CALGARY, Alta. –  Sini Karjalainen, Sammy Kolowrat '19, Tynka Pátková and Natálie Mlýnková are set to participate at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championships in Calgary, Alberta. The ten-team tournament begins Friday and runs August 20-31 at the WinSports Arena. Karjalainen will represent Finland in Group A while the other three are all on the Czech Republic team in Group B.
 
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"It's a real honor to watch so many players with ties to our program participate on the international stage," said Head Coach Jim Plumer. "This World Championship has been a long wait for Sini Karjalainen, who made her first national team in 2020 prior to World's being canceled due to COVID-19. And the delay this year allowed Natálie Mlynková and Tynka Pátková to recover from injuries and be named to the Czech Republic team.  I am thrilled for this opportunity for them as well as Sammy Kolowrat to compete for a World Championship.  It's going to be a great tournament and I know it will help prepare them for our upcoming season, as well as for their Olympic dreams next year."
 
Former Catamount captain Chelsea Rapin '12 will also be in Calgary working as an on-ice official. Rapin has extensive experience on the international stage having worked previous Four Nations Cup events and Under-18 IIHF World Championships.
 
Fans in the United States will be able to follow the Catamounts in action on ESPN+ and the NHL Network. In Canada, all the games will be broadcast on TSN's channels. The semifinals and medal round games will air exclusively on the NHL Network in the United States.
 
Preliminary Round Broadcast Schedule (all times ET)
Friday, August 20
Czech Republic vs. Denmark – 2 p.m. ESPN+
Finland vs. Canada – 6 p.m. NHL Network
 
Sunday, August 22
Czech Republic vs. Hungary – 2p.m. ESPN+
Finland vs. USA – 9:30 p.m. NHL Network
 
Monday, August 23
Czech Republic vs. Japan – 6 p.m. ESPN+
 
Wednesday, August 25
Finland vs. Russia – 2 p.m. ESPN+
Czech Republic vs. Germany – 6 p.m. ESPN+
 
Thursday, August 26
Finland vs. Switzerland – 2 p.m. ESPN+