Marie-Philip Poulin

(Newser) - Team USA didn't just beat Canada in Milan—it changed the tone of the entire women's hockey tournament. In a group-stage matchup that felt like a dress rehearsal for the gold-medal game, the US steamrolled its longtime rival 5–0, scoring less than four minutes in and building...

(Newser) - The rivalry between Canada and USA in women's hockey is one of the best in all of sport, notes the CBC , but this year's chapter just took a turn. The two teams meet in a preliminary round Olympic game Tuesday afternoon, with one giant question looming: Will Canada'...

(Newser) - The huffing castigation of the Canadian women’s hockey team for last night’s sudsy celebration of its Vancouver gold medal shows the International Olympic Committee at its paternalistic, sexist worst, says Rachel Bachman, whose initial reaction to the on-ice Molsons was to turn to a colleague and say, “...

(Newser) - Marie-Philip Poulin’s two first-period goals stood up tonight as the Canadian women’s hockey team shut out the US, 2-0, to claim the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. Shannon Szabados turned away all 28 shots she faced. It’s the third consecutive gold for the Canadians, who have...