Everything went according to plan for the Americans in the preliminary round of the IIHF Women’s World Championships. Team USA handily beat every team they faced — including Canada, who were outshot 30-18 by Carp & Co.
The Canadians, on the other hand, were nearly forced to play a quarterfinal game after taking two losses (!) in the round robin, one to the USA and one to Finland. Team Canada is rewarded with a semifinal rematch against the Finns (#BCFinnterruption in full effect!), while the Americans get the far, far easier matchup against Germany.
2017 IIHF Women’s World Championships
The Semifinals
Date: Thursday, April 6th, 2017
Time: 7:30pm EDT
Watch: Live stream at NHL.