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The women's team were originally scheduled to begin a
seven-day training camp on Wednesday in Traverse City, Michigan,
and play an exhibition game against Finland on Saturday but USA
Hockey said neither would happen.
USA Hockey also said it anticipated staging a training camp in
Plymouth, Michigan, where the week-long tournament begins on
March 31.
"USA Hockey sincerely regrets that fans in Traverse City will
not have the opportunity to see the U.S. Women’s National Team
train on this occasion," it said in a statement.
Earlier this week, the two sides said they had held productive
talks and would continue discussions this week in the hope of
reaching a deal.
Asked for an update on the state of discussions, a lawyer for
the players told Reuters in an email: "No updates. Same
optimism."
The women's team, citing a lack of progress in year-long
negotiations, last week threatened not to report for training
camp unless adequate progress in the dispute was made.
USA Hockey then imposed a deadline of last Thursday for the team
to decide whether to play in the tournament being hosted by the
U.S. but the players opted to let that deadline pass.
(Editing by Clare Fallon)
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