CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The puck drops Friday on a women’s world hockey championship more than two years after the last one. “The pinnacle of women’s hockey hasn’t been showcased in 859 days,” Schofield told The Canadian Press. The men’s championship in Latvia, under-20 championship in Edmonton and under-18 championship in Texas were completed during the 2020-21 hockey season, but the women’s U18 championship in Sweden was also canceled, creating an international hockey gender gap that Hockey Canada was highly interested in closing. No tickets have been sold, but “all parties are still working with the health authorities to determine if spectators will be in attendance,” a Hockey Canada spokesperson said. “I know it sounds like that cookie-cutter answer, but we’re honestly just so excited to compete.”The 2019 women’s championship in Finland now feels long ago for veteran players.

Source: thestar August 18, 2021 20:03 UTC