Team Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin, centre, celebrates defeating the United States to win gold at the IIHF Women's World Championship hockey action in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
January 03, 2022 - 12:48 PM
CALGARY - The final contest of a four-game exhibition series between the Canadian women's hockey team and the Alberta Junior Hockey League has been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.
The women's team was scheduled to face the Calgary Canucks on Jan. 10.
Hockey Canada director of hockey operations Gina Kingsbury said in a release that the women's team is unable to play the game because of "several athletes currently in COVID protocols."
Canada lost 8-0 to the Drumheller Dragons on Oct. 18, 7-1 to the Olds Grizzlies on Oct. 29 and 2-0 to the Camrose Kodiaks on Nov. 3 in its other matchups against AJHL teams.
The Canadians were using the games to tune-up for the upcoming 2022 Beijing Olympics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 3, 2021.
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