Karissa Donkin

Karissa Donkin is a journalist in CBC's Atlantic investigative unit. You can reach her at [email protected].

Latest from Karissa Donkin

A mark once thought unbreakable, can Poulin eclipse Wickenheiser's Canadian points record?

Over more than two decades wearing the maple leaf, icon Hayley Wickenheiser amassed a whopping 379 points for her country. While the record seems safe, one active player continues to keep climbing the list: Marie-Philip Poulin.

What we learned about Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off ahead of Milano-Cortina Olympics

Canada's leadership will put together another best-of-the-best men's hockey team in less than a year for the 2026 Olympics.

PWHL's decision on expansion franchises to come in 4 to 6 weeks

The 6-team Professional Women's Hockey League is exploring adding as many as 2 teams as early as next season.

With a packed PWHL schedule, is there still room for a Canada-U.S. Rivalry Series?

Players, staff say they still see a role for series against Canada's biggest on-ice rival. Team Canada will have 'training blocks' next season ahead of the Olympics in February 2026.
THE BUZZER

Picking Canada's all-century women's hockey lineup

CBC Sports' daily newsletter selects the top Canadian women's hockey players of the last 25 years.

Reigning PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner to make season debut with Sceptres after injury

Spooner's return comes as Toronto suffers another injury blow, after Sarah Nurse was hurt playing for Team Canada in the Rivalry Series last week. She's been moved to long-term injury reserve and will be out 'indefinitely.'
1 YEAR OUT

How Cindy Klassen became an Olympic legend 19 years ago in Italy

Cindy Klassen became the only Canadian athlete to win five medals at one Games 19 years ago in Italy. With the Winter Olympics returning to the country, this time in Milan-Cortina, in exactly one year, the Winnipeg native is still amazed at what she accomplished.
1 Year Out

Projecting the Canadian women's hockey roster looking to defend gold at 2026 Games

Many of the players who won an Olympic title in Beijing in 2022 look to return in Milan-Cortina, Italy in 2026.

Canada-U.S. Rivalry Series's final stop resumes set against backdrop of off-ice political tension

The final leg of the women's hockey Rivalry Series begins on Thursday in Halifax. It's the latest chapter in one of the most bitter rivalries in all of sport.

How a teenage sensation is growing women's hockey in her native Slovakia

Nela Lopušanová rose to fame after scoring a viral lacrosse-style "Michigan" goal at the Under-18 Women's World Championship two years ago. Her goal now is to lead her country to its first Olympic tournament berth since 2010, all while growing the sport in Slovakia and showing other female players in her country what is possible.