BOSTON— The Northeastern women's hockey program will be represented by six Huskies who are set to compete for two different countries at the 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship from Nov. 6-16 in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark.
Alums Gwyneth Philips, Aerin Frankel and Hayley Scamurra will represent the U.S. Women's National Team. Additionally, current student-athletes Alessia Baechler and Ivana Wey will join alum Alina Mueller on Switzerland's roster. Assistant coach Melissa Piacentini will also serve as the video coach for the U.S. Women's National Team.
The Americans will look to defend their title after capturing gold at the 2025 World Championship. The U.S. is also coming off a gold-medal run at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics.
Both teams open the tournament against each other on Friday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) at Hockey Arena Esbjerg in Group A play.
