Team Canada unveils Olympic team roster in women's hockey
Posted December 22, 2017 6:00 am
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - The Canadian women's hockey team released three players and unveiled its roster Friday for the Winter Olympics in February.
Coach Laura Schuler picked three goaltenders, six defensemen and 14 forwards to the team going to Pyeongchang, South Korea. Canada has won the last four Olympic gold medals in women's hockey.
Veteran forwards Marie-Philip Poulin, Meghan Agosta, Brianne Jenner and and defender Meaghan Mikkelson are expected to lead the team. The final cuts were defenders Halli Krzyzaniak and Micah Zandee-Hart along with forward Sarah Potomak.
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Team Canada goalie Shannon Szabados (1) makes the save as Team USA's Brianna Decker (14) looks for the rebound during first-period National Women's Team series hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday Dec. 17, 2017. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Micah Zandee-Hart, of Canada's National Women's Team, speaks to media during a news conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Team Canada's Meghan Agosta (2) hooks Team USA's Amanda Kessel (28) during first period National Women's Team series hockey action in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday Dec. 17, 2017. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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