Canada must wear IIHF-approved jerseys at world women’s hockey championship

TORONTO — Hockey Canada says its players have yet to see the jerseys they will be required to wear at the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship.

The organization said in a release Wednesday that Canada will be required to wear jerseys designed by the International Ice Hockey Federation and its jersey supplier True Hockey, starting Friday, when the women’s national team faces Sweden in Herning, Denmark.

The requirement comes during a dispute between member nations and the IIHF over the control of commercial rights for national team jerseys.

The IIHF announced an agreement with True Hockey in a press release last October that stated the company would be the “exclusive supplier of team uniforms and apparel for all IIHF member national associations for all international events” beginning in 2026-27.