Jessie Eldridge scored with 15 seconds left to play but Canada's women's national hockey team still lost to the Cranbrook Bucks 8-3 on Tuesday.

Melodie Daoust and Julia Gosling also scored for Canada in the exhibition game.

Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 35 of 39 shots in the first two periods for Canada and Kristen Campbell turned aside 14-of-18 shots in the third.

Tyson Dyck had a hat trick for the Bucks, a team from the junior-A BCHL. Noah Quinn added two goals and two assists, while Liam Hansson, Kellan Hjartarson&nbsp;and Brendan Rogers also scored.

Canada's hockey women drop Olympic prep opener to B.C. men's junior A squad

Sarah Fillier had the only goal for Canada's women's national hockey team in Monday's 5-1 loss to the Trail Smoke Eaters on Monday in B.C. The women will play a Cranbrook men's squad Tuesday as they continue their preparation for the Beijing Olympics.

Sarah Fillier scored the lone goal for Canada's women’s team in Monday's 5-1 defeat to the Trail Smoke Eaters men's junior A team in B.C.

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Nathan Airey made 20 saves for the win in net.

Neither team scored on the power play. Canada was 0 for 6 and Cranbrook was 0 for 2.

Poulin scores beautiful OT winner to clinch Canada gold at the worlds

Marie-Philip Poulin scored a fantastic goal to give Canada the 3-2 win and their first gold medal at the worlds since 2012.

Canada's Melodie Daoust, seen above in 2020, scored in her team's 8-3 exhibition loss to the junior-A BCHL's Cranbrook Bucks on Tuesday.

Canadian women's hockey team loses 2nd straight exhibition to junior A opponent

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