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Quebec City shows the growth of women’s hockey in the province

Women's hockey is a sport that is consistently growing in Quebec as well as in Canada, which made Sunday's exhibition game between Team Canada and Team USA a notable event.

The Centre Videotron opened its doors for the international tuneup as 10,345 people filed in to see some of the best women’s hockey players in the world.

Four of the current players on the Canadian tryout roster are from the province of Quebec; goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens, defender Lauriane Rougeau, and forwards Mélodie Daoust and Marie-Philip Poulin.

Canada will be making five cuts from their roster of 28 down to 23 for the Olympics.