Nurse out, Aubin in at Canadian women's hockey team selection camp

Veteran forward Sarah Nurse has been removed from the Canadian women's hockey team selection camp roster for the upcoming world championship and replaced by college forward Alexia Aubin.

Hockey Canada announced the change Thursday in a social media post on X on the first day of camp in Quebec City and didn't give a reason for it.

In an email later in the day, a Hockey Canada spokesperson said Nurse declined the camp invitation and the organization will respect her decision.

Since Nurse was included on the initial invite list, she would still be a part of the team's process through camp, the spokesperson added.

Canada's world championship team of 25 players will be selected from 42 invited to the seven-day camp.

Nurse, a three-time Olympian, set a tournament points and assists record en route to gold at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. She's helped Canada's women win world championships in 2021, 2022 and 2024.

The 31-year-old missed almost eight weeks of the Vancouver Goldeneyes' first PWHL season after her arm was injured in the season opener. Nurse scored the first goal in Goldeneyes' history in that game.

Aubin, from Levis, Que., is a junior at Colgate University. The 20-year-old played for Canada's development team in a three-game summer series against the United States.

The Nov. 6-16 women's world championship will be played in Esbjerg and Herning, Denmark. The U.S. is the defending champion..