Leader Hilary Knight, Amanda Kessel and also Tessa Janecke each racked up two times, and also the USA protected their tournament-record 22nd berth in the girls’s hockey globe champion gold-medal activity along with a 9-1 thrashing of the Czech Commonwealth on Sunday.
The success establishes yet another face-off versus cross-border rivalrous Canada in the national championship on Sunday. Canada, which squeezed out a 3-2 overtime get Sweden in the quarter-finals and also gained 5-1 over Switzerland in Sunday’s various other semi-final.
Canada (5-0) completed atop the Team A status observing a 4-3 duel get the Americans on Monday.
Along with 9 names to Canada’s 12, the United States (5-1) have actually certainly never overlooked a gold-medal activity in competition past history, and also they will certainly be actually finding to redeem the name after shedding to Canada in each of recent pair of finals.
Second-year instructor John Wroblewski’s selection to reconstruct a getting older lineup thus far has actually settled, along with a mix of pros – Knight and also Kessel – and also young people – Janecke and also Caroline Harvey – loading the scoresheet versus the Czechs.
The 33-year-old Knight additionally incorporated an aid to raise her Crew USA-record globe champion total amount to 98 factors. The 20-year-old Harvey recorded and also incorporated 4 supports to rear her team-leading competition total amount to thirteen factors. The 22-year-old Janecke right now possesses 3 objectives and also 6 factors in her competition launching.
Cayla Barnes possessed 3 supports while Friary Murphey and also Abby Roque additionally recorded. Aerin Frankel quit 14 tries to enhance her competition report to 4-1.
Adela Sapovalivova racked up for the Czechs, that are actually creating their Team A launching in the competition after succeeding their initial competition bronze award in 2013. This branded the 2nd direct year the Czechs have actually dropped to the United States in the partially, observing a 10-1 selection in in 2013’s competition in Denmark.
Blanka Skodova quit 15 tries and also was actually drawn after Murphy placed the Americans up 4-0 at the 8:13 symbol of the 2nd time. Katerina Zechovska made it possible for 5 objectives on 26 tries.
Along with the United States leading 1-0 after the initial time period, Knight slashed two times in a stretch of 1:28 during the course of a 2nd time period through which the Americans slashed 5 opportunities. Barnes established Knight’s initial objective to turn a 2-on-1 split 4:22 in to the time period. Knight after that created it 3-0 along with a power-play objective through which she hinted in Harvey’s go coming from the left side aspect.
Producing her 13th globe champion look, Knight possesses 5 objectives in 6 competition activities, branding the 8th opportunity she’s racked up at the very least 5. It additionally signifies the 8th opportunity she has actually uploaded at the very least 9 factors.
The United States and also Canada have actually bet gold in twenty of the previous 21 events, except 2019, when the Americans beat Finland 3-2 in a duel after the Finns defeated Canada in the partially.
Canada are actually the two-time standing up for globe champs, finishing the Americans’ operate of 5 direct labels along with a 3-2 OT get the United States in 2021 in Calgary. Canada beat the United States 2-1 in the ultimate in 2013 in Denmark. The Canadians additionally are actually the standing up for Olympic champs after a 3-2 get the Americans at the 2022 Beijing Video games.
