Maltais, Stacey lead Canada to 10-0 win over Denmark at women's hockey championship

Denmark's Julie Oksbjerg, centre left, battles for the puck with Canada's Kristin O'Neill, left, Nicole Gosling, centre right, and Emily Clark during the Group B match between Denmark and Canada at the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship in Herning, Denmark, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

HERNING — Emma Maltais scored twice, Laura Stacey had a goal and two assists, and Canada remained undefeated at the word women’s hockey championship with a 10-0 rout of host Denmark on Monday.

Jessie Eldridge and Sarah Fillier had a goal and an assist for Canada, while Kendall Cooper, Sara Manness, Renata Fast, Rosalie Tremblay and Kristin O’Neill also scored.

Sophie Jaques, Chloe Primerano, Caitlin Kraemer and Ella Shelton each had two assists as 18 of Canada’s 20 skaters registered at least a point.

Canada brought a significantly younger team to Denmark than the one that won a silver medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Talismanic captain Marie-Philip Poulin is out for the foreseeable future after undergoing knee surgery. Veteran forwards Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse, Blayre Turnbull and goalie Emerance Maschmeyer are among the other veterans not with the team.

“We’ve been learning a lot as a group, especially with lots of new players, and I think we’ve been doing a good job learning from each game,” O’Neill said.

Canada’s youth contributed to Monday’s win. Tremblay is 18 years old, while Primerano and Manness are 19.

Manness scored her first senior national team goal on Monday. It was the second for Tremblay, who scored her first Sunday in Canada’s 9-0 rout of Japan.

“It was great that lots of different players were able to get some offense tonight. It’s a good sign for our group,” O’Neill said.

Kayle Osborne made six saves for Canada, which leads Group A on nine points from three regulation wins.

Caroline Bjergstad surrendered six goals on 41 shots before giving way to Aya Juhl Petersen midway through the second period. Petersen allowed four goals on 33 shots in relief.

“(Canada is) one of the best teams in the world, so we knew it would be hard, but we gave our all,” Bjergstad said. “It’s been impressive to see how our young players play in this tournament.”

Canada ends group-stage play Wednesday against Finland.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 9, 2026

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