The 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Hockey Championship begins on Friday in Herning, Denmark. The event was moved to November this year so it would not disrupt the 2025-26 Professional Women’s Hockey League season further after the league paused for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo.
There are eight players on Team Canada that won the gold medal at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. They are Las Vegas defender Erin Ambrose of Keswick, Ontario; Hamilton forward Emily Clark of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens of Clermont, Quebec; Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast of Hamilton, Ontario; New York Sirens forward Sarah Fillier of Georgetown, Ontario; Victoire forward Emma Maltais of Burlington, Ontario; Sceptres defender Ella Shelton of Ingersoll, Ontario; and Victoire forward Laura Stacey of Mississauga, Ontario.
There are 17 other players on Team Canada. They are Las Vegas defender Kendall Cooper of Oakville, Ontario; Victoire forward Jessie Eldridge of Barrie, Ontario; University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Eve Gascon of Laval, Quebec, Hamilton defender Nicole Gosling of London, Ontario; Vancouver Goldeneyes defender Sophie Jaques of Toronto, Ontario; Bulldogs forward Caitlin Kraemer of Waterloo, Ontario; Ottawa Charge forward Rebecca Leslie of Ottawa, Ontario; Clarkson University Golden Knights forward Sara Manness of La Salle, Manitoba; Ohio State University Buckeyes forward Hayley McDonald of East St. Paul, Manitoba; San Jose forward Kristin O’Neill of Oakville; Hamilton goaltender Kayle Osborne of Ottawa; University of Minnesota Golden Gophers defender Chloe Primerano of Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle Torrent forward Danielle Serdachny of Edmonton, Alberta; Victoire defender Kati Tabin of Winnipeg, Manitoba; University of Wisconsin Badgers forward Rosalie Tremblay of Sherbrooke, Quebec; Detroit forward Daryl Watts of Toronto and Charge forward Sarah Wozniewicz of Cochrane, Alberta.
