Canadian women’s hockey team to host United States in Edmonton in Rivalry Series

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EDMONTON — Canada will host the United States in a pair of women’s hockey games in Edmonton in December. Read More

The games in Edmonton on Dec. 10 and Dec. 13 at Rogers Place follow the first two Nov. 6 in Cleveland, Ohio and Nov. 8 in Buffalo, N.Y

Team Canada goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, right, makes a save in front of Team USA’s Kendall Coyne Schofield during the second period of Rivalry Series hockey action in Summerside, P.E.I. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Photo by Darren Calabrese /The Canadian Press

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EDMONTON — Canada will host the United States in a pair of women’s hockey games in Edmonton in December.

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The annual Rivalry Series between the two countries returns to Alberta for the first time since 2017.

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The games in Edmonton on Dec. 10 and Dec. 13 at Rogers Place follow the first two Nov. 6 in Cleveland, Ohio and Nov. 8 in Buffalo, N.Y.

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The series that has been five and seven games in previous years is a four-game set as players on both teams have both Olympic preparation and Professional Women’s Hockey League games this season.

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The Rivalry Series will be the last clash of the archrivals before the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy, in February.

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The two countries have met in the finals of all but one Olympic gold-medal game since 1998 with Canada holding a 4-2 record.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 24, 2025.

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