Canada wins silver in women’s hockey at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Kristin O’Neill (John McClellan, Wikimedia Commons)

Team Canada has won the silver medal in women’s hockey at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. On Thursday, Canada lost 2-1 to the United States in the gold medal game.

The Canadian goal scorer in the gold medal game was Kristin O’Neill of Burlington, Ontario. She scored in the first minute of the second period shorthanded. Remarkably, it was only one of two goals that the United States allowed in the entire tournament.

Daryl Watts led Canada in scoring through the Olympic tournament. She had two goals and six assists for eight points in seven games.

The following is the list of the Canadian team that won silver for Canada’s 15th medal of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Canada is at four gold medals, five silver medals and six bronze medals, and are in 10th place in the overall medal standings.

The 13 forwards were Emily Clark of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Sarah Fillier of Georgetown, Ontario, Jenn Gardiner of Surrey, British Columbia, Julia Gosling of London, Ontario, Brianne Jenner of Oakville, Ontario, Emma Maltais of Burlington, Ontario, Sarah Nurse of Hamilton, Ontario,  O’Neill of Burlington, Ontario, Marie-Philip Poulin of Beauceville, Quebec, Natalie Spooner of Scarborough, Ontario, Laura Stacey of Kleinburg, Ontario, Blayre Turnbull of Stellarton, Ontario, and Watts of Toronto. The seven defensemen are Erin Ambrose of Keswick, Ontario, Renata Fast of Burlington, Ontario, Sophie Jaques of Toronto, Jocelyne Larocque of Ste. Anne, Manitoba, Ella Shelton of Ingersoll, Ontario, Kati Tabin of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Claire Thompson of Toronto. The three Canadian goalies are Ann-Renee Desbiens of Clermont, Quebec, Emerance Maschmeier of Bruderheim, Alberta and Kayle Osborne of Ottawa, Ontario.

 

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