Marie-Philip Poulin during the first period of a preliminary round women's hockey game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Canada goes head to head with the United States in the marquee match-up at the women’s hockey tournament on Tuesday. It will do so without the help of team captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
Poulin, a four-time Olympic medalist – she’s won three gold, one silver – suffered an apparent injury to her right leg after taking a body check in the first period of Canada’s win over Czechia Monday. She was ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the United States on Tuesday afternoon at 2:10 p.m. ET, Canadian Olympic Committee said in a statement.
In the U.S. (2-0), Canada is going up against the gold-medal favourite. Though the Canadians have taken gold at this tournament in three of the last four Winter Games, they are the clear underdog against the Americans this time around.
Canada (2-0) was trounced by the U.S. in four Rivalry Series games in late 2025, managing only seven goals in four games – all losses. Though the scales are tipped in the Americans’ favour at this tournament, historically, the two titans have been near equals in international play.
Canada has won home five gold medals in seven Winter Olympics in women’s hockey since Nagano 1998. The United States won the other two.
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