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CALGARY — Perry Pearn has been dismissed as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team, less than three months before the start of the world championship.
"We have made a difficult decision to relieve Perry Pearn of his head coaching duties," said Gina Kingsbury, Hockey Canada's director of national teams, in a statement to The Canadian Press on Thursday. Canada was upset by host Finland in the 2019 world championship semifinal and did not play the United States for gold for the first time in the history of the tournament.Canada is 2-2 against the reigning world and Olympic champion Americans this season.
Pearn resumed head coaching duties for December's first two games of a five-game Rivalry Series against the U.S. Canada lost 4-1 in Hartford, Conn., and 2-1 in Moncton. The remaining games are set for Feb. 3 in Victoria, Feb. 5 in Vancouver and Feb. 8 in Anaheim, Calif.
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