U.S. Women’s National Team Roster Announced for December Rivalry Series Games

USA Hockey released the roster of players who will face Canada in the next two games of the 2023–24 Rivalry Series, on Dec. 14 and Dec. 16. The roster features 23 players who were part of the team’s November Rivalry Series games. Two players have gotten the call to make their USA National Women’s Team debut (Kirsten Simms and Ally Simpson).

In the first leg of the 2023–24 Rivalry Series, Team USA dominated as they took the 2–0 series lead on home soil. They will seek to maintain their dominance as the series heads to Canada — in Kitchener, Ont., on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. ET and in Sarnia, Ont., on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. ET.

USA’s Full Roster: 

Forwards

Hannah Bilka
Alex Carpenter
Britta Curl
Lacey Eden
Laila Edwards
Taylor Heise
Gabbie Hughes
Tessa Janecke
Hilary Knight
Abbey Murphy
Kelly Pannek
Abby Roque
Hayley Scamurra
Kirsten Simms
Grace Zumwinkle

Defenders

Cayla Barnes
Rory Guilday
Savannah Harmon
Caroline Harvey
Megan Keller
Ally Simpson
Anna Wilgren
Haley Winn

Goaltenders

Aerin Frankel
Nicole Hensley
Abbey Levy

In the U.S., the games will be on NHL Network, and in Canada, the games will be on TSN and RDS. Click here for the full 2023–24 Rivalry Series schedule.