๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-3 United States ๐บ๐ธย (OT)
Women’s World Championship Gold Medal Game
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener ๐จ๐ฆ
Sunday, 06 April 1997
BOXSCORE
1st Period
04:35 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Sunohara, high sticking
05:31 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Wickenheiser, interference
12:57 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Schuler, cross checking
17:32 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – O’Leary, hooking
18:14 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Mounsey, body checking
19:36 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – Drolet (Wilson, Diduck)
2nd Period
27:15 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Blahoski (Baker, King)
28:39 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Ruggiero, interference
29:21 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – James (Campbell, Wickenheiser)
32:23 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Campbell, cross checking
34:14 – ๐บ๐ธย PP GOAL – O’Sullivan (Granato, Mounsey)
36:17 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Fahey, cross checking
39:29 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Campbell, body checking
40:00 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Granato, cross checking
3rd Period
40:11 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – Drolet (Hefford, Heaney)
42:26 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – King (Granato, Blahoski)
45:13 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Hefford, tripping
46:35 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Bye, hooking
Overtime
62:09 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Wickenheiser, slashing
66:04 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Ruggiero, interference
67:07 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Movsessian, boarding
72:59 – ๐จ๐ฆย GOAL – Drolet (Wickenheiser, Campbell)
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆย Reddon (24-27)
L: ๐บ๐ธย Whitten (28-32)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆ 12+7+7+6 = 32
๐บ๐ธ 4+11+7+5 = 27
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Danielle Dubรฉ, Lesley Reddon. Defence:ย Thรฉrรจse Brisson, Cassie Campbell, Judy Diduck, Rebecca Fahey, Geraldine Heaney, Fiona Smith.ย Forwards:ย Nancy Deschamps, Nancy Drolet, Lori Dupuis, Danielle Goyette, Jayna Hefford, Angela James, Luce Letendre, Karen Nystrom, Laura Schuler, France St-Louis, Vicky Sunohara, Hayley Wickenheiser, Stacy Wilson.
๐บ๐ธ Goaltenders: Sarah Tueting, Erin Whitten. Defence: Chris Bailey, Colleen Coyne, Tara Mounsey, Vicki Movsessian, Kelly O’Leary, Angela Ruggiero. Forwards: Laurie Baker, Alana Blahoski, Lisa Brown, Karyn Bye, Tricia Dunn, Barb Gordon, Cammi Granato, Katie King, Shelley Looney, A.J. Mleczko, Stephanie O’Sullivan, Gretchen Ulion, Sandra Whyte.
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA (C) | vs. | UNITED STATES ๐บ๐ธ |
current champion (since 27 Oct 1996) |
Last Title | 27 Oct 1996 |
41 | All-Time Wins |
5 |
11 wins | Head-To-Head |
4 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 2-1 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 21 Apr 1987 โ WWT โ North York ๐จ๐ฆ |
||
Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. USA) ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 1-0 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 27 Oct 1996 โ TNC โ Ottawa ๐จ๐ฆย ๐ |
||
Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 2-1 FIN ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 05 Apr 1997 โ WWC โ Kitchener ๐จ๐ฆ |
||
Next IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 6-2 CHN ๐จ๐ณ โ 08 Oct 1997 โ EX โ Calgary ๐จ๐ฆ |
Photo Credit: Getty Imagesย –ย IIHF – HHOF – IOC