Canada 3 - Finland 0
|
|
AGOSTA’S GOAL STANDS AS GAME-WINNER FOR CANADA LEMPÄÄLÄ, Finland – Canada’s National Women’s Team will head into the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Championship riding a three-game winning streak after defeating Finland 3-0 on Tuesday. Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, Ont./Mercyhurst College, CHA) picked up the eventual game-winner just shy of the 12-minute mark of the opening period, snapping a shot past Finnish goaltender Noora Räty on a breakaway for a 1-0 Canadian lead. Canada doubled its lead in the second period on the power play when Haley Irwin (Thunder Bay, Ont./University of Minnesota-Duluth, WCHA) earned her first international goal with Canada’s National Women’s Team, banking a centering pass a Finnish defender and past Räty. Sarah Vaillancourt (Sherbrooke, Que./Harvard University, ECAC) rounded out the scoring with just 70 seconds remaining on the clock, converting into an empty net. Shannon Szabados (Edmonton, Alta./Grant MacEwan, ACAC) made 20 saves for Canada’s second consecutive shutout. It blanked the Espoo Blues on Sunday, and also scored a win over EHC Red Devil on Saturday. The team will now prepare for the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Championship, which starts on April 4 in Hämeenlinna when Canada faces China. You can follow all of the action at www.hockeycanada.ca.
|
|
Finland 1 Mira Kuisma 3 Emma Laaksonen 8 Marjo Voutilainen |
Game Information/Reseignements sur le match | |||
Event/Événement | 2009 World Women's Champ. | Location/Emplacement | Lempaala, FIN |
Date | Tue. Mar. 31, 2009 | Arena/Aréna | Lempaala Arena |
Time/Heure | 6:30 pm Local | Attendance/Assistance | -,--- |
Round/Ronde | Exhibition | Game # | 03 |
Box Score/Compte |
1
|
2
|
3
|
Final
|
CAN |
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
FIN |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Goals/Penalties |
First Period/Première période |
Goals/Buts : Penalties/Pénalités : |
Second Period/Deuxième période |
Goals/Buts : Penalties/Pénalités : |
Third Period/Troisième période |
Goals/Buts : Penalties/Pénalités : |
Goaltenders | CAN | Shannon Szabados | |||
Gardiens de but | FIN | Noora Raty | |||
|
|||||
Shots on Goal | Team | 1 p | 2 p | 3 p | Ttl |
Shots on Goal | CAN | 15 | 12 | 11 | 38 |
Tirs au but | FIN | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
For more information: Kalli Quinn Director, Female National Teams | Équipes nationales féminines |