Canada survives penalties and blown lead to beat USA, 5-4
Canada reclaims gold at Women's Worlds! Photo: Dave Sandford / HHOF-IIHF Images
BURLINGTON – Caroline Ouellette knocked in her second goal of the game at 1:50 of overtime to give Canada a 5-4 win and the gold medal at the Women's World Championship. It was another epic battle between the two superpowers of women's hockey.
Compelling Schelling stops 50 shots in 6-2 win over Finland
Switzerland celebrates their historic bronze-medal win. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
BURLINGTON – Switzerland rallied twice in the first, scored the only goal of the second, and poured it on in the third to win its first ever medal—a bronze—at the Women’s World Championship by beating Finland, 6-2.
Overtakes USA in World Ranking thanks to gold in Burlington
ZURICH – Canada claims back the top position in the IIHF Women’s World Ranking after its overtime victory in the gold medal game against the U.S. in the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship.