Veteran Clark the Only Saskatchewan Player Invited to Canadian Women’s Hockey Team Selection Camp

Hockey Canada has invited 48 players, including Saskatoon’s Emily Clark (pictured) to try out for the women’s world championship team.

An October camp in Quebec City will determine the 25 who will wear the Maple Leaf at the world championship November 6-16 in Denmark. The world championship has been moved to November from its usual April time slot because of the Professional Women’s Hockey League that runs from November to May. A now 30-year-old forward, Clark has been a member of the Canadian National Women’s team since 2014. She is the only Saskatchewan invitee to the camp. Following is the news release from Hockey Canada…..

September 28, 2026

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48 PLAYERS INVITED TO CANADA’S NATIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM TRAINING CAMP, PRESENTED BY BFL CANADA

19 world champions among group of players to kick off 2026-27 season in Quebec City

CALGARY, Alberta – Hockey Canada has invited 48 players to Canada’s National Women’s Team Training Camp, presented by BFL CANADA, Oct. 8-14 at the Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City, Quebec.

Six goaltenders, 16 defenders and 26 forwards were selected by general manager Danièle Sauvageau (Montreal, QC/Montreal, PWHL) and senior manager of scouting and player development Cherie Piper (Scarborough, ON).

“We have an incredibly talented group of athletes who have been invited to our October camp, including Olympic gold medallists and world champions alongside some new faces to Canada’s National Women’s Team,” said Sauvageau. “We will begin cultivating our identity as a team during our camp in Quebec City ahead of the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship, while looking ahead to prepare for this Olympic quadrennial.”

The roster features 18 players who won a silver medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games (Ambrose, Clark, Desbiens, Fast, Fillier, Gardiner, J. Gosling, Jaques, Jenner, Larocque, Maltais, Nurse, O’Neill, Osborne, Shelton, Stacey, Tabin, Watts) and 19 who helped Canada to its most recent Women’s Worlds gold medal in 2024 (Ambrose, Bell, Bourbonnais, Clark, Desbiens, Fast, Fillier, Gardiner, J. Gosling, N. Gosling, Jaques, Jenner, Larocque, Maltais, Nurse, O’Neill, Serdachny, Shelton, Stacey).

It also includes nine players attending their first camp with Canada’s National Women’s Team (Caron, Manness, McDonald, Murdoch, Murphy, Outwater, Stonehouse, Tremblay, Venusio).

The players will be split into Red and White teams for practices, fitness testing and a pair of intrasquad games on Oct. 12 and 14 at the Centre Vidéotron. Media wishing to attend must apply for accreditation HERE.

For a complete list of camp support staff, please click here.

Following camp, a roster will be selected for the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship, starting Nov. 6 in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark, as well as pre-tournament games in Windsor, Ontario, and Plymouth, Michigan, on Oct. 28 and 30, respectively. Fans looking to attend the pre-tournament game at the WFCU Centre in Windsor can purchase tickets HERE.