The final prelims saw Team USA and Team Canada beating Sweden and Finland, respectively, before heading to the usual bronze and gold medal games, cementing that the tournament's final standings would remain the same for a fourth straight year.
Pernilla Winberg nearly put
Day 2 of Four Nations Cup action completed on Wednesday with Sweden vs. Finland and USA vs. Canada. The final two prelims take place today (Friday, November 9).
These teams looked more evenly matched than they have in some time, and Team Sweden managed to give Finland
This game began with mild confusion as the captains were called to center ice for a ceremonial face-off. The U.S. starters looked back and forth at one another and at their bench before Gigi Marvin, who was neither on the ice nor wearing the captain's C,
The Four Nations Cup is often an experimental time for the teams who participate, but even more so this year. The annual tournament, which takes place outside of regular IIHF international play, takes place early in November and is a good time for programs to test things out (young players,
Team USA and Team Canada earned a pair of 5-0 victories in the semifinals to punch their tickets to the Olympic gold medal game. Team USA triumphed easily over Finland, who committed some early defensive lapses. Team Canada went up 1-0 and then 2-0 over the Olympic athletes from Russia
