Teenage phenom Chloe Primerano made her senior international debut for Team Canada on Thursday afternoon at the 2025 women’s world hockey championship in České Budějovice, Czechia.
Having just turned 18 in January, Primerano is the youngest player on Team Canada and the youngest defender to make a Canadian world championship roster since Cheryl Pounder in 1994.
Primerano started the game against Finland on the third pair with Jocelyne Larocque, one of Canada’s longest-tenured players, who has a shutdown defensive mindset to go along with Primerano’s offensive skills.
It’s yet another benchmark for Primerano, who is charting a singular path in women’s hockey.
In September, she made her highly anticipated NCAA debut with the University of Minnesota a year earlier than expected after graduating high school early and starting college at 17. Not long after that, Primerano debuted for Canada’s senior team at the Canada-USA Rivalry Series and scored the game-winner in a shootout over the U.S.
CHLOE PRIMERANO CALLS GAME
The 17-year-old seals the win with a spectacular shootout goal!
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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 9, 2024
Earlier this year, Primerano captained Canada’s U18 team to a world championship title and was named the…
