Canada wins gold in women's hockey

AFP/Getty Images of the Canadian team members celebrate the victory.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia Canada's women confirmed their half of the bargain in letting the world know hockey Thursday, whom blanking archrival of USA 2-0 in your Olympics gold medal game.

The game was the opposite of men's USA Canada game on Sunday. This time Team USA the game wore on only the Canadian goalkeeper worked. The scoring was all in the first period when Poulin got two opportunistic goals by Marie Philip Canada. The rest of the way rode Canada goalie Shannon Szabados.

"My team-mates today were incredible," said Mrs Szabados. "This is an incredible moment."

Associated press Marie-Philippe Poulin, Center, celebrating their goal against the United States

The game was on a tribute which women's can be hockey if played by two equal opponents. This Olympic tournament showed once more, as the United States and Canada eons before others in women's hockey, a fact reflected in numerous blowouts and questions, whether there were enough players around the world on merit inclusion in the Olympic Games.

But if played by two teams, which similarly qualified perfectly fast-paced game was the Americans and Canadians, the women and exciting. Tape to tape tracks zipped Slapshots boomed, and club-mate both goalkeeper knocked away pucks or caught with sting gloves.

"For sure good hockey is to" said Brent Seabrook ice hockey during the first period break of Canadian men. "It's really exciting."

Fans also passionately supports the game keep banner, read that "She Shoots, She Scores" and "I believe in women's hockey."

The game started slowly but a relentless Forecheck frozen the Canadian Defense began the USA in their zone much at night. Forward Hilary Knight and Caitlin Cahow stormed the net several times, but kept Mrs Szabados rotate way to snag often relying on your quick glove hand to pucks from the air.

The United States had a better chance to play in the second period if Canada named for delay of the game by shooting the puck over glass. A few seconds later, it was called again a highly unusual sequence on the same penalty - events that a five-to-three makes game for nearly two minutes gave the USA. But shot-blocking sent between the Canadians and too much U.S. passed the risk passed.

It was clear by the third Canada was to hang out the planning and the game was a series of efforts by the U.S. team, the Canadian zone with Canada counter if the U.S. defence to penetrate too deeply swiped.

The medals ceremony was touching with the bronze medal Finnish team clearly delighted to have won a medal. The U.S. women have been despondent now many in tears. As U.S. fans began singing took the Canadian dominated arena chanting "USA, USA," as well.

But the roof was when gold was handed out. Looking down from the skyboxes was the Canadian men's team. Must get Friday by the semifinals to keep your gold medal game reach their end of the national agreement.

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