The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championships will forever be remembered in tandem with the stand that the US Women's National Team took -- and won -- in demanding equal treatment from USA Hockey.
But beyond the headlines (which all but wrote themselves), there was a lot to learn about each
Russia upset Finland to win the bronze medal in a shootout on Monday evening. Olga Sosina and Anna Shukina scored on Meeri Räisänen to bring Russia their third ever medal at the Women's Worlds -- they also won bronze in 2013 and 2001.
The game was tightly
The preliminary match between Team USA and Team Canada in the 2016 IIF Women's Worlds was knotted at 0-0 for much of the evening, but it wasn't short on action. At both ends of the ice, goaltenders Alex Rigsby and Emerance Maschmeyer were repeatedly called upon to make huge saves;
The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championships begin tonight in Kamloops, British Columbia.
In addition to being yet another opportunity to witness the great United States vs. Canada hockey rivalry, the tournament is an important step along the road to the next Olympics which many casual fans can miss out on.
