Canada didn't play their best game, but "not their best" was still good enough to take down Russia 7-0 and capture their first-ever bronze medal at the Women's Worlds. It'll now be a long and complicated summer for both Hockey Canada and
Well, this is absolutely not the best time to be a Canadian women's hockey player – but it might be the best time ever to be a Finnish one.
The stunning upset loss by Canada comes less than two weeks after the Canadian Women's Hockey League announced
The quarterfinals were pretty much as expected, with a couple of stunning goaltending performances in the mix. These set the stage for semifinals on Saturday: USA vs. Russia and Canada vs. Finland. These matchups may feel like foregone conclusions, but they're not free passes.
Nana Fujimoto
The Czech Republic gained an edge over Japan in a dramatic tilt. Denisa Křížová opened the scoring after Ayaka Toko gave up the puck behind the Japanese net, leading to a scramble in front of Nana Fujimoto, and Křížová was able to
These teams traded goals back and forth in this high-scoring affair, but ultimately the Czech offense came out on top with 5 goals to Sweden's 3.
Sweden opened the scoring in the dying seconds of a power play as Hanna Olsson took