| IRVINE, Calif. – The U.S. Women’s National Team will take the ice at Great Park Ice and Fivepoint Arena today for a three-day training camp ahead of the final three contests of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series. The series resumes on Mon., Feb. 3, in Victoria, British Columbia, with contests also set for Vancouver, B.C., on Wed., Feb. 5 and Anaheim, Calif., on Sat., Feb. 8. The games in Vancouver and Anaheim will face off at 7 p.m. PT, while puck drop for the contest in Victoria is slated for 7:30 PT.The training camp will include practices at Great Park Ice and Fivepoint Arena Wednesday and Thursday (Jan. 29-30), and a scrimmage on Friday (Jan. 31). All practices, as well as the scrimmage, are open to the public.The U.S. won the opening two games of the Rivalry Series, including a 4-1 victory in Hartford, Conn., on Dec. 14 at XL Center and a 2-1 triumph in Moncton, N.B., on Dec. 17 at the Avenir Centre.The final contest of the Series, which will take place at the Honda Center, home of the Anaheim Ducks, is part of the Ducks “We Play Weekend,” which includes multiple initiatives to celebrate the girls and women’s game.Complete coverage of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series can be found here.NOTES: The U.S. roster for the February portion of the Rivalry Series is comprised of all post-graduate players … The Rivalry Series was introduced by USA Hockey and Hockey Canada last season and comprised three games between the women’s national teams of the two countries. The U.S. captured the opening game in London, Ont., by a 1-0 count on Feb. 12, before Canada earned a 4-3 win in Toronto on Feb. 14 and a 2-0 victory on Feb. 17 in Detroit … The U.S. and Canada have battled in the gold-medal game of every IIHF Women’s World Championship and Olympic Winter Games staged, with just two exceptions (2019 World Championship, 2006 Olympics). |
