Canadians rout Swedes to wrap pre-tournament play
A grinning Rebecca Johnston celebrates her hat trick in Canada’s 9-0 defeat of Sweden on Saturday night. Allen Douglas/KTW Team Canada couldn’t have asked for much more from their final pre-tournament...
View ArticleWranglers and Dynamiters tied heading to 100 Mile House
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s championship series is tied at one through its first two games. The best-of-seven series, which is being contested by the 100 Mile House Wranglers and...
View ArticleCanada looking to reclaim throne at women’s world hockey championship
Canadian national women’s team forward Meghan Agosta cuts to the net during an exhibition game against the Okanagan Hockey Academy Alumni at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton on Wednesday....
View ArticleSwiss, Swedes, Finns all win on Day 1 of Women’s World Hockey Championship
Sweden’s Fanny Rask (20) collides with Anna Zukova (27) of the Czech Republic in the countries’ opening game of the Women’s World Hockey Championship on Monday. Sweden won 3-2. Allen Douglas/KTW Day 1...
View ArticleCanadian alumni hold autograph signing
A pair of Canadian Olympians will host an autograph signing at Aberdeen Canadian Tire to start April. Four-time Olympic gold medallist Jayna Hefford will be joined by three-time gold medallist Gillian...
View Article‘The parity continues to get better’
Come the gold-medal game, the women’s world championship has always been about Canada and the United States. And though that’s again expected to be the case when the 2016 IIHF Women’s World...
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United States defeats Canada to open Women’s World Hockey Championship
Hilary Knight (21) of the U.S. tries to score as Canadian goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer and captain Marie-Philip Poulin defend last night at Sandman Centre. The U.S. won 3-1 in both teams’ opening...
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Women’s World Hockey Championship: Day 1 in photos
KTW photographer Allen Douglas was at all four games on Monday as the Women’s World Hockey Championship began in Kamloops:
View ArticleCzechs shock Switzerland at Women’s World Hockey Championship
Phoebe Stanz (88) of Switzerland battles Aneta Tejralova of the Czech Republic. Allen Douglas/KTW The 2016 Women’s World Hockey Championship in Kamloops has recorded the first upset of the tourney as...
View ArticleSecond period outburst pushes Canada to victory over Russians
Canadian defender Tara Watchorn crashes the net Tuesday night against the Russians. Allen Douglas/KTW Canada last surrendered a preliminary round goal to Russia in the 2012 IIHF Women’s World...
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Team Canada profile: Emerance Maschmeyer
Kamloops is starting to feel a lot like home for Emerance Maschmeyer. The Canadian goaltender’s affair with the Tournament Capital began in 2012. Her brother, Bronson, was then a fan-favourite...
View ArticleWorld Championship Team: Canada
Seeking its first gold medal since the 2012 tournament in Burlington, Vt., Canada has sent an experienced roster to the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Kamloops. A total of 17 players who won...
View ArticleWorld Championship Teams: Japan and the Czech Republic
Japan Japan enters the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship having staved off relegation at the 2015 tournament in Malmö, Sweden. The nation won a pair of overtime decisions against Germany in the...
View ArticleWorld Championship Team: Switzerland
After winning a bronze medal in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, the Swiss will be gunning for a medal at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Kamloops. Switzerland has one bronze...
View ArticleWorld championship ticket sales draw fans worldwide
The world has been both on the ice and in the stands at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Kamloops. While the preponderance of tickets for the annual showdown of women’s hockey have been sold...
View ArticleRise of professional hockey leagues a boon to women’s game
Much has been made of the growth of women’s hockey on the international stage at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Kamloops. But what might more important to the future of the women’s game is...
View ArticleTeam Canada profile: Marie-Philip Poulin
At just 24 years of age, Marie-Philip Poulin has already lived a career full of hockey moments. A prodigious hockey talent, the Canadian forward seems to always save her best for her country. The...
View ArticleBring on the semis; Canada tops Finland 6-1
Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin (29) battles Finn Michelle Karvinen (21) for a puck as Rosa Linstedt (4) and Natalie Spooner (24) trail during Thursday’s matchup at Sandman Centre. Allen...
View ArticleShootout at the World Women’s Hockey Championship
Klara Hymlarova scored on the 15h breakaway in the shootout round Thursday as the Czech Republic edged Japan 3-2 to end the teams’ preliminary play. The game at McArthur Island featured plenty of...
View ArticleHockey a family affair for Canadian blue liner Mikkelson
When Meaghan Mikkelson first walked into the Kamloops Blazers’ dressing room — Team Canada’s digs for the duration of the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship — she was greeted by a familiar...
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