Hockey Canada clarifies that Nurse didn't decline invite, she's unable to attend camp

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-10 · by The Canadian Press

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Hockey Canada clarified on Saturday that Sarah Nurse did not decline an invitation to attend the national team’s camp for the upcoming women’s world championship but was instead unable to participate due to unspecified circumstances. Nurse was replaced by Alexia Aubin from Colgate University in the camp roster announced by Hockey Canada earlier, which includes 48 players initially invited. The seven-day camp is taking place at Videotron Centre in Quebec City leading up to the selection of the final 25-player team for the championship set to start on November 6 in Denmark.
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Hockey Canada removed Sarah Nurse, a veteran forward and three-time Olympian, from the Canadian women’s hockey team selection camp roster on November 2 due to unforeseen circumstances. The replacement player is Alexia Aubin, a college student from Lévis, Quebec, who plays for Colgate University. Initially, Hockey Canada did not provide a reason for Nurse's removal but later clarified that she was unable to attend the camp rather than declining the invitation as first reported. The change occurred on the first day of the seven-day selection camp in Quebec City, where 42 players are competing for spots on Canada’s world championship team, which will consist of 25 players. The 2024 women's world championship is scheduled to take place from November 6 to 16 in Esbjerg and Herning, Denmark.

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“Both articles describe the same roster change for Sarah Nurse being replaced by Alexia Aubin at the Canadian women's hockey team selection camp in Quebec City.”

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Canada Hockey Canada PWHL QUÉBEC world championship

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Nurse PERSON · 9× Canada GPE · 3× Hockey Canada ORG · 3× PWHL ORG · 2× Alexia Aubin PERSON · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Daniele Sauvageau PERSON · 1× QUÉBEC GPE · 1× Quebec City GPE · 1× Sarah Nurse PERSON · 1×

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QUÉBEC - Hockey Canada clarified Saturday that forward Sarah Nurse did not decline an invitation to the national team’s camp ahead of the upcoming women’s world championship, but instead was unable to attend.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-10
🔮 “There may be circumstances that have changed between when we announced the team and now, leading to the replacement,” Canadian team general manager Daniele Sauvageau told reporters at camp on Friday.

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

QUÉBEC - Hockey Canada clarified Saturday that forward Sarah Nurse did not decline an invitation to the national team’s camp ahead of the upcoming women’s world championship, but instead was unable to attend. asserted
Nurse → clarify → championship
The organization announced a roster change Thursday in a social media post on the first day of camp in Quebec City and did not provide a reason. asserted
organization → announce → reason
Nurse was replaced by college forward Alexia Aubin. asserted
Nurse → replace → Aubin
“There may be circumstances that have changed between when we announced the team and now, leading to the replacement,” Canadian team general manager Daniele Sauvageau told reporters at camp on Friday. uncertain
Sauvageau → change → Friday
Nurse was one of 48 players originally invited to attend the camp at Videotron Centre, Hockey Canada announced Sept. 28. asserted
Canada → invite → Centre
Neither the organization nor Nurse’s PWHL team, the Vancouver Goldeneyes, provided details on why Nurse was unable to participate. asserted
Nurse → provide → details
A message left with Nurse’s agent was not immediately returned. asserted
message → leave → agent
Canada’s world championship team of 25 players will be selected from the group invited to the seven-day camp. asserted
team → select → camp
When asked for details about the roster change last Thursday night, a Hockey Canada spokesperson said Nurse had declined the invite and the organization respected her decision. asserted
organization → ask → decision
Since Nurse was on the initial invite list, she was still a part of the team’s process through camp, the spokesperson added in the email. asserted
spokesperson → add → email
Nurse, a three-time Olympian, set a tournament points and assists record en route to gold at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. asserted
Nurse → set → Beijing
She helped Canada’s women win world championships in 2021, 2022 and 2024. asserted
women → help → 2021
The 31-year-old missed almost eight weeks of the Goldeneyes’ first PWHL season after her arm was injured in the season opener. asserted
arm → miss → opener
Nurse scored the first goal in franchise history in that game. asserted
Nurse → score → game
The 20-year-old played for Canada’s development team in a three-game summer series against the United States. asserted
old → play → States
The women’s world championship will be played in Esbjerg and Herning, Denmark, beginning Nov 6. asserted
championship → play → Nov
The U.S. is the defending champion. asserted
U.S. → defend → ?
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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