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FILE - Team Canada hockey players, left to right, Sam Reinhart, Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby speak to the media at Hockey Canada's National Teams orientation camp in Calgary, Alberta, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

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FILE - Canada's Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid skate together following 4 Nations Face-Off hockey practice in Brossard, Quebec on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Canada will face Sweden on February 12. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

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United States forward Auston Matthews takes part in a men's ice hockey practice during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Fans leave in the snow from the ice hockey game between the Norfolk Admirals and the Trois-Rivières Lions at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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New York Sirens' Kristyna Kaltounkova, front, brings the puck around the net to shoot at Toronto Sceptres goaltender Elaine Chuli, second left, during the first period of an PWHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)