Canadian women's hockey team features 10 Olympic rookies
The Canadian women's Olympic hockey team was announced Tuesday. It's a 23-woman squad comprised of first timers and veterans of past Olympics, who will head to Beijing Jan. 26.
Until then, they'll be based in Calgary where they'll prepare in a bubble, taking all the precautions necessary in a pandemic.
The roster will have plenty of experience, including 13 players who won the silver medal at the 2018 Olympics six who won gold in 2014 and two who won gold in Vancouver at the 2010 games.
They'll also have fresh faces, with 10 players making their Olympic debuts at Beijing, including forward Sarah Fillier.
"We kind of found out a little bit earlier so I got to share it with my family," said Filier. "And it's something I've been working for since watching the Canadian women play in 2018, so to be able to share that with my family … was a special moment."
For Olympic veteran Marie Phillip Poulin, the opportunity to share the Olympic experience with 10 first-time players is what makes the Olympics so much fun.
For Olympic veteran Marie Phillip Poulin, the opportunity to share the Olympic experience with 10 first time players is what makes the Olympics so much fun.
"Ten rookies coming on this team," she said. "They deserve it – and for them to enjoy the journey and to have fun, obviously.
"It's going to be a tough next month for us," she added, "but we're looking forward to it – but have fun. I think we've had fun all year long and it's just going to keep going. Especially with that jersey on. It's an honour for all of us and it's going to be exciting."
Hockey Canada had to cut down from 29 players to 23 so no doubt there were a lot of difficult choices made.
The team is expected to be a fast, speedy squad, which suits the international women's game, and the expectation every Olympics is that it will be a Canada-U.S. final for gold.
With files from Glenn Campbell
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