THURSDAY’S PROVISIONAL ROUND SCHEDULE
8:30 ET: FINLAND VS. CANADA
Seattle’s Julia Gosling leads the Canadian team of 23 PWHL players, scoring three power-play goals in three games, while the New York squad Sarah Fillier scored twice with one assist. from Ottawa Sanni Aholaone of four PWHL players in Finland, helped her team to its first win of the tournament on Tuesday, and captained it Michelle Karvinen from Vancouver picked up her first assist and 24th career point. Finland (1-0-0-2) has secured no worse than fourth place in the Group A standings, but can overtake Canada (2-0-0-1) for second place with a regular-season win, or land in third place ahead of the Czech Republic (1-0-1-2) with an extra-time or shootout win. Canada needs just one point to secure second place.
QUARTERFINAL SCHEDULE SCENARIOS
The only quarterfinal match determined at this stage involves Team USA in first place in Group A (4-0-0-0) against Team Italy in third place in Group B (2-0-0-2). Sweden (4-0-0-0) took first place in Group B and will face the third-place team in Group A. Germany (2-1-0-1) is the second-place team in Group B and will face the second-place team in Group A. Switzerland (0-1-0-3) finished fifth in Group A and will face the fourth-place team in Group A.
If Canada beats Finland:
Friday at 10:40 AM ET: Czech Republic (A3) vs. Sweden (B1)
Friday at 3:10 PM ET: United States (A1) vs. Italy (B3)
Saturday at 10:40 a.m. ET: Canada (A2) vs. Germany (B2)
Saturday at 3:10 PM ET: Finland (A4) vs. Switzerland (A5)
If Finland beats Canada on regulation:
Friday at 10:40 AM ET: Czech Republic (A4) vs. Switzerland (A5)
Friday at 3:10 PM ET: United States (A1) vs. Italy (B3)
Saturday at 10:40 a.m. ET: Canada (A3) vs. Sweden (B1)
Saturday at 3:10 PM ET: Finland (A2) vs. Germany (B2)
If Finland beats Canada in overtime or shootout:
Friday at 10:40 AM ET: Czech Republic (A4) vs. Switzerland (A5)
Friday at 3:10 PM ET: United States (A1) vs. Italy (B3)
Saturday at 10:40 a.m. ET: Canada (A2) vs. Germany (B2)
Saturday at 3:10 PM ET: Finland (A3) vs. Sweden (B1)
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ULTIMATE WATCH PARTIES BRING PWHL FANS CLOSER TO THE OLYMPIC ACTION
The Game Room Bar at American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ was a lot livelier yesterday than your typical Tuesday afternoon. The reason? The PWHL’s New York Sirens – and the riveting USA-Canada women’s hockey match at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics – have us to thank for that. Read more here.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
JOCKS INTO JILLS
In case you missed it: Jocks in Jills was live throughout the preliminary round, with Tessa and Julia providing immediate response and in-depth analysis. Together with a series of special expert guests, the duo broke down all the key moments and storylines over the course of the tournament. With only one match to go on Thursday before the quarter-finals begin, the JinJ the crew has you covered. Watch every episode on the PWHL YouTube channel.
Next: With the knockout stages starting on Friday, Jocks in Jills will be live again on February 13 to break down the first two quarter-finals. From there, Tessa and Julia will head to Milan to provide on-the-ground reporting and content from Milano Cortina. Tune in to the PWHL’s YouTube channel and follow Jocks in Jills on social media for full coverage.
February 13 – Quarterfinals Day 1 – Live Reaction Show at the end of the game
February 15 – Quarterfinal Reaction Episode
February 16–19 – Jocks in Jills Live from Milan
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