1CA 7:0 FIN | Canada2 - Finland (U18 Women’s World Championship)

U18 Women’s World Championship

Russia – Sweden2	2:6 (end)	\|	Switzerland – Germany2	1:6 (end)	\|	USA – Czech Republic	13:1 (end)
Canada2 – Finland	7:0 (end)

final

Canada2

7:0 (3:0, 2:0, 2:0)

Finland

Tuesday 03.01.2012, 19:00 • U18 Women’s World Championship

Pre-game odds

1.01 12.0 15.0

		Welcome. Match will begin in 19:00.
		Starting line-ups: Canada: Maschmeyer – Ambrose, Krause, Crossley, Frazer, Richardson, Krzyzaniak, Roesler – Lefort, Mercer, Kohler – Stacey, Dufault, Connery – Clark, Woods, Sowchuck – Capizzano, MacAulay, Dubois – Brykaliuk. Finland: Ranne – Koivisto, Kilponen, Valkjärvi, Uppgärd, Lindholm, Viitasuo, Tuovinen, Meriläinen – Kotkaslahti, Ollikainen, Valkama – Rantanen, Alanko, Suokko – Ritari, Tulus, Nuutinen – Tanskanen, Vainionpää, Maamäki. Referees: Nelibová (CZE) – Bendářová (CZE), Connoly (USA).
		Welcome to the live coverage from the last game in group B in ice hockey U18 women's world championship between Canada and Finland. Thanks to the previous match, the Finnish have guarantee of the participation in quarterfinals even with a loss from the following match.
		The players are coming on ice.
	00:01	Match started.
	00:49	After one of the Canadians caught the puck, there will be a face-off in their defensive zone.
	01:14	Offside of team Canada.
	01:39	Catherine Dubois almost got the puck past the goal line, but Ranne was quick enough to make a pad save on her effort.
	01:53	Finland clears for icing.
	02:10	Kristiina Meriläinen (FIN) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
	02:32	Ranne makes a blocker-save on Ambrose's shot from the blueline.
	03:08	Bad pass from Connery and the Canadians lose the zone.
	03:35	Kohler's shot ends in Ranne's glove.
	04:00	Mercer had an opportunity with a wrist shot from the circles, but she wasn't succesful.
	04:10	Finland is in full strength.
	04:40	The Finnish clears the zone.
	04:58	Another holding of the puck. Face-off in the middle zone.
	05:13	Ranne covers a dump-in from Roesler.
	05:30	Goal for Team Canada! NICOLE CONNERY opens the scoreline with a rebound on Dufault's close range attempt. Assistance: Meghan Dufault.
	06:35	Canada pushes Finland around their own goal.
	06:46	Icing of team Finland.
	07:08	Crossley's shot was stopped by Ranne's pads.
	07:33	Stacey lost puck in the offensive zone and Kotkaslahti tried Maschmeyer from a counter-attack.
	08:10	The spectators are creating a brilliant ice-hockey atmosphere once again.
	09:16	Canada has the Finnish under pressure.
	09:29	Goal for Team Canada! EMILY CLARK took a puck from the scirmmage next to the goal, turn around the net and put it in. Without assitance.
	10:41	Goal for Team Canada! LAURA STACEY increases the lead of her team with a rebound after an unconvincing save from Ranne. Assistance: Meghan Dufault
	11:22	Reetta Valkjärvi (FIN) received a minor penalty for interference.
	11:39	Sarah Lefort (CAN) gets 2 minutes for slashing and equals the strength on both sides.
	12:12	Frazer's shot was blocked by the defenders.
	13:05	Ranne covers the space at her post against the backhand effort by Frazer.
	13:42	Both teams are in full strength.
	14:36	Dufault's deflection ends wide.
	15:11	Another save by Ranne and a face-off next to her.
	15:27	The Finnish clears the zone.
	15:58	Clark's shot was blocked.
	16:30	Another face-off in front of the Finnish goal. Finland can't reach the offensive zone.
	17:14	Vainionpää forechecked well, but the Canadians are experienced enough to hold the puck.
	17:52	Saana Valkama (FIN) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
	18:29	One of the Canadians was in the goal crease, so the referees send the game into the middle zone.
	19:05	Connery found Dufault with a wonderful pass across the zone, but Ranne made a brilliant pad save with against a one-timer.
	19:21	Jenna Suokko (FIN) gets 2 minutes penalty for tripping.
	20:00	First period finished.
		The Finnish defended the rest of the period, but they are still three goals down. They have been overplayed by the Canadians, which say the statistics of shots on goal. Canada has 33 attempts while Finlands just 2.
	20:01	Second period began.
	20:25	The Canadians continue in their powerplay.
	20:58	Offside of team Canada.
	21:26	Finland is in full strength.
	21:52	Tulus tried to get trought the defenders, but failed and Canada goes forward.
	22:57	The Finnish are in the offensive zone.
	23:49	Ranne saves against a shot from blueline and covers the puck to prevent the rebound.
	24:38	Bad passing play from the Canadians.
	25:09	Tulus shoots from the circles, but hits just the blocker of Maschmeyer.
	26:09	Krzyzaniak's shot was deflected, but Ranne stood well to stop the puck.
	27:06	Canada is still on puck.
	27:25	Ranne catches against another shot.
	27:47	The Finnish failed to get into the zone with puck.
	28:44	Ranne made another brilliant save as she streched across the crease and stopped the puck with end of her pad.
	29:18	Icing of team Finland.
	29:48	Clark's attempt from the crease was blocked over the bar.
	30:12	Ranne covers the puck. Face-off in the Finnish zone.
	30:29	Venla Kotkaslahti (FIN) gets a minor penalty for boarding.
	30:53	Ambrose with Stacey realeased some hard slap shots on the goal, but Ranne had a clear vision and no problems with them.
	31:52	Goal for Team Canada! Crossley found REBECCA KOHLER with a nice crossing pass and the goal-scorer just found a free space below the moving Ranne. Assistance: Alexis Crossley, Cayley Mercer
	32:59	Face-off next to Ranne.
	33:38	MacAulay shooted while falling down in the circle and Ranne blocked her effort away.
	34:44	Puck ends on a Canadian bench. Face-off in front of Ranne.
	35:26	Mercer's slap shot hits Ranne.
	35:44	Tanskanen didn't get past Roesler.
	36:42	Woods had a free space in between the circles, but her backhand shot was wide.
	37:34	Icing of team Canada.
	37:47	Rantanen finished on goal, but Maschmeyer was ready.
	38:07	Another saves by Maschmeyer who stopps the Finnish in their try to score the first one.
	38:19	Ranne makes a save against Dufault.
	38:29	Tanskanen was turning while she headed to the zone and the referees stops her for offside.
	39:10	Goal for Team Canada! Krzyzaniak released a shot from the blueline which was deflected by Connery. Ranne didn't hold the puck and MEGHAN DUFAULT tapped it into the open goal. Assistance: Nicole Connery, Halli Krzyzaniak
	40:00	Second period finished.
		Also second period was strictly directed by the Canadians. They have added two goals to their lead when they sent another 35 shots towards Ranne. On the other side, Maschmeyer had to show just 4 saves against the Finnish forwards.
	40:01	Third period began.
	40:27	Icing of team Canada.
	41:04	Rantanen didn't see Suokko in the middle ahead of the Canadian defenders and lost the puck.
	41:34	Ella Viitasuo (FIN) gets a minor penalty for interference.
	42:15	Ollikainen fell down while trying to get into a shooting position.
	43:06	Goal for Team Canada! Alexis Crossley sent a hard shot towards Ranne. The puck was deflected right in front of her by SARAH LEFORT and hit the gap below the Finnish goaltender. 6:0! Assistance: Alexis Crossley, Cayley Mercer
	44:27	Stacey didn't hit the puck well and Ranne sent it to the corner with a stick.
	44:51	Tulus were trying to get past Crossley while being hooked from behind. Crossley (CAN) gets a minor penalty.
	45:48	Canada plays well and clears the zone.
	46:30	Ambrose hit Rantanen on the board, but is not awarded by 2 minutes.
	46:58	Kotkaslahti tried to surprise Maschmeyer with a strike from behind the goal, but didn't succeed.
	48:02	Finland under pressure again.
	48:14	Goal for Team Canada! CYDNEY ROESLER scores a goal with a hard slap shot from the blueline. The puck ended behind Ranne after she hit the post. Assistence: Meghan Dufault.
	49:06	Jenna Suokko (FIN) is sent out for high-sticking.
	50:27	Finland clears the zone.
	50:58	Canada can't get into the zone.
	51:06	Finland in full strength.
	52:00	Icing of team Canada.
	52:26	Dubois hit the pads of Ranne.
	53:29	Canada is still on puck.
	54:06	Kohler's wrist shot ends in Ranne's glove.
	54:58	Canada holds the puck and Finland just clears the zone.
	55:53	Deflected puck ends in the crowd.
	56:36	There are 2.300 spectators here.
	56:36	Jenna Tuovinen (FIN) received a minor penalty for cross-checking.
	56:57	One of the Canadians was in the crease, so the game moves into the middle zone.
	57:18	Koivisto blocked out Mercer's shot.
	58:08	Suokko got into a breakaway and hit the post.
	58:26	Laura Vainionpää (FIN) gets a minor penalty for cross-checking too.
	58:36	Finland is in four again.
	59:11	Stacey's shot after Ambrose's pass was wide.
	59:24	Another save by Ranne and a face-off in the Finnish zone.
	60:00	Match finish.
		Canada won all matches in the group B after tonight's win over Finland. The spectators were chanting whole match and cheered the players up into their performances. (21:03:52)

