Vancouver Goldeneyes draft pick Caroline “KK” Harvey has been dominant for the U.S. at the 2026 IIHF World Championships in Denmark, setting a new record en route to a gold-medal matchup. Harvey leads her country and the entire tournament in points, with six goals and nine assists for 15 points in six games. That total breaks a record she previously set at the tournament in 2023 for points from a defender. The U.S. defeated Finland 5-0 in the semifinals Sunday morning, with Harvey scoring the third goal. After the game, the 24-year-old phenom was presented with the IIHF Female Player of the Year award—an honour she won by a landslide, taking 77.3 per cent of the votes. 2026 was a dominant year for Harvey: she led the U.S. to an Olympic gold medal in Milano-Cortina and captured best defender and MVP honours; she won her third NCAA national championship with the Wisconsin Badgers; she was named winner of the Patty Kasmaier Memorial Award as the top collegiate player in the U.S., and she was drafted first overall by the Vancouver Goldeneyes in the Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft. Next up for Harvey is the gold medal game at the 2026 IIHF World Championships, with the U.S. slated to take on Canada, which defeated Sweden 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. A win for the U.S. would give Harvey her third gold medal in the tournament, after winning in 2023 and 2025. Harvey is expected to make her professional debut with the Goldeneyes when they open their season at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Dec. 5 against the Seattle Torrent. Speaking with CTV’s Your Morning Vancouver in June, Harvey set high expectations for herself and the team when asked whether the Goldeneyes would make the playoffs for the first time in her rookie season. “I think we set our expectations even higher. I think it’s winning a championship,” she said.
