With two days until the start of the women's hockey world championship in Denmark, Canada has yet to see what it will be wearing.
Hockey Canada said Wednesday its women's team must don a jersey designed by the IIHF due to an ongoing commercial rights dispute.
However, the organization has yet to see the IIHF sweaters, it said.
"Our team remains focused on the tournament and representing our country proudly on and off the ice," Hockey Canada said.
The IIHF announced an agreement with True Hockey in a press release in October that stated the company would be the "exclusive supplier of team uniforms and apparel for all IIHF member national associations for all international events" beginning in 2026-27, but it remains unclear if the deal in question was completed.
Hockey Canada and USA Hockey, meanwhile, have apparel and jersey contracts of their own in place with Bauer and CCM, respectively, and have been pushing back in a Swiss court.
IIHF bylaws state it has final approval on jersey designs, but member national associations (MNA) "retain all rights related to their national team logo, emblem and uniform design." The document goes on to say, "the IIHF shall not use MNA team jerseys for commercial purposes unless approval is provided by the respective MNA."
Canada opens the women's world championship against Sweden on Friday. The Americans face Switzerland later that day.
The North American foes split a two-game exhibition series leading up to the event.