Ice hockey-Time for Canadian newcomers to step into spotlight, says Ruggiero

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) Canada are entering a critical rebuilding phase ahead of next month s ice hockey Women s World Championship, retired US great Angela Ruggiero told Reuters, after falling to ​the US in the Milano Cortina Olympic gold medal game. Canada have ‌often had the upper hand in the countries rivalry, with five Olympic golds to three for the US. But US youth conquered Canadian experience in Milano Cortina, as an American roster loaded with collegiate talent held off the veterans from the north in a ‌spine-tingling ​finale. Eight months later, Canada announced a World Championship ⁠roster with seven tournament debutants ⁠at the worlds, with an eye towards replicating US success in developing young up-and-comers. They re going with a very young team, an inexperienced team that could really work in their favour, said Ruggiero, speaking to Reuters ​at the Women s Sports Foundation annual gala this week.   They re building for four years from now. So it w