Canada takes on reigning Olympic bronze medalists Germany in Olympic opener

Offense is key to taking down highly-touted Die Honamas



It’s game day in Tokyo and Canada begins their Olympic campaign against world-number-5 Germany.The four-time Olympic gold medallists, Die Honamas, qualified for the 2020 Games by thoroughly defeating Austria in the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers 5-0 and 5-3 in the two-leg battle in Mönchengladbach. Most recently, Germany lost in penalties in the European Hockey Championships final match to Belgium, walking away with the silver medal.