MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin women's hockey team will be well-represented at the upcoming IIHF Women's World Championships as eight Badgers will play for the U.S. while five will suit up for Team Canada.
Former Badgers Alex Cavallini, Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight and Abby Roque are joined by current UW student-athletes
Natalie Buchbinder,
Britta Curl and
Lacey Eden along with incoming Badger freshman Caroline Harvey on the U.S. roster.
Canada's roster features five former Badgers in Kristen Campbell, Emily Clark, Ann-Renee Desbiens, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull.
A trio of former UW captains will be donning the "A" at the tournament as Knight and Decker are serving as alternate captains for Team USA while Turnbull is an alternate captain for Canada.
The tournament begins with group play on Friday with Canada facing Finland at 5 p.m. CT while the U.S. meets Switzerland at 8:30 p.m. CT.
The U.S. and Canada both played exhibition games on Wednesday as Decker scored twice and Harvey added a goal in Team USA's 6-0 win over the Russian Olympic Committee while Clark had the game-winner for Canada in its 4-1 win over Finland.
Every U.S. and Canada game can be seen live in the U.S. on NHL Network.
2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Schedule
All Times Central
Friday, Aug. 20
Finland vs. Canada, 5 p.m., NHL Network
U.S. vs. Switzerland, 8:30 p.m., NHL Network
Sunday, Aug. 22
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) vs. Canada, 5 p.m., NHL Network
U.S. vs. Finland, 8:30 p.m., NHL Network
Tuesday, Aug. 24
ROC vs. U.S., 1 p.m., NHL Network
Canada vs. Switzerland, 5 p.m., NHL Network
Thursday, Aug. 26
Canada vs. U.S., 5 p.m., NHL Network
Saturday, Aug. 28
Quarterfinal 2: 2:30 p.m., NHL Network
Quarterfinal 3: 6 p.m., NHL Network
Monday, Aug. 30
Semifinal 1, 2 p.m., NHL Network
Semifinal 2, 6 p.m., NHL Network
Tuesday, Aug. 31
Bronze Medal Game, 2:30 p.m., NHL Network
Gold Medal Game, 6:30 p.m., NHL Network
