US women survive scare, beat Czechs 4-1 in Olympic hockey
2 years, 10 months ago

US women survive scare, beat Czechs 4-1 in Olympic hockey

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Once the sense of relief subsided following an all-too-tense quarterfinal victory for the defending Olympic women’s hockey champions, United States coach Joel Johnson’s focus turned to just how far other countries have come. “When I read some articles from people who have no clue what they should be talking about, this game is a good reminder for them,” Johnson said following the Americans’ 4-1 victory against the Czechs. “It shows what’s possible for women’s hockey,” Switzerland forward Lara Stalder said following an 8-0 loss to the U.S. “Everyone can learn so much from these games. It’s so much fun playing against the best women’s hockey players in the world and trying to battle out there.” Czech captain Alena Mills expressed similar sentiments, noting there was a time when the Russian men’s team dominated almost every Olympic tournament before the breakup of the Soviet Union.

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Canada women’s soccer team reaches Olympics QF despite points deduction from drone-spying scandal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Canada women’s soccer team reaches Olympics QF despite points deduction from drone-spying scandal

Associated Press  

Vanessa Gilles scored in the 62nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Colombia and send the team into the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday despite losing six points in the tournament because of a drone-spying scandal. “It did not change our game plan or what we wanted to do.” Canada had asked the Court of Arbitration …

US women beat Germany 4-1 at Olympics and Canada tops France 2-1 amid drone-spying scandal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

US women beat Germany 4-1 at Olympics and Canada tops France 2-1 amid drone-spying scandal

Associated Press  

MARSEILLE, France — Coach Emma Hayes tempered expectations as the United States cruised to a 4-1 win over Germany on Sunday night for a spot in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. Michelle Heyman’s goal in the 90th minute at Stade de Nice settled a thrilling match that Zambia led 5-2 early in the second half, with Barbra Banda scoring …

US women beat Germany 4-1 at Olympics and Canada tops France 2-1 amid drone-spying scandal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

US women beat Germany 4-1 at Olympics and Canada tops France 2-1 amid drone-spying scandal

Associated Press  

MARSEILLE, France — Coach Emma Hayes tempered expectations as the United States cruised to a 4-1 win over Germany on Sunday night for a spot in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. Michelle Heyman’s goal in the 90th minute at Stade de Nice settled a thrilling match that Zambia led 5-2 early in the second half, with Barbra Banda scoring …

Gilles' stoppage-time winner against France keeps Canada's Olympic women's soccer hopes alive
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gilles' stoppage-time winner against France keeps Canada's Olympic women's soccer hopes alive

CBC  

Sleepless nights, skipped meals and group crying sessions have been the norm for the Canadian women's soccer team over an unforgettable opening week at the Paris Games. WATCH l Gilles' late goal gives Canada 2-1 victory over host France: Vanessa Gilles' late game heroics keep Canada's Olympic soccer hopes alive Duration 4:35 In a must-win game for the defending champions, …

US women’s field hockey team is embracing an underdog role at the Paris Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

US women’s field hockey team is embracing an underdog role at the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

COLOMBES, France — Players sang as they stretched after their final pre-Olympic practice, an upbeat workout that showed off the joy among the U.S. women’s field hockey team to be back on this international stage. “Anything can happen in tournament hockey, I think that that excites us,” captain Amanda Golini said Thursday at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, a venue still in existence …

Minnesota beats Boston 3-0, wins inaugural Walter Cup as Professional Women’s Hockey League champs
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Minnesota beats Boston 3-0, wins inaugural Walter Cup as Professional Women’s Hockey League champs

Associated Press  

— Kendall Coyne Schofield once showed off her speed racing against men in a skills competition at NHL All-Star weekend. The three-time Olympian chased down a rolling puck and slapped it into an empty net to seal Minnesota’s 3-0 victory over Boston in the winner-take-all Game 5 to claim the inaugural championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “She’s definitely …

