The puck is about to drop on one of the most thrilling tournaments in hockey, as the best countries in women’s hockey is set to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The women’s ice hockey tournament runs February 5-19.

A spokesman for the Finland women's hockey team said practice was canceled Wednesday due to a stomach illness among players, a day before Finland opens the Milan Cortina Games against Canada.

Four members of Finland's women's Olympic ice hockey team have contracted stomach flu ahead of their opening match at the Milano Cortina Games, a spokesperson for the Finnish Ice Hockey Association told Reuters on Wednesday,

“Investing in girls’ and women’s hockey is essential to the long‑term growth of our sport,” Ford Ice Center Bellevue Youth Coordinator Riley Calhoun said. “By expanding programming and competitive opportunities, we’re not only strengthening the hockey community but also creating a place where everyone can play and belong.”

Penn State women’s hockey made history Friday afternoon, shutting out Robert Morris in the first Division I game ever played at Beaver Stadium.