Cleveland and Buffalo to host opening games of next women's hockey Rivalry Series

The United States will host the first two games of the next Rivalry Series with the Canadian women's hockey team.

The archrivals will square off Nov. 6 in Cleveland, Ohio and Nov. 8 in Buffalo, N.Y.

Canada will host the final two games of the series in December, USA Hockey said in statement.

Both countries will prepare their athletes for the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, and many of them play in the Professional Women's Hockey League entering its third season.

Canada won the last three Rivalry Series, including this past season's five-game set three games to two. The series was shortened to accommodate the PWHL's schedule.

Canada lost the first three games of best-of-seven before winning four straight to take it in both 2023 and 2024.

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