The top women's hockey players in the world are coming to Cranberry.
The Lemieux Complex will host both the U.S. and Canadian women's national teams for a week-long training camp from Nov. 4 - Nov. 10, USA Hockey announced on Tuesday.
The camp will feature two exhibition games, to be held Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m.
Tickets for the exhibition games can be purchased here. All camp practices are free and open to the public. The full schedule can be seen below:
Teams will release full rosters later this week. Olympic gold medalists Kendall Coyne-Schofield, Amanda Kessel and Hilary Knight are among those expected to participate for Team USA.
“We’re excited to welcome Canada to Pittsburgh and thank the Penguins organization for their support,” said Katie Million, director of women’s national team programs for USA Hockey. “We look forward to a great week.”
Many of the women from both national teams have been traveling across North America participating in the Dream Gap Tour, a series of exhibition games and community events "with the mission of closing the gap between what boys and girls can aspire to achieve."
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