The women’s hockey world championship is heating up.
On the ice, the quarterfinals at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ont., begin Thursday. Canada takes on Sweden, while other matchups feature U.S.-Germany, Finland-Czech Republic and Switzerland-Japan.
Off the ice, the temperature reached 26 degrees on Wednesday and is supposed to remain warm through Sunday’s medal games.
Canada, which went 4-0 in group play, enters the knockout stage with a sunny disposition.
“Even something as simple as the sun coming out is such a big thing for the girls, just to get out of the hotel and get to walk and I think that increases some
