HockeyTV to Stream Exhibitions of Joint U.S., Canada Women’s Training Camp in Pittsburgh |
Week-long camp to take place Nov. 4-10 |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today that HockeyTV will livestream the two exhibition games between the women’s national teams of the United States and Canada as part of a week-long training camp from Nov. 4-10 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.Josh Getzoff, the radio voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins, will provide play-by-play, while Tara Mounsey, two-time Olympian, including member of the gold medal-winning 1998 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, will provide color commentary. The exhibitions between the two women’s hockey powers will be played at the FedEx Rink of UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, with the opening contest set for Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. ET and the rematch on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and can be purchased online by clicking here or by calling 1.800.642.7367.“We’re excited to get started in Pittsburgh and want to thank the Penguins organization for their support,” said Katie Million, director of women’s national team programs for USA Hockey. “We look forward to a great week of training and the opportunity to play in front of our fans next week.”In addition to the exhibition contests, the training camp will feature U.S. and Canadian practices, most which are open to the public and free of charge.For complete coverage of Team USA throughout the camp, please click here.NOTES: The training camp and exhibition games are in place of the Four Nations Cup that the U.S. and Canada were scheduled to take part in at the same time in Sweden but was canceled … 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) … USA is the reigning Olympic champion and has captured gold in eight of the last nine IIHF Women’s World Championships, including five straight. |