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A little BTS
Heading home to Kalamazoo!
I’ll be flying from Seattle back to my hometown of Kalamazoo, MI, and I’ll be watching the Olympics from the couch at my mom’s house!
Yes, Kalamazoo is a real place… you may have heard of it because the K-Wings did this awesome Pride ice!
📺 US Group Stage Cheat Sheet
1. Schedule
2. Tournament format
3. Group stage game previews
US Women’s Hockey at the Olympics
Game Schedule
Watch on NBC / Peacock and USA Network. See full Olympic hockey schedule.
Group stage schedule
Game | Date | Time EST | Time PST |
|---|---|---|---|
USA vs Czechia | Thursday, Feb 5 | 10:40 AM | 7:40 AM |
USA vs Finland | Saturday, Feb 7 | 10:40 AM | 7:40 AM |
USA vs Switzerland | Monday, Feb 9 | 2:10 PM | 11:10 AM |
USA vs Canada | Tuesday, Feb 10 | 2:10 PM | 11:10 AM |
Knockout round schedule
Game | Date | Time EST | Time PST |
|---|---|---|---|
Quarterfinal | Friday, Feb 13 / Saturday Feb 14 | TBD | TBD |
Semifinal | Monday, Feb 16 | TBD | TBD |
Bronze-medal game | Thursday, Feb 19 | 8:40 AM | 5:40 AM |
Gold-medal game | Thursday, Feb 19 | 1:10 PM | 10:10 AM |
Women’s Hockey at the Olympics
Tournament Format Explained
The tournament uses an group stage with two 5-team groups which are unbalanced according to IIHF rankings, then proceeds to an 8-team knockout stage.
Please see the post I wrote explaining the format!
US Women’s Hockey at the Olympics
USA Roster
Forwards
Player | Team |
|---|---|
Hannah Bilka | Seattle Torrent |
Alex Carpenter | Seattle Torrent |
Kendall Coyne Schofield | Minnesota Frost |
Britta Curl-Salemme | Minnesota Frost |
Joy Dunne | Ohio State |
Taylor Heise | Minnesota Frost |
Tessa Janecke | Penn State |
Hilary Knight | Seattle Torrent |
Abbey Murphy | University of Minnesota |
Hayley Scamurra | Montreal Victoire |
Kirsten Simms | University of Wisconsin |
Grace Zumwinkle | Minnesota Frost |
Defense
Player | Team |
|---|---|
Cayla Barnes | Seattle Torrent |
Laila Edwards | University of Wisconsin |
Rory Guilday | Ottawa Charge |
Caroline Harvey | University of Wisconsin |
Megan Keller | Boston Fleet |
Lee Stecklein | Minnesota Frost |
Haley Winn | Boston Fleet |
Goalies
Player | Team |
|---|---|
Aerin Frankel | Boston Fleet |
Ava McNaughton | University of Wisconsin |
Gwyneth Philips | Ottawa Charge |
2025 Rivalry Series Recap
USA are the favorites
USA has only won gold twice at the Olympics: 1998, which was the first year women’s hockey was in the Olympics, and 2018. USA are the favorites this year! But you can never count Canada out…
What is Rivalry Series?
Rivalry series is a tournament played between US and Canada which serves as an Olympic tune-up. The US outscored Canada 24-7 across the four-game series. Despite Canada winning gold at the Olympics in 2022, USA is the favorite this year.
Date | Result | Location |
|---|---|---|
Nov 6, 2025 | USA W, 4-1 | Cleveland, OH |
Nov 8, 2025 | USA W, 6-1 | Buffalo, NY |
December 10, 2025 | USA W, 10-4 | Edmonton, AB |
December 13, 2025 | USA W, 4-1 | Edmonton, AB |
rivalry series stats
Is Canada Women’s hockey cooked?
Canada had a tough time at rivalry series… watch me react to some of the games 😆
Team Canada Olympic Roster Revealed
Team Canada has been criticized for not integrating youth into their roster, instead opting to trust their experienced vets. SOME PEOPLE think this will work. I am personally a little suspicious … I WANT them to be good, but Rivalry Series was so rough.
Why Team Canada May Not Be Cooked
Sarah Nurse wasn’t available during Rivalry Series, but she will have a huge impact on Team Canada. She has already delivered instant impact for the Vancouver Goldeneyes after coming back from injury (3G, 2A in 5 games) and was the leading scorer at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Also, come on, it’s Canada at the Olympics.
Coming soon…
I am working on researching some of the rule differences between the Olympics and the PWHL, I’m planning to make an explainer video.
I’ll be giving you game previews for every US game!
I’ll also be collaborating with Black Rosie Media to do post-game livestreams! Stay tuned!
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