Canada vs. Switzerland Prediction: 2022 Olympic Women’s Hockey Odds

Canada comes into these 2022 Olympic Winter games as the number 1-ranked team in the world. The roster features 23 players, with 13 of them returning from the 2018 team that lost the gold medal to the United States. Since women’s hockey was added to the Olympic Games in 1998, Canada has won four gold and two silver medals.

In these Beijing Olympics, the tournament will take place Feb. 2-16 at the National Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Sports Centre.

Canada vs Switzerland Olympic Odds and Betting

Team Canada is favoured to win their opening game. The all-time record between these two teams is Canada 13, Switzerland 0.

The Canadians last took the ice with the Swiss team in the semifinal round of the Women’s Worlds in August. They won that game 4-0 after outshooting the Swiss team 62-10. Melodie Daoust scored twice in the game, and Ann-Renee Desbiens earned the shutout.

Team Canada

Canada’s elite roster this year will feature ten Olympic rookies and 13 returning veterans. Marie-Philip Poulin, Mélodie Daoust, Rebecca Johnston, Jocelyne Larocque, Brianne Jenner, Emma Maltais and Natalie Spooner are the core veterans on this team and they’re all previous gold medal winners. Ten rookies are the most that Canada has ever brought to an Olympic tournament.

Poulin and Johnston are back on the ice for their fourth Olympics, and on the hunt for their third gold medal.

Team Canada Roster

Goaltenders: Kristen Campbell (Brandon, Man.), Ann-Renée Desbiens (La Malbaie, Que.) and Emerance Maschmeyer (Bruderheim, Alta.)

• Defence: Erin Ambrose (Keswick, Ont.), Ashton Bell (Deloraine, Man./University of Minnesota Duluth, WCHA), Renata Fast (Burlington, Ont.), Jocelyne Larocque (Ste. Anne, Man.), Ella Shelton (Ingersoll, Ont.), Claire Thompson (Toronto, Ont.) and Micah Zandee-Hart (Saanichton, B.C.)

• Forwards: Emily Clark (Saskatoon, Sask.),Mélodie Daoust (Valleyfield, Que.),Sarah Fillier (Georgetown, Ont./Princeton University, ECAC), Brianne Jenner (Oakville, Ont.), Rebecca Johnston (Sudbury, Ont.), Emma Maltais (Burlington, Ont./Ohio State University, WCHA), Sarah Nurse (Hamilton, Ont.), Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que.), Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, Ont.), Jill Saulnier (Halifax, N.S.), Natalie Spooner (Scarborough, Ont.), Laura Stacey (Kleinburg, Ont.) and Blayre Turnbull (Stellarton, N.S.)

Team Switzerland

The Swiss team played their last game at home against Germany, where they won 6-1 and got goals from six different players. Key players to watch on this team include two of those goal scorers – Laura Zimmerman and Alina Muller.

Switzerland will, like Canada, be coming back to the Olympics with plenty of veterans on their roster – eleven of the Swiss players were at the last winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

The Swiss team most recently made it to the semifinals at the Women’s Worlds tournament in Canada in 2020.

Canada vs. Switzerland Score Prediction

Canada 5

Switzerland 0