๐บ๐ธ Unitedย States 3-1ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Exhibition Game
United Center, Chicago ๐บ๐ธ
Saturday, 05 January 2002
Team Canada dropped a 3-1 decision to Team USA at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday afternoon. The loss drops Canada’s 2001-2002 record to 11-6.
In the first period, Krissy Wendell put Team USA up 1-0 with her first goal of the game at the 3:44 mark, taking advantage of a Canadian miscue by goaltender Kim St-Pierre. Wendell grabbed a loose puck and put it into an empty Canadian net. The period ended with Canada down by a goal.
The Canadians rebounded in the second after Jayna Hefford took a feed from Vicky Sunohara and scored her fourth goal of the season on a breakaway at 3:11. Hefford went from her forehand to her backhand and then put the puck in with one hand, to even things up at 1-1. Team USA regained the lead on Wendell’s second goal of the game at 9:53. Canada went to the dressing room trailing 2-1.
Team USA used an early third period power play to take a 3-1 lead thanks to Natalie Darwitz’s goal at the 1:36 mark. Darwitz’s goal finished the scoring for the game, as Canada fell to Team USA 3-1.
Vicky Sunohara played today in her 100th all-time game with Canada’s National Women’s team.
St-Pierre took the loss for Canada, stopping 32 of 35 shots. She was also named Canada’s player-of-the-game. Krissy Wendell took the honours for the Americans.
Both teams will travel to Detroit, Michigan for a game Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena. The “Final Faceoff” for Canada will take place on Tuesday, 08 January 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia when they will face Team USA for the final time before the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
01:23 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Antal, body checking
02:02 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Hefford, body checking
03:44 – ๐บ๐ธย PP GOAL – Wendell (Darwitz)
07:11 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Bredin, body checking
11:15 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Bechard, holding
2nd Period
23:11 –ย ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Hefford (Sunohara)
28:54 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – King, roughing
28:54 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Shewchuk, roughing
29:53 – ๐บ๐ธย GOAL – Wendell (Granato)
32:44 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Chartrand, cross checking
35:23 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Wall, interference
37:37 –ย ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Bye, slashing
40:00 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Hefford, cross checking
3rd Period
40:58 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Sostorics, body checking
41:36 – ๐บ๐ธย PP GOAL – Darwitz (Mounsey, Bye)
44:31 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Drolet, body checking
46:26 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – King, cross checking
51:14 – ๐บ๐ธย PEN – Baker, hooking
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐บ๐ธย Tueting (19-20)
L: ๐จ๐ฆย St-Pierre (32-35)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐บ๐ธ 15+12+8 = 35
๐จ๐ฆ 3+8+9 = 20
ROSTERS
๐บ๐ธ Goaltenders: Sara DeCosta, Sarah Tueting. Defence: Chris Bailey, Karyn Bye, Courtney Kennedy, Sue Merz, A.J. Mleczko, Tara Mounsey, Angela Ruggiero, Nicole Uliasz, Lyndsay Wall. Forwards: Laurie Baker, Julie Chu, Natalie Darwitz, Tricia Dunn, Brandy Fisher, Cammi Granato, Annamarie Holmes, Kathleen Kauth, Andrea Kilbourne, Katie King, Shelley Looney, Jenny Schmidgall, Krissy Wendell, Carisa Zaban.
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Charline Labontรฉ, Sami Jo Small, Kim St-Pierre. Defence: Correne Bredin, Thรฉrรจse Brisson, Isabelle Chartrand, Delaney Collins, Geraldine Heaney, Becky Kellar, Cheryl Pounder, Colleen Sostorics. Forwards: Dana Antal, Gillian Apps, Kelly Bechard, Amanda Benoit, Jennifer Botterill, Cassie Campbell, Nancy Drolet, Lori Dupuis, Danielle Goyette, Jayna Hefford, Caroline Ouellette, Cherie Piper, Tammy Lee Shewchuk, Vicky Sunohara, Hayley Wickenheiser.
๐บ๐ธ UNITED STATES (C) | vs. | CANADA ๐จ๐ฆ |
current champion (since 20 Oct 2001) |
Last Title | 20 Oct 2001 |
38 | All-Time Wins |
99 |
22 wins | Head-To-Head |
29 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (USA vs. CAN) ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 2-1 USA ๐บ๐ธ โ 21 Apr 1987 โ WWT โ North York ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (USA vs. CAN) ๐บ๐ธย USA 1-0 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 30 Nov 2001 โ TSN โ Hamilton ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธย USA 7-1 GER ๐ฉ๐ช โ 31 Dec 2001 โ EX โ Lake Placid ๐บ๐ธ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐บ๐ธ USA 7-3 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 06 Jan 2002 โ EX โ Detroit ๐บ๐ธ |
Article Credit: Hockey Canada