The IIHF Women’s World Championships wraps up this weekend after some surprising quarterfinal results where history was made. It’s a fair statement that the medal rounds for the Women’s championship are very predictable. What most people making that fact into a criticism don’t know, because they don’t watch it, is the the Men’s World Championships has featured Canada vs Finland in the final three years in a row. The 2018 men’s final with surprise semifinal winners Sweden and Switzerland was a refreshing change from the all Canada all the time run of things.
The USA and Canada absolutely dominate in women’s play, and the chances of them losing in a quarterfinal is tiny.