Team Canada is in Group A and will open the tournament against Chinese Taipei at 3:30pm CDT (4:30pm EDT) on Saturday and will complete its preliminary round schedule with a doubleheader Sunday against China at 11:00am CDT (12:30pm EDT) and the United States at 6:30pm CDT (7:30pm EDT). Group B will feature Czechia, Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
At the conclusion of the preliminary round, the top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Round, with the bottom two competing in the placement round.
Team Canada earned their spot in the World Cup Finals after finishing second at the 2024 WBSC U18 Women’s World Cup Group C Stage in Dallas, Tex. last year.
The Canadian team is led by head coach Keith Mackintosh (Melfort, Sask.), who will be joined by assistant coaches Mel Basilio (Oshawa, Ont.) and Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, Ont.). The roster includes five (5) returning athletes who competed at the 2024 U18 Women’s World Cup Group C Stage.
TEAM CANADA ROSTER
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Raphaelle | Bouchard | Boischatel, Que. |
| Cece | Brown | Maple Ridge, B.C. |
| Chantal | Carrière | Brampton, Ont. |
| Cali | Chapman | Houston, Tex. |
| Serena | D’Amico | Niagara Falls, Ont. |
| Deschanel | Donovan | Langley, B.C. |
| Abigail | Findlay | Windsor, Ont. |
| Skylar | Flanagan | Brenham, Tex. |
| Emma | Frisky | Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Isabella | Gill | Mission, B.C. |
| Tegan | Harnett | Maple Ridge, B.C. |
| Avery | Hess | Waterloo, Ont. |
| Avery | Porter | Columbia, Mont. |
| Rylee | Ruppel | Maple Ridge, B.C. |
| Katherine | Thiessen | Lloydminster, Alta. |
| Avery | Tucker | Milton, Ga. |
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Keith Mackintosh | Melfort, Sask. |
| Assistant Coach | Melissa Basilio | Oshawa, Ont. |
| Assistan Coach | Kaleigh Rafter | Guelph, Ont. |
| Athletic Therapist | Nikki Antonopoulos | Toronto, Ont. |
| Manager | Angela Ballantyne | Ottawa, Ont. |
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Laura | MacMillan | Penticton, C.-B. |
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 27 | Chinese Taipei | 3:30pm CDT / 4:30pm EDT |
| Sept. 28 | China | 11:00am CDT / 12:00pm EDT |
| Sept. 28 | United States | 6:30pm CDT / 7:30pm EDT |
| Sept. 29 | Super/Placement Round | TBD |
| Sept. 30 | Super/Placement Round | TBD |
| Oct. 1 | Medal Round | TBD |
