Is Marie-Philip Poulin playing today? Latest injury news for Canada legend arrives before Finland game

Canada's women's hockey team enters Thursday's final Olympics preliminary game in need of a bounceback.

The Canadians were thrashed 5-0 by the United States in a game in which they didn't have their fearless leader, Marie-Philip Poulin.

Now, Canada takes on Finland in a rescheduled contest after the Finnish team couldn't play a week ago due to the norovirus.

Canada has a solid chance to bounce back, but Poulin's status is a different story.

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Is Marie-Philip Poulin playing today?

No, the legendary Poulin remains out for the Thursday matchup with Finland.

Canada will hope to get her back at some point in the knockout round.

“She felt well," Canada coach Troy Ryan told TSN on Thursday, "Obviously not good enough right now to put her in the game (against Finland) so an extra couple days will do her justice.”

On Monday, Poulin took a hard hit to her head area during the first period from Czechia's Krystina Kaltounkova. Poulin left the ice and headed down the tunnel behind the Canada bench. She wasn't on the bench at all to start the second period.

Poulin wasn't officially ruled out for the U.S. game on Tuesday until shortly before it began.

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The 34-year-old Poulin was the IIHF Female Player of the Year in 2025 and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. 

She scored both of Canada's goals in the 2010 gold medal game against the U.S. in Vancouver.

In the 2014 gold medal game, Poulin scored the game-tying and game-winning goals as Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 in overtime.

The United States got the gold in 2018, but in 2022, two Poulin goals got Canada past the U.S. again for another gold.

Clearly, Poulin is one of the all-time greats. For Canada to get back to the gold medal game, and potentially avenge this tournament's defeat to the United States, it'll need her back on the ice.

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