Canada Breaks One-Year Losing Streak Against U.S. in 5-3 Exhibition Win
The Canadian women's hockey team defeated the United States on October 28 in Windsor, Ontario, ending a season-long run of losses ahead of the World Championships.
By Justin Barnes ·
Team Canada defeated the United States 5-3 in a pre-tournament exhibition game in Windsor, Ontario, on October 28. The victory marked the first win for the Canadian squad against Team USA in over a year. The result occurred just days before the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships begin on November 6 in Denmark.
The Canadian roster has undergone substantial changes to address a difficult 2025-26 season. The team is missing established veterans Marie-Philip Poulin, Sarah Nurse, Blayre Turnbull, and Claire Thompson. To fill those roles, national team officials added younger players, including Rosalie Tremblay, a freshman forward from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Tremblay is the youngest forward selected for the Canadian senior national team since 2009.
Freshman forward Ivana Wey, a Northeastern Huskies player, also joined the Swiss national team. She scored four goals in a two-weekend stretch against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Quinnipiac. Alina Müller, a former Boston Fleet player and Northeastern alumna, will make her 10th World Championship appearance. Müller scored the bronze-medal-winning goal at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games before signing with PWHL Hamilton in the offseason.
The United States roster includes three Boston Fleet players: Haley Winn, Megan Keller, and Aerin Frankel. Keller scored the golden goal as alternate captain during the 2026 Olympics. Frankel served as the primary goaltender for Team USA at those Games, allowing only two goals in the tournament and recording three shutouts. She maintained a goals-against average of .39.
Other American participants include Susanna Tapani on Team Finland and Laura Kluge on Team Germany. Northeastern alumni Hayley Scamurra and Gwyneth Philips are also on the U.S. roster. The U.S. team dominated Canada in every competition during the 2025-26 season, including the IIHF World Championship, the Rivalry Series, and the Olympic gold medal game.
Canadian management previously limited their roster to current PWHL players, a strategy that failed to produce results against a U.S. team that mixed NCAA and PWHL talent. For the upcoming championships, Canada has hired a new head coach and general manager. The team will rely on new PWHL talent from Las Vegas and Ottawa, alongside collegiate players, to challenge the U.S. for the gold medal in Denmark.