U.S. starts title defense with 4-0 win over Switzerland in the IIHF women’s world championship
8 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. starts title defense with 4-0 win over Switzerland in the IIHF women’s world championship

Associated Press  

UTICA, N.Y. — Haley Winn scored two goals, captain Hilary Knight had a goal and an assist, and the United States started its title defense with a 4-0 win over Switzerland on Wednesday night in the IIHF women’s world championship. Kendall Coyne Schofield, who sat out 2023 to give birth to her son Drew, scored her first international goal since …

U.S.-Canada world championship final is no guarantee as competitive gap in women’s hockey closes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S.-Canada world championship final is no guarantee as competitive gap in women’s hockey closes

Associated Press  

Fond as Hilary Knight is of the fierce women’s hockey rivalry between the United States and Canada, the 34-year-old has watched her sport’s international growth enough to realize the decades-long era of North American dominance might finally be coming to close. “And that’s why you really have to take this tournament one game at a time because nothing’s guaranteed.” There’s …

Boston tops Ottawa 2-1 in shootout in front of largest U.S. crowd to watch a pro women’s game
9 months, 1 week ago

Boston tops Ottawa 2-1 in shootout in front of largest U.S. crowd to watch a pro women’s game

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Hannah Brandt and Hilary Knight each scored shootout goals and Aerin Frankel saved four of the five shots she faced as Boston beat Ottawa in a shootout, 2-1 in front of the largest crowd to watch a professional women’s hockey game in the United States Saturday night in Detroit. The game was part of the Professional Women’s Hockey …

Women’s hockey-record crowd of 19,285 watches Toronto beat Montreal 3-0 in PWHL
10 months, 1 week ago

Women’s hockey-record crowd of 19,285 watches Toronto beat Montreal 3-0 in PWHL

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Kristen Campbell made 30 saves in front of a women’s hockey-record crowd of 19,285 fans at Scotiabank Arena, helping Toronto beat Montreal 3-0 on Friday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “Playing in this venue was something that we’re always going to cherish for the rest of our lives.” Jesse Compher, Hannah Miller and Victoria Bach — …

FIH Hockey Pro League Indian womens hockey team beat USA 3-1
10 months, 2 weeks ago

FIH Hockey Pro League Indian womens hockey team beat USA 3-1

ABP News  

In a spectacular display of skill and determination, the Indian women's hockey team secured a triumphant 3-1 victory against the United States at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, concluding the Bhubaneswar leg of the Hockey Pro League 2023-24. The ball, bouncing off the United States' goalkeeper Kealsie Robles, found Vandana Katariya, who skillfully tapped it into the goal, securing India's first …

FIH Hockey Women’s Olympic Qualifiers: India’s road to Olympics gets tougher with loss to USA
11 months, 1 week ago

FIH Hockey Women’s Olympic Qualifiers: India’s road to Olympics gets tougher with loss to USA

The Hindu  

Playing in front of a capacity home crowd as the second-highest ranked side, India was expected to have an easy start against the USA but its road to an Olympic ticket got a lot tougher with a 1-0 loss on the opening day of the Olympic Qualifiers here on Saturday. RELATED: Higher-ranked Germany overpowers Chile 3-0 in opener; Japan defeats …

Ikuzo! Ottawa’s roster brings international flavor to newly launched women’s pro hockey league
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Ikuzo! Ottawa’s roster brings international flavor to newly launched women’s pro hockey league

Associated Press  

“Ikuzo!” as they’d say in Japan. The roster of Ottawa’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League team has such an array of international talent that defenseman Jincy Roese said one way to spur the bonding experience was having everyone learn how to say “Let’s go!” in various languages. “Oh, my gosh, it’s so cool,” said Roese, a U.S. national team player …

Canada’s Christine Sinclair exits Women’s World Cup after loss to Australia, possibly for last time
1 year, 4 months ago

Canada’s Christine Sinclair exits Women’s World Cup after loss to Australia, possibly for last time

