Game Report 161		IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship
PLAYED AT: PSG Arena Date: Jan 10, 2017 GAME NOTES: BELL NETS OT WINNER TO SEND CANADA OVER U.S. AT WORLDS JASON LA ROSE ZLIN, Czech Republic – Ashton Bell (Deloraine, Man./Westman, MFMHL) was the overtime hero, scoring 1:57 into the extra period to give Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team a 1-0 win over the United States to conclude preliminary-round play Tuesday at the 2017 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship. The victory gives Canada top spot in Group A; it’s the first time the Canadians have beaten their rivals at the world championship since the 2014 gold medal game, a span of five games. Bell did it all on the game-winner, back-checking to strip the puck from an American in the neutral zone before turning up-ice, cutting onto the left wing and picking the top corner on goaltender Alex Gulstene. The game was a battle of the goaltenders, with Gulstene and Canadian counterpart Danika Ranger (Uxbridge, Ont./Durham West, PWHL) combining to stop 52 of the 53 shots directed their way. Both teams had their chances in the first period, with the Americans getting three power-play chances, and the Canadians enjoying a pair of man advantages, but neither team could find the back of the net. The best chance for Canada came just over six minutes in when Gabrielle David (Drummondville, Que./Limoilou, CEGEP) raced away on a shorthanded breakaway, only to be turned away by the left pad of Gulstene. The Canadians held a 12-8 advantage in shots on goal in the second period before the teams were even 7-7 in an end-to-end third, leading to the three-on-three overtime and Bell’s game-winner. Canada will wait for the results of the quarter-finals on Thursday to find out who they will face when the puck drops on the semifinals on Friday (10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT). Visiting Team: Canada Home Team: United States
CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Ranger, Danika G 30   D’Astous-Moreau, Édith   2   Beres, Maegan   4   Wood, Shelby   6   Elia, Nara   7   Veillette, Audrey-Anne   8   Shirley, Sophie   9   Pettet, Brette   10   Hobson, Brooke   11   Vasko, Alexa   13   Vorster, Courtney   14   Mitchell, Avery   16   Potomak, Amy   17   Maltais, Emma   18   Hector, Meaghan   19   Fillier, Sarah   22   McQuigge, Brooke   24   Buckles, Emma   26   Bell, Ashton   27   Knowles, Olivia   28   David, Gabrielle	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 4  2:00  Interference 4:16 1   4:16 6:16 1st 18  2:00  Body-Checking 14:45 1   14:45 16:45 1st 19  2:00  Delay of Game 17:56 1   17:56 19:56 2nd 19  2:00  Interference 1:14 1   1:14 3:14	UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Gulstene, Alex G 30   Reed, Lindsay G 101   Goaltender, United-States   2   Ostertag, Gracie   3   Buchbinder, Natalie   4   Wethington, Madeline   5   LaMantia, Nicole   6   Keady Norton, Lis   7   Barnes, Cayla   8   Simpson, Allyson   9   Murphy, Maureen   11   Petrie, Dominique   14   Compher, Jesse   16   Wente, Taylor   18   Zumwinkle, Grace   19   Drake, Delaney   20   Linser, Anneke   21   Oden, Emily   22   Skaja, Catherine   23   Heise, Taylor   24   Hughes, Gabrielle   25   Heising, Natalie   26   DeGeorge, Clair   100   Skater, United-States	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 26  2:00  Slashing 1:29 1   1:29 3:29 1st 16  2:00  Slashing 12:28 1   12:28 14:28 2nd 8  2:00  Hooking 11:41 1   11:41 13:41 2nd 3  2:00  Slashing 17:55 1   17:55 19:55

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st OT 1:57   26

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 0 / 4 UNITED STATES 0 / 4 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 8 min / 4 inf UNITED STATES 8 min / 4 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 1 G + A = 1 Pts UNITED STATES 0 G + A = 0 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total CANADA 0 0 0 1 1 UNITED STATES 0 0 0 0 0 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off CAN - Ranger (61:57) (W) 8 8 7 0 23 /0:00 1st OT/1:57 USA - Gulstene (61:57) (OTL) 8 12 7 2 29 /0:00 1st OT/1:57 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Game Report.

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