{"id":23563,"date":"2026-02-19T19:17:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/canadian-hockey-captain-encourages-team-after-olympic-silver-medal-loss\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:17:35","slug":"canadian-hockey-captain-encourages-team-after-olympic-silver-medal-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/canadian-hockey-captain-encourages-team-after-olympic-silver-medal-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Hockey Captain Encourages Team After Olympic Silver Medal Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Canadian women’s hockey captain Marie-Philip Poulin is departing Milan with a knee injury but her head held high, commending her squad for their hard-fought overtime battle that ended in a 2-1 defeat to Team USA in the Olympic championship game.<\/p>

Holding a 1-0 advantage with just over two minutes remaining in regular play, the Canadians appeared destined for gold until Hilary Knight tied the score for the Americans. The defending Olympic champions ultimately settled for silver following Megan Keller’s game-winning goal in overtime.<\/p>

“We came out, we wanted to play, we wanted to make it difficult for them and we did. Honestly, we knew it was going to be a battle, it was going to be up and down, and it was,” Poulin explained. The team captain had been sidelined for the tournament’s final two group matches due to her knee problem before making her return during the quarterfinal round.<\/p>

“Overtime against the US? I don’t think it’s a surprise for anybody,” she added.<\/p>

The 34-year-old player, nicknamed “Captain Clutch,” has orchestrated many of Canada’s most memorable Olympic achievements since making her international debut in 2010. She scored her first of three Olympic goals at age 18 on Canadian ice, establishing herself as a cornerstone of the national program.<\/p>

During this Milan tournament, Poulin added another chapter to her storied career by setting a new Olympic record for career goals scored during the semifinal match. For Canadian hockey, imagining a future without her leadership seems nearly impossible, as she has achieved national icon status.<\/p>

However, the veteran center who has delivered powerful performances across her 16-year Olympic journey skillfully avoided giving a direct answer when pressed about whether this fifth Olympic appearance would mark her final Games, stating her uncertainty about retirement plans.<\/p>

Rather than focusing on her own future, she chose to highlight her teammates’ accomplishments and encouraged them to value their silver medal achievement.<\/p>

“Just letting them know that that (loss) does not define them, that I’m proud of them, that they showed up,” she stated. “They can keep their head high because it’s truly an honour to be along their side.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canada’s women’s hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin praised her teammates following their 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in the Olympic final. Despite leading with just over two minutes remaining, Canada fell short when the Americans scored twice to claim gold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771546655023.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-683","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23866,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/us-womens-hockey-team-defeats-canada-in-overtime-at-milan-olympics\/","url_meta":{"origin":23563,"position":0},"title":"US Women’s Hockey Team Defeats Canada in Overtime at Milan Olympics","author":"Admin","date":"February 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The United States women's hockey team claimed victory over Canada in an overtime thriller at the Milan Olympics on Thursday. 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