๐จ๐ฆ Canada 4-2 Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ
Exhibition Game
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki ๐ซ๐ฎ
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Mรฉlodie Daoust scored the winning goal as Canada downed host Finland 4-2 in a women’s hockey game Thursday.
Victoria Bach, Marie-Philip Poulin and Jocelyne Larocque also scored for Canada, while Rebecca Johnston had two assists.
Petra Nieminen and Elisa Hopolainen scored for Finland.
Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 19 shots for Canada, while a busy Meeri Rรคisรคnen made 40 saves for Finland.
The two teams will face off for games Saturday and Sunday in Turku, Finland.
Canada’s three-game series in Finland is part of its preparation for February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, and also the national team’s first games outside North America since the 2019 World Championship in Espoo, Finland.
Twenty-nine women have been centralized in Calgary since July. The 23-player Olympic roster is expected to be announced in late December.
Canada fell 3-2 in a shootout to the United States in the Gold medal game of the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The Finns took the Bronze medal.
Daoust of Valleyfield, Quรฉbec, was Canada’s points leader in August’s women’s world hockey championship in Calgary with six goals and six assists in seven games.
The 29-year-old was named MVP of the tournament, which Canada won with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Americans in the final. Finland won the bronze medal.
After returning from Finland, the Canadian women resume a Rivalry Series with the U.S. on 21 November in Kingston, Ontario.
Canada won the first two of nine games by scores of 3-1 and 3-2.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
06:49 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Tuominen, tripping
09:33 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Turnbull, body checking
09:53 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Thompson, holding
14:32 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Bach (Saulnier, Maltais)
2nd Period
21:58 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Tapani, slashing
23:06 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Tuominen, body checking
26:24 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Gosling, interference
28:19 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Poulin, slashing
33:19 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Poulin (Jenner, Clark)
36:51 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Nieminen
37:49 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Daoust (Turnbull, Johnston)
39:22 – ๐ซ๐ฎ PEN – Liikala, hooking
3rd Period
42:10 – ๐จ๐ฆ GOAL – Larocque (Johnston, Stacey)
48:04 – ๐ซ๐ฎ GOAL – Holopainen (Hiirikoski)
49:42 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Jenner, slashing
53:14 – ๐จ๐ฆ PEN – Daoust, tripping
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐จ๐ฆ Maschmeyer (17-19)
L: ๐ซ๐ฎ Rรคisรคnen (40-44)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐จ๐ฆ 11+25+8 = 44
๐ซ๐ฎ 8+3+8 = 19
ROSTERS
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Kristen Campbell, Emerance Maschmeyer. Defence: Erin Ambrose, Jaime Bourbonnais, Renata Fast, Julia Gosling, Jocelyne Larocque (A), Claire Thompson, Micah Zandee-Hart. Forwards: Victoria Bach, Ashton Bell, Emily Clark, Mