Team Canada defeats Team USA 6–5 in overtime at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships
The GIST: After losing the IIHF World Championship (WWHC) at home to Team USA last April, Canada returned the favor last night, defeating the Americans 6–5 in overtime to win their 13th World Championship. The greatest rivalry in sports lives on.
How it happened: Sixty minutes wasn’t enough to settle the score, with the teams going tit-for-tat to a 5–5 score through three periods. Canada’s captain clutch Marie-Philip Poulin — who hadn’t scored all tourney — peaked at the right time, notching two, with Team USA’s Hilary Knight (who’s now the most decorated WWHC athlete) willing her team to fight until the end.
- But it was Canada’s Danielle Serdachny who scored the game-winner during the 3x3 overtime, taking advantage of the power play to put home the golden goal.
Looking ahead: It’s only up from here for women’s hockey. USA Hockey recently reported that for the first time ever, over 100K women are registered to play across the country.
- And for the first time in five years, instead of waiting for the next WWHC or Olympics to face off against each other, the national team players will return to their respective pro teams in the PWHL.
- After an international break, the PWHL is in its final stretch of the regular season before the playoffs begin the week of May 6th. Only up from here.
