United States beats Canada at women’s world hockey championship

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Ceske Budejovice – Defenders Lee Stecklein and Megan Keller defeated Canada’s U.S. victory 2-1 on Sunday.

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The United States (3-0) first won the game in Pool A in Tuesday’s match against Switzerland.

Canada (2-1) ended on Monday against the hosts Czech Republic (1-2).

Laura Stacey scored the only goal in Canada.

American goalkeeper Aerin Frankel won 18. Ann-Renee Desbiens in Canada lost 26 times.

The top five in A pool A and the top three in B pool B reached Thursday’s quarterfinals.

The United States will encounter a third seed in Pool B. If Canada wins the Czech, the defending champion will face the second seed of B pool B.

Finland (1-2) beat the Czechs and Switzerland beat third in A Pool 0-2.

Sweden (3-0) finished first in the B pool on Sunday, with Japan (2-1) leading Germany (1-1), Norway (1-2) and Hungary (0-3) with a 2-0 score.

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The Women’s Championship will be restored to “Snake Seed” in 2026 to match men under 20 and men and women’s champions under 18.

Canada seeks its 14th world champion and the 11th place in the United States.

Canada beat the U.S. 6-5 6-5 in last year’s final as it lost 1-0 to the Americans in the first leg in Utica, New York.

The United States won the hockey game, distributed it faster, harassing Canada into its own area and leading the third phase on Sunday 2-0.

Stacey of Canada cut the deficit in half at 6:50. After Frankel rejected Stacey in his first break-in in the second stage, Stacey raised the forehand between the American goalkeeper’s mats for the second attempt.

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But a moment of Canadian defense allowed Keller to slide into four red jerseys in a four-ball game against Desbiens’ glove side in the second stage 12:22.

Canada gave up its first goal in the game halfway through this period.

Half a minute after the illegal fine for Canada’s Emma Maltais expired, Stecklein’s high-scoring shot from Desbiens’ shoulders inside the blue line beat Desbiens’s shoulders at 10:36.

Principe’s assist in the 47th-time goal at Stacey in the World Championships allowed two Canadian captains to beat Hayley Wickenheiser’s match record (49).

US forward Kendall Coyne Schofield collected her 48th assist and sat down with Stecklein’s goal.

Last year’s MVP of the game as a US striker, Laila Edwards has turned to defense in this game.

Defender Claire Thompson brought back the Canadian roster for Micah Zandee-Hart, who sat down with forward Julia Gosling and goalkeeper Eve Eve Gascon.

Kirsten Simms, who won the OT title in the initial round at Utica, is a scratch in the United States.

Canadian Hockey announced on Sunday that members of Sydney and New Jersey will host the 2026 World Women Under-18 Hockey Championship in January.

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