In place of the 2019 Four Nation's Cup, the U.S. Women's National Team will host Team Canada for a week-long training camp from Nov. 4-10, USA Hockey announced Tuesday.
The Four Nations Cup, an annual women's tournament between the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland, was originally scheduled for the same week. However, due to a labor dispute between the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and the country's national women's team, the 2019 tournament was canceled in September.
Team USA and Team Canada will play two exhibition games on Nov. 8 and Nov. 10, and the entire camp will be held in Cranberry Township, Pa. in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Penguins, USA Hockey said in its press release.
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USA Hockey is expected to announce its full roster for the upcoming training camp later this week.
Over 200 of the game's top players, including stars on Team USA and Team Canada, formed the Professional Women's Hockey Association in May. The organization seeks to create a sustainable professional women's hockey league and has boycotted the National Women's Hockey League in the process.
The NWHL's 24-game regular season started on Oct. 5 without many of the stars who have laced up in the past. However, USA Hockey's release says the top Americans, including Kendall Coyne Schofield, Amanda Kessel and Hilary Knight, are expected to play in Pennsylvania.