heard veterans talk about meltdowns during the gruelling six months it takes to choose the Olympic team and prepare to battle for gold.
“Now we laugh about it,” forward Marie-Philip Poulin said. “We didn’t laugh at that moment.”
Saulnier of Halifax and Poulin of Beauceville, Que., were among the 28 invitees announced Thursday by Hockey Canada.