U.S. women's hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield blasted this week's decision to cancel the 2021 Women's World Championship.
The decision was made Wednesday by health officials in Nova Scotia out of safety concerns because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament had been scheduled to be held in Halifax and Truro from May 6-16.
"This does not mean that we will not have a Women’s World Championship in 2021," International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel said. "We owe it to every single player that was looking forward to getting back on the ice after such a difficult year that we do everything possible to ensure this tournament can be moved to new dates and played this year.