Poulin to captain Olympic hockey team

Marie-Philip Poulin was named captain of Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey team Monday. The 26-year-old from Beauceville, Que., has worn the “C” for Canada at world championship events and the Four Nations Cup the last four years. Poulin scored both the tying and overtime winner for Canada in the 2014 Olympic women’s hockey final. She also scored both goals in a 2-0 win over the U.S. in the 2010 final. Meghan Agosta of Ruthven, Ont., Brianne Jenner of Oakville, Ont., and Jocelyne Larocque of Ste. Anne, Man., were named alternate captains. Canada will attempt to win a fifth straight gold medal in women’s hockey after victories in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014.