Produced by USA Hockey and RightHand, Defending Their Ice: The Story Of The U.S. Women’s National Team, will give viewers an inside look at how the top women’s hockey players in the world are preparing to defend their world championship title on home soil.
The 30-minute episodes will dive into different aspects of what it takes to succeed both on and off the ice at the national team level and will offer a behind-the-curtain look at Team USA throughout the entirety of the 2023-24 season, starting from puck drop on game one of the Rivalry Series all the way to the final whistle of the Women’s World Championship in April.
All six of the 30-minute episodes will air on NHL Network, culminating on April 20.
Episode | Air Date | Time (ET/PT) | Network |
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Episode One - Trailblazers | Saturday, March 9 | 4:30 p.m. /1:30 p.m. | NHL Network |
Episode Two - Gearing Up | Saturday, March 16 | 5:30 p.m. /2:30 p.m. | NHL Network |
Episode Three - Icebreakers | Saturday, March 23 | 12 p.m. /9 a.m. | NHL Network |
Episode Four - A Global Game | Saturday, March 30 | 5:30 p.m. /2:30 p.m. | NHL Network |
Episode Five - The Chosen | Wednesday, April 3 | 9:30 p.m. /6:30 p.m. | NHL Network |
Episode Six - On The Brink Of Glory | Saturday, April 20 | 5:30 p.m. /2:30 p.m. | NHL Network |
*Times subject to change
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