MILAN – Canadian women’s hockey captain Marie-Philip Poulin was scratched from the lineup in an Olympic women’s hockey game against Finland.
Poulin wasn’t expected to play after sustaining a lower-body injury early in Monday’s 5-1 win over Czechia.
The leading active scorer in Olympic women’s hockey also sat out Tuesday’s 5-0 loss to the United States.
Canada and Finland are playing with second place in Group A on the line.
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The game originally scheduled for the day before the opening ceremonies was postponed because of norovirus cases among the Finns.
Canada will play in a quarterfinal Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 12, 2026.
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