Shirt row before the World Cup - Canada plays without the maple leaf

The trips have been several before the announcement from the Canadian Hockey Association came on Thursday night Swedish time. On the association's social media, they announced that during the Women's Hockey World Cup in Denmark, which begins on Friday, Canada will not be playing in their usual match uniforms.

"Although we have yet to see the jersey Canada will be playing in on Friday," the Canadian Hockey Association wrote.

What is clear is that there will be a neutral, generic design on the red and white match shirt, and according to Canadian broadcaster TSN, which broadcasts the World Cup, there will be no maple leaf on its front.

The background to the shirt dispute is that the IIHF, the international ice hockey confederation, presented a collaboration with True Hockey at the end of last year. As of this season, they are the exclusive supplier of match kits and clothing at international events.

Canada, which has an agreement with another company, believes they themselves control the commercial rights to the jerseys. Even the United States, which also has an agreement with a third company, shares that view.

The rights dispute, which the United States and Canada have taken to a Swiss court, according to The Athletic, is still not completely resolved after several rounds. Something that made it uncertain for a long time which jerseys the two teams' players would wear during the World Cup.

The USA will also play in specially designed jerseys during the championship.