Commentary by

Marek Kratochvíl

@marekratochvil

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 6. Connery (Dufault), 10. Clark, 11. Stacey (Dufault), 32. Kohler (Crossley, Mercer), 40. Dufault (Connery, Krzyzaniak), 44. Lefort (Crossley, Mercer), 49. Roesler (Dufault)

Canada2: Maschmeyer – Ambrose, Krause, Crossley, Frazer, Richardson, Krzyzaniak, Roesler – Lefort, Mercer, Kohler – Stacey, Dufault, Connery – Clark, Woods, Sowchuck – Capizzano, MacAulay, Dubois – Brykaliuk.

Finland: Ranne – Koivisto, Kilponen, Valkjärvi, Uppgärd, Lindholm, Viitasuo, Tuovinen, Meriläinen – Kotkaslahti, Ollikainen, Valkama – Rantanen, Alanko, Suokko – Ritari, Tulus, Nuutinen – Tanskanen, Vainionpää, Maamäki.

Referees: Nelibová (CZE) – Bendářová (CZE), Connoly (USA)

Attendance: 2300

1st period
	02:10
	05:30
	09:29
	10:41
	11:22
	11:39
	17:52
	19:21
1st intermission
2nd period
	30:29
	31:52
	39:10
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:34
	43:06
	48:14
	49:06
	56:36
	58:26
Final