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2021 IIHF Women's Worlds Schedule Announced

By USA Hockey, 04/01/21, 10:00AM EDT

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Team USA opens play against Switzerland at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 6

The complete game schedule for the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship was announced today by the IIHF. The U.S. Women's National Team will open its quest for a sixth-straight gold medal at the tournament against Switzerland on Thursday, May 6 at 2:30 p.m. ET. 

The 25-player U.S. Women's National Team roster set to compete in the world championship was announced March 30 and features 17 members of the team that captured gold in the 2019 tournament

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All of Team USA's preliminary round games will be played at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as the U.S. competes in Group A alongside Canada, Finland, Russia and Switzerland. 

The knockout round begins with four quarterfinal matchups on Thursday, May 13, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, May 15, and the gold- and bronze-medal games on Sunday, May 16. 

See Team USA's complete schedule below. 

U.S. Tournament Schedule

Date Opponent/Round Time (Local/ET)/Result Location Broadcast U.S. Player Of The Game
Wed., Aug. 18 Russia
Pre-Tournament
W, 6-0 WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary, Alberta
NHL Network N/A
Fri., Aug. 20 Switzerland
Preliminary
W, 3-0 WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary, Alberta
NHL Network Brianna Decker
Sun., Aug. 22 Finland
Preliminary
W, 3-0 WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary, Alberta
NHL Network Grace Zumwinkle
Tue., Aug. 24 Russia
Preliminary
W, 6-0 WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary, Alberta
NHL Network Hilary Knight
Thurs., Aug. 26 Canada
Preliminary
L, 1-5 WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary, Alberta
NHL Network Lee Stecklein
Sat., Aug. 28 Japan
Quarterfinals
W, 10-2 WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary, Alberta
NHL Network Hilary Knight
Mon., Aug. 30 Finland
Semifinals
W, 3-0 WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary, Alberta
NHL Network Alex Carpenter
Tues., Aug. 31 Canada
Gold Medal Game
OTL, 2-3 WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park
Calgary, Alberta
NHL Network Nicole Hensley

NOTE: Broadcast schedule subject to change

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