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Ottawa's yet to be named Professional Women's Hockey League franchise might go by The Ambassadors in the interim. That's because the Canadian capitol team's roster features the largest mix of international talent of the newly established league's six franchises when play opens next week. The team is made up of 11 Canadians, seven Americans, two players from the Czech Republic, plus one each from Hungary, Germany and Japan. It's an early reflection of how the women's sport is growing internationally. Otherwise, the game's two global powers dominate the rosters with 76 hailing from Canada and 50 from the U.S.
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