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — In what could have been Canada star Christine Sinclair’s last Women’s World Cup match, she and her Olympic champion teammates were k nocked out of contention by Australia 4-0 in a group-stage finale Monday. “Even hearing you say, ‘Could this be Christine Sinclair’s last game?’ It breaks my heart.” Sinclair, 40, the all-time leading goal scorer in …

USA Hockey’s Hilary Knight voted IIHF’s first female player of the year
1 year, 6 months ago

USA Hockey’s Hilary Knight voted IIHF’s first female player of the year

Associated Press  

Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the United States to win gold at the women’s world championship. The gold was the United States’ 10th, and first since 2019, and ninth for Knight to tie the individual …

US stun Canada to win women’s ice hockey world championship
1 year, 8 months ago

US stun Canada to win women’s ice hockey world championship

Al Jazeera  

Hilary Knight scores three times to secure the US a 6-3 win over archrival Canada. Hilary Knight scored third-period power play goals 27 seconds apart as the United States stunned archrivals Canada 6-3 in Ontario to win the gold medal final of the women’s world ice hockey championships. Hockey Canada funding restored after assault scandal Earlier on Sunday, Canada’s Minister …

Catching Canada is the challenge at women’s hockey worlds
1 year, 8 months ago

Catching Canada is the challenge at women’s hockey worlds

Associated Press  

Troy Ryan doesn’t put much stock into the word “defending.” It’s not something Canada’s coach emphasizes when it comes to the aggressive, push-the-puck style his team introduced to women’s hockey when outscoring the competition 57-10 to win gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Otherwise, Canada’s lineup is led by established stars such as captain Marie-Philip Poulin, who has four …

Nurse’s goal electrifies crowd during NHL skills challenge
1 year, 10 months ago

Nurse’s goal electrifies crowd during NHL skills challenge

Associated Press  

SUNRISE, Fla. — The cheers at FLA Live Arena were the loudest when Sarah Nurse of Canada’s women’s team scored during the NHL All-Star skills competition Friday night. “We’re having a lot of fun, but we’re super glad we’re able to represent women’s hockey and to be on the same ice as some of the best men in the world.” …

Canada edges U.S. 2-1 to win women’s hockey worlds
2 years, 3 months ago

Canada edges U.S. 2-1 to win women’s hockey worlds

Associated Press  

HERNING, Denmark — Brianne Jenner scored twice in the second period and Canada defended its title with a 2-1 win over the United States in the women’s world hockey championship final on Sunday. Canada also beat the U.S. 3-2 in February’s Olympic women’s hockey final in Beijing. The U.S. went undefeated into the final, including a 5-2 win over Canada …

Canada trounces Japan 9-0 at women’s hockey worlds
2 years, 3 months ago

Canada trounces Japan 9-0 at women’s hockey worlds

Associated Press  

HERNING, Denmark — Defending champion Canada trounced Japan 9-0 at the women’s world ice hockey championship on Sunday, with eight players contributing goals in the one-sided encounter, to top the Group A standings ahead of the United States. The record 11-time tournament winners wasted little time in getting off the mark when Victoria Bach opened the scoring in the second …

US, Canada open women’s hockey worlds with wins
2 years, 3 months ago

US, Canada open women’s hockey worlds with wins

Associated Press  

HERNING, Denmark — The United States routed Japan 10-0 in the opening game of the women’s hockey world championship on Thursday and defending champion Canada started the tournament with a 4-1 victory over Finland. Taylor Heise went scoreless but equaled a tournament record with five assists for the U.S., which led 9-0 after two periods and outshot Japan 62-6. Olympic …

Knight proclaims U.S. is best entering women’s hockey worlds
2 years, 4 months ago

