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MILAN, Feb 4 : Milano Cortina is set to showcase the best and most competitive women's ice hockey the Olympics has ever seen, according to four-times gold medallist Jayna Hefford, driven in large part by the professional league the Canadian helped establish.
MILAN, Feb 4 : The buzz of works whirred through the Santagiulia arena the day before the Olympic ice hockey tournament was due to begin at the Milano Cortina Games, as workers scrambled to get the marquee venue ready and players shrugged off concerns about the ice.
Some see them as the underdogs.
MILAN, Feb 4 : Italy's women return to the Winter Games for the first time since 2006, with Olympic gold medallist Laura Fortino providing experience and saying the host team has faith in itself even if nobody else does.
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Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been named to Canada's men's hockey team for the Milan Cortina Olympics in place of injured Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli.
MILAN, Feb 3 : U.S. captain Hilary Knight said players must be willing to adapt to shorter playing surfaces at the Milano Cortina Games, with the women's ice hockey tournament set to begin on Thursday.
MILAN, Feb 3 : Italy's women's ice hockey team come into their home Winter Olympics as underdogs, but coach Eric Bouchard told Reuters on Tuesday that his side wanted to shock the hockey world at Milano Cortina.