Game Report 2984 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship
PLAYED AT: Stadion Vladimir Dzurilla - Hall 1
Date: Dec 29, 2019
GAME NOTES: CANADA CLINCHES TOP SPOT IN GROUP A WITH WIN OVER U.S. JESSICA GOWANS BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Anne Cherkowski (Vernon, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence, CSSHL) opened the scoring and Marianne Picard (Repentigny, Que./Stanstead College, NAPHA) got the game-winner as Canada survived a late push from the United States to hold on for a 2-1 win on Sunday to close out preliminary-round play at the 2020 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship. The perfect prelims mean Canada won't see the ice again until it takes on Finland or the Czech Republic in the semifinals on Wednesday (6:30 a.m. ET/3:30 a.m. PT). It was a quick start for Canada, with Cherkowski’s goal coming just 20 seconds into the game. Maddi Wheeler (Erinsville, Ont./Kingston, PWHL) fought off an American defender behind the net to get a pass off to Cherkowski, who took no time to snap the puck into the back of the net while she was all alone in front. A lengthy 5-on-3 power play gave the Americans the opportunity to find the equalizer midway through the first, but Canada was able to weather the storm and skated into the first intermission holding on to the 1-0 lead. Neither team could find the back of the net in the second period. Cherkowski had the best chance to score for Canada, but was stoned by U.S. netminder Skylar Vetter on the breakaway. At the other end of the ice, Ève Gascon (Terrebonne, Que./Collège Esther-Blondin, LHMAAAQ) also stood tall, making several sprawling stops to preserve the Canadian lead. Picard doubled the lead for Canada late in the third period. With 5:39 left, she intercepted a pass, skated around the American net and flipped it up and over the shoulder of Vetter to extend the lead to 2-0. That goal would stand as the game-winner after the United States scored with two seconds left. With Vetter pulled and a scramble in front of the net after a shot in from Makenna Webster, Eden Lacey was able to tip the puck past Gascon to get the U.S. on the board. Despite the last second goal, Gascon was brilliant between the pipes for Canada, stopping 27 of 28 shots.
Visiting Team: United States
Home Team: Canada
Head Coach: Howie Draper
Assistant Coach: Britni Smith
Assistant Coach: Tara Watchorn
UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Vetter, Skylar
G30  Thiele, Amanda
  Biotti, Mia
  Fuhrman, Brenna
  Nicholson, Maggie
  Harvey, Harvey Caroline
  Winn, Haley
  Golnitz, Rachel
  Lobdell, Lyndie
  Guilday, Rory
 11  Zanon, Kiara
 12  Webster, Makenna
 13  Burgen, Danielle
 14  Gentry, Emma
 15  Hemp, Peyton
 16  Huber, Ella
 17  Simms, Kirsten
 18  Murphy, Abbey
 19  Davis, Kathryn
 23  Wethington, Audrey
 24  van Wieren, Clara
 25  Eden, Lacey
   
UNITED STATES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st17 2:00 High-Sticking 13:191 13:1915:19
2nd2:00 Slashing 5:171 5:177:17
3rd2:00 Tripping 15:501 15:5017:50
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Gascon, Ève
G29  McPherson, Jessie
G30  Osborne, Kayle
  Kettyle, Charli
  King, Annie
  Cooper, Kendall
  Nelles, Grace
  Labad, Maya
  Wheeler, Maddi
 10  Buglioni, Jenna
 11  Cherkowski, Anne
 12  Naud, Ann-Frédérik
 13  Bochna, Lindsay
 14  Lussier, Émilie
 16  Picard, Marianne
 17  Paul, Sarah
 20  Thompson, Sarah
 21  Wozniewicz, Sarah
 23  Messier, Ashley
 24  McLeod, Aly
 25  Giaquinto, Tamara
 26  Gosling, Nicole
 27  Legros, Brianna
CANADA PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st 2:00 Too Many Players 15:121 15:1217:12
1st13 2:00 Roughing 16:021 16:0218:02
2nd2:00 Tripping 1:571 1:573:57
2nd2:00 Body-Checking 8:281 8:2810:28
3rd26 2:00 Tripping 18:431 18:43
3rd23 2:00 Roughing 19:241 19:24
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd19:58 PP 25-12-11            
                
CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st:20  11-8            
3rd14:23  16            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
UNITED STATES 1 / 6
CANADA 0 / 3
PENALTY SUMMARY
UNITED STATES 6 min / 3 inf
CANADA 12 min / 6 inf
POINT SUMMARY
UNITED STATES 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts
CANADA 2 G + 1 A = 3 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
UNITED STATES0011
CANADA1012
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
USA - Vetter (58:35) (L)10111536/0:003rd/18:35
USA - Vetter (0:02) (L)0000/19:583rd/20:00
CAN - Gascon (60:00) (W)613827/0:003rd/20:00
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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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