Knight proclaims U.S. is best entering women’s hockey worlds

Associated Press  

Hilary Knight is unaccustomed to losing, leaving the face of the U.S. national women’s hockey team still feeling the sting of watching the Canadians celebrate their gold-medal victory at the Beijing Winter Games in February. We focus on what makes us successful.” Driving Canada’s success has been Ryan introducing a high-octane style of offense the women’s game has not seen …

Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022: Savita’s heroics hand India first win
2 years, 5 months ago

Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022: Savita’s heroics hand India first win

The Hindu  

Skipper Savita starred in front of the goal as India defeated Canada 3-2 in the shootout after both teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time in their classification match of the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup here on Tuesday. After soaking up the initial pressure from the Indians, Canada managed to put the ball into the India …

There has been change in perception about women's hockey after Olympic performance: India players
2 years, 9 months ago

There has been change in perception about women's hockey after Olympic performance: India players

The Hindu  

The historic fourth place finish in the Tokyo Olympics lifted the profile of women's hockey in the country immensely with youngsters taking up the sport in large numbers, India players Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur and Gurjit Kaur said on Tuesday. India ended at fourth place in the Tokyo Games women's hockey after losing to Great Britain in the bronze medal …

Sustaining women’s hockey growth still post-Olympics issue
2 years, 10 months ago

Sustaining women’s hockey growth still post-Olympics issue

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Speaking less than 24 hours apart over the final two days of the women’s Olympic hockey tournament, the two captains’ messages were emphatic, emotional and similar in their desire to grow the sport. “Obviously, there should be one league, like the NHL, for all of us to compete against the best players,” she added, suggesting Swiss league men’s …

Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva’s falls leave her in 4th place
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva’s falls leave her in 4th place

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, while teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the top three after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics. “When you look at hockey, you want to see female hockey …

Beijing 2022: No 'Miracle on Ice' as Slovakia Knock USA Out of Olympic Hockey, Sweden Eliminate Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022: No 'Miracle on Ice' as Slovakia Knock USA Out of Olympic Hockey, Sweden Eliminate Canada

News 18  

Slovakia eliminated the United States in the Beijing Olympic ice hockey quarterfinals Wednesday, stunning the Americans with a tying goal in the final minute of regulation before winning 3-2 in a shootout. Slovakia’s comeback dashed the hopes of a USA roster that, despite training only a few times together before the Games, went 3-0 in group play and came into …

US women beat Finland 4-1, to face Canada in Olympic final
2 years, 10 months ago

US women beat Finland 4-1, to face Canada in Olympic final

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Hilary Knight could think of no better way to close the Beijing Games women’s hockey tournament than a rematch between the United States and — who else? It’s the most beautiful rivalry in sports,” Knight said after scoring a goal and adding an assist in the United States’ 4-1 semifinal win over Finland on Monday. And it’s just …

Canada’s women’s hockey reinvents itself after Olympic loss
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s women’s hockey reinvents itself after Olympic loss

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Canadians just finished making brisk work of Sweden in the quarterfinal round of the women’s Olympic hockey tournament, and yet coach Troy Ryan wasn’t prepared to assess just how dominant his team can be. “Honestly, we keep things pretty simple in our minds,” said Ryan on Friday, following an 11-0 win over Sweden in which Canada scored …

US shots aren’t turning into goals in Olympic women’s hockey
2 years, 10 months ago

US shots aren’t turning into goals in Olympic women’s hockey

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Hilary Knight would like to have a word with one of her former coaches, who placed an emphasis on getting shots on net. “There’s different types of opportunities, right?” Knight said following a 4-2 loss to Canada on Tuesday to close the Olympic women’s hockey preliminary round, in which the Americans had a 53-27 edge in shots. We …

US-Canada women’s Olympic hockey rivalry set to resume
2 years, 10 months ago

US-Canada women’s Olympic hockey rivalry set to resume

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The last thing Cammi Granato and her U.S. women’s hockey teammates needed to see after a 10-hour bus ride through the Maritimes was arriving at their hotel and finding the Canadians staying at the same place. “We’d have like a four-game tour through say, Nova Scotia, and you’re on the bus and get to the hotel, same hotel …

