Team USA and Team Canada are set for a rematch at the IIHF Women’s World Championship after both won their respective semifinals Saturday to advance to the gold medal game Sunday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Team USA dominated Czechia in its 9-1 semifinal win while Canada trounced Switzerland 5-1.
- This year’s gold medal game will be a replay of last year’s final, where Canada defeated Team USA 2-1 in Herning, Denmark.
- The Americans exploded in the second period by scoring five goals, including two from captain Hilary Knight. Amanda Kessel scored the first goal of the game in the first period and added another in the second.
- Sarah Fillier netted a hat trick in Canada’s win over Switzerland while Jamie Lee Rattray and Rebecca Johnston added the other two goals.
The Athletic’s instant analysis:
How has Team USA looked so far?
There were some changes to the U.S. roster heading into this tournament that could have been worrisome — there are a lot of young players, and some locker room favorites were left at home — but that hasn’t appeared to be an issue.
“I think we had a really tough selection camp leading into here and you never know how people are going to respond after that,” Knight said. “I think our team has responded perfectly.”
The 2023 roster has…
