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QUICK GOALS PACE CANADA TO VICTORY
LEKSAND, SWEDEN – Two quick goals late in the second period helped Canada’s National Women’s Team defeat
Finland 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon at the 4 Nations Cup.
With the scored tied 1-1, Correne Bredin (Warburg, AB/Strathmore, WWHL) scored at 18:04. Then, with six
seconds left in the period, Jennifer Wakefield (Pickering, ON/Univ. of New Hampshire, HE) scored on a partial
breakaway, going forehand to backhand and sliding the puck past Finland’s Maija Hassinen.
Team Canada opened the scoring at 2:52 of the first period, when Katie Weatherston (Thunder Bay,
ON/Ottawa, CWHL) tipped in a shot from the point by Colleen Sostorics (Kennedy, SK/Calgary, WWHL). That goal
came with Canada on a 5-on-3 power play.
Finland, which was outshot 43-23 in the game, tied it at 1-1 at 9:02 of the second, when Mari Pehkonen’s
wrist shot beat Canada’s Shannon Szabados (Edmonton, AB/Grant MacEwan, ACAC).
Hayley Wickenheiser (Shaunavon, SK/Calgary, WWHL), Canada’s captain for this tournament, completed the
scoring with a hard slap shot from the top of the circle at 11:06 of the third.
Canada (1-0) is back in action on Thursday, when it faces Team USA. The game will be the second of three
round-robin games for both teams.
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| Game Information |
| Game Number |
1 |
Round |
Round Robin |
| Arena |
Ejendals Arena |
City, Country |
Leksand, Sweden |
| Month / Day / Year |
11/07/2007 |
Time (local) |
09:30 AM ET |
| Attendance |
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Game Status |
Final |
| Box Score |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Canada (CAN) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Finland (FIN) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Goals/Penalties |
| First Period |
Goals:
02:52 CAN 8 Katie Weatherston (5 Colleen Sostorics, 13 Caroline Ouellette) PP
Penalties:
01:40 FIN 27 Vilma Tarvainen (Interference)
02:10 FIN 23 Nina Tikkinen (Hooking)
08:00 FIN 26 Michelle Karvinen (Holding)
10:41 CAN 6 Rebecca Johnston (Hooking)
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| Second Period |
Goals:
09:02 FIN 25 Mari Pehkonen (23 Nina Tikkinen)
18:04 CAN 20 Correne Bredin (18 Valerie Chouinard)
19:54 CAN 23 Jennifer Wakefield (13 Caroline Ouellette)
Penalties:
03:43 CAN 22 Hayley Wickenheiser (Slashing)
05:22 FIN 11 Eini Lehtinen (Hooking)
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| Third Period |
Goals:
11:06 CAN 22 Hayley Wickenheiser (18 Valerie Chouinard) PP
Penalties:
00:47 FIN 22 Saara Tuominen (Bodychecking)
03:08 CAN 10 Gillian Apps (Holding Opp. Stick)
06:37 CAN 26 Sarah Vaillancourt (Interference)
08:25 FIN 9 Terhi Mertanen (Hooking)
10:55 FIN 22 Saara Tuominen (Hooking)
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| Goaltenders |
| Canada |
| 31 Shannon Szabados |
On 1/20:00 |
Off 3/00:00 |
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| Finland |
| 30 Maija Hassinen |
On 1/20:00 |
Off 3/00:00 |
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| Shots on Goal |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Canada |
11 |
11 |
21 |
43 |
| Finland |
4 |
10 |
9 |
23 |
| Player of Game |
| Canada |
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| Finland |
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| Officials |
| Referee |
Ustinova, Arina |
| Lines People |
Axelsson, Malin, Flödén, Annica |
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