Women’s hockey world still playing catch-up to Canada, US
2 years, 10 months ago

Women’s hockey world still playing catch-up to Canada, US

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Immediately after one of Finland’s most lopsided losses in international women’s hockey history, general manager Tuula Puputti marveled with envy at the depth of talent Canada has assembled. “It’s a very mature hockey, very high-end hockey, very close to men’s hockey.” Canada’s up-tempo transition attack and heavy emphasis on the forecheck was readily apparent against the Finns. That’s …

NCAA pipeline fuels Czech women’s hockey development
2 years, 10 months ago

NCAA pipeline fuels Czech women’s hockey development

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Alena Mills was 14 and dreaming of a career with the Colorado Avalanche, her favorite team. The 32-year-old Mills is now captain of a Czech Republich women’s hockey team that’s become relevant on the international stage thanks to a growing number of players who followed her into the American collegiate ranks. “I mean, it’s fun to watch just …

Russian Olympic women’s hockey team practices post-isolation
2 years, 10 months ago

Russian Olympic women’s hockey team practices post-isolation

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Russian women’s hockey team held its first pre-Olympic practice Thursday after three days in isolation because of positive coronavirus tests and appears on track to play its tournament opener. We were just thinking how to get ready, how to be able to get ready more efficiently and better for the game.” The Russian Hockey Federation said the …

Canada beats US 3-1 in pre-Olympic women’s hockey game
3 years, 2 months ago

Canada beats US 3-1 in pre-Olympic women’s hockey game

Associated Press  

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Coach Troy Ryan could overlook how Canada’s women’s hockey team sagged in the second period in resuming its cross-border rivalry against the United States on Friday night. Sarah Fillier also scored and Emerance Maschmeyer made 28 saves in the first meeting between the world’s top hockey powers since Canada’s 3-2 overtime victory in the gold medal game …

Canada, US advance to women’s hockey final
3 years, 3 months ago

Canada, US advance to women’s hockey final

Associated Press  

CALGARY, Alberta — The United States and Canada will face off in the final of the women’s hockey world championship for the 19th time in 20 tournaments. Alex Carpenter and Abbey Murphy scored in the second period, and the United States beat Finland 3-0 on Monday in the first semifinal. In the late game, tournament scoring leader Melodie Daoust collected …

Canada beat Sweden on penalties to win gold medal in women’s football at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Canada beat Sweden on penalties to win gold medal in women’s football at Tokyo Olympics

The Independent  

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Tokyo Olympics: This is Chak De India in Reality, Says Women's Hockey Team Coach Sjoerd Marijne Following India's Historic Win
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: This is Chak De India in Reality, Says Women's Hockey Team Coach Sjoerd Marijne Following India's Historic Win

News 18  

History was scripted when the hooter was blown for the fourth and the last time on Monday during Indian women’s hockey team’s quarterfinal match against Australia as for the first time in the history the Indian women’s team secured an Olympic semifinal berth. I was like…ggahhh but that’s in every match in the last three games,” women’s team coach Sjoerd …

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Has Lost Its Shot At The Gold Medal
3 years, 4 months ago

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Has Lost Its Shot At The Gold Medal

NPR  

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Has Lost Its Shot At The Gold Medal Enlarge this image toggle caption Francois Nel/Getty Images Francois Nel/Getty Images TOKYO — In an upset, the top-ranked U.S. women's soccer team lost its semifinal game to Canada 1-0 at the Tokyo Olympics, pushing it out of contention for a gold medal. The U.S. team's goalie, Alyssa …

Sweden stuns US 3-0 in women’s soccer at Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Sweden stuns US 3-0 in women’s soccer at Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Sweden didn’t have to bunker down on defense against the Americans this time. Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and the Swedes stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory Wednesday in the women’s soccer tournament. “So in the end I don’t know how much it means, but for sure we showed the world …

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