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Friday, March 31, 2017

USA Women's Hockey World Championships

USA Women's Hockey World Championships

by, Billy Mumphrey

Update 3 (4/3/17)

Game 3. USA vs. Finland, 5-3 W

Goals: Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne, Hilary Knight, Hannah Brandt, Jocelyn Lamoureux

The United States Women showed why they were the best in the world in tonights third and final game of the group stage. Team Finland after beating Canada came after Team USA with reckless abandon. Finland scored first shocking the US, but Hilary Knight equaled the game at 1-1. In the second period the US put in two more goals, but Finland never gave up coming back in the third period tieing the game at 3-3. The US held strong and continued to pepper the Finish Goalie and put one in to make it 4-3. USA finished first in their group stage.

Update 2 (4/1/17)

Game 2. USA vs Russia, 7-0 W

Goals: Amanda Kessel, Kendall Coyne, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Brianna Decker, Kendall Coyne, Brianna Decker

The USA Women’s Hockey Team scored an impressive 7 goals on a tough Russian counterpart today to win 7-0 in their second of three preliminary group stage games. After four first period USA penalties, the Americans settled down and got a late first period goal from Amanda Kessel. They then put in three second period goals (Kendall Coyne, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Jocelyne Lamoureux) to increase the lead to 4-0. Brianna Decker finished a tick-tack-toe line pass to make it 5-0 USA. Kendall Coyne put the cherry on top to make it 6-0 and Brianna Decker the scoring machine put in one with seconds left in the game to make it a 7-0 Final. Team Russia played hard, but the Americans were just too fast and came too hard. The women will finish their three games with Finland at 7:30 on Monday night.

Update 1 (3/31/17)

Game 1. USA vs. Canada, 2-0 W

Goals: Brianna Decker, Gigi Marvin

The USA Women's Hockey Team sent a message to the rest of the world tonight with their impressive 2-0 win over rival Team Canada. From the first drop of the puck both teams battled back and forth gaining equal chances to score. Mid-way through the second period USA's Brianna Decker tapped in a sick backdoor pass from Emily Pfalzer to take the lead 1-0. And early in the third period Gigi Marvin rocketed one from the point past Canada's tough goaltender to make it 2-0. What's most impressive is not just the win, but the fact that the USA team had no practices under their belt prior to the tournament and no training camp. Tomorrow, the women take on Team Russia at 3:30 on the NHL Network.

Tournament at a Glance (3/30/17)

After a long hard fought battle and boycott to bring awareness and acknowledgment to women's hockey, the USA Women's team must turn around today and face one of it's fiercest competitors, Canada!

The recent boycott has taken center stage, as it should, to level out the playing field and offer equal opportunity for women in sports on the national front. And while this fight is essential and important, the women of the USA Women's National Team, have an equally difficult battle on their hands today.

The group stage of the Women's Hockey IIHF World Championships gets play underway and the USA have a really tough schedule.

7:30 PM, Friday, March 31, 2017

USA vs. Canada - Preliminary - NHL Network

3:30 PM, Saturday, April 1, 2017

USA vs. Russia - Preliminary - NHL Network

7:30 PM, Monday, April 3, 2017

USA vs. Finland - Preliminary - NHL Network

The USA Women have won 7 of the last 11 Gold Medals in the World Championships, although Canada won a devastating bout in the Gold Medal Game of the Sochi Olympics.

USA Players to Watch