A collection of 78 posts
Gold Medal Game Canada 3, USA 2 Canada coach Howie Draper said his team was coming together and I should have believed him. They peaked at exactly the right time and came out flying on Monday night, putting the US in a 3-0 hole they
Finland 1, Canada 2 You wouldn’t know it from watching this tournament, but Finland's best finish in the U18 Women's World Championships were bronze medals in 2011 and 2019. They made a huge stride forward this year, taking down Canada for the first time
Canada 7, Slovakia 0 It was a surprise for Canada to have dropped two of their three preliminary round games, ensuring they'd have to play a quarterfinal instead of getting a bye into the semis. But the short turnaround between last night's drubbing at the
United States 6, Sweden 1 The Americans got on the board quickly and moved into autopilot in their opening game. They capitalized on an early Sweden penalty as Laila Edwards lit the lamp just 23 seconds into the power play. She took a pass from
Switzerland cruised to an 8-1 record to clinch the first spot in the medal round. The team skipped by Silvana Tirinzoni was joined by Sweden as Anna Hasselborg's team overcame early hiccups to finish the round robin portion with a 7-2 record. At the Olympics,
Joel Johnson's bizarre bench management strategy ensured that the gold medal game against Canada was basically a foregone conclusion.