Canada and the United States will face off in the group stage of the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship on April 10 at 7 p.m. ET, organizers announced Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know about the full tournament schedule:
- The 31-game schedule will begin on April 5. The quarterfinals start April 13, the semifinals start April 15 and the gold medal game will take place April 16.
- Group A will be comprised of Canada, the Czech Republic, Japan, Switzerland and the U.S.
- Group B will be Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Sweden.
What else to know
The competition will take place at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ont.
Team Canada enters the tournament as the favorite, having won the last two women’s world championships (2021 and 2022) and the 2022 Beijing Olympics — beating the U.S. in all three gold medal games. The Canadians are hosting women’s worlds for the ninth time and have won six of the eight tournaments played at home.
Group play will begin with France taking on Finland at 11 a.m. ET on April 5. The Americans will open their tournament against Japan at 3 p.m. that day, followed by Canada facing Switzerland at 7 p.m.
Germany, Hungary, Japan and Sweden will each begin play on April 6.
What to make of the groups
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