The Canadian women’s ice hockey team is embracing the fun of its journey at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
One way they’re trying to do so: Their mascot.
One of their players, Emma Maltais, was gifted a wooden loon. That has taken on the role of representing the team.
They’ve named it Wolf Bird.
It even got a role in a post-match interview on Saturday:
her holding it up to mic is killing me https://t.co/d980BciAiq pic.twitter.com/vkR7HvDfzH
— TK🍉 (@CrazySadAzn) February 14, 2026
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Canada played its women’s hockey quarterfinal on Saturday, handling Germany comfortably, 5-1.
The Canadians are on to the semifinals, with the United States on the opposite side of the bracket.
It’s been expected all along that Team USA and Canada would meet in the gold medal match. They’re each one win away from that.
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The United States won 5-0 when they played in the preliminary round, although Marie-Philip Poulin wasn’t available for Canada in that one.
And besides, the Canadian squad has Wolf Bird on their side now. That’s gotta help.
