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Vancouver Winter Games 2010 - 29. August 2009.

Vancouver Testing at final sports event

Vancouver, BC — The top-ranked female hockey players in the world will face off this week in downtown Vancouver on the same ice where gold will be decided at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games in less than six months time. This is the first women’s competition of the 2009-2010 International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) season and one of the last competitions before the Games. For information on tickets, which start at $10, visit www.hockeycanada.ca. Fans can also take advantage of a full-tournament package for $120.

Approximately 100 athletes representing four countries will compete in the Hockey Canada Cup at GM Place, known at Games time as Canada Hockey Place, from August 31 to September 6.

The United States is currently atop the IIHF women’s world rankings with Canada in second. Rivals Finland and Sweden, ranked third and fourth respectively, will also play in the 10-game Hockey Canada Cup tournament. Twenty-six Canadian players are each vying for one of the coveted 21 spots available on Team Canada’s final Olympic roster for the 2010 Winter Games.

The four teams will play games on August 31 and September 1 and 3, with semifinals on Saturday, September 5 (Canada plays at 7:30 pm Pacific time) and the gold medal game scheduled for Sunday, September 6 at 7:30 pm Pacific time. The final will be televised live on TSN.

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