Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin, 29, and Sarah Potomak celebrate after defeating Russia last week in IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship preliminary round action. We get so close and I feel like it’s my second family.” The Olympic women’s hockey tournament is Feb. 10-22, 2018. But a potential wrinkle arose from the NHL’s recent announcement its players won’t participate in the men’s Olympic tournament. Davidson doesn’t yet know how that could impact Own The Podium’s 2017-18 funding for the women’s team. How OTP now divides the allotment to Hockey Canada’s for men’s, women’s and sledge teams remains to be seen.

Source: thestar April 07, 2017 23:15 UTC