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Feb 9, 2026 | 12:42 PM
MILAN — Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin left the first period of an Olympic women’s hockey game against Czechia with an apparent knee injury before later returning to the bench.
Poulin was checked by Kristyna Kaltounkova midway through the opening period and skated off, favouring her right knee.
She returned to the ice with Canada’s second power-play unit while Kaltounkova served an illegal hit penalty, but skated out of the offensive zone seconds later in discomfort and headed for the dressing room.
Poulin later rejoined her teammates on the bench before the period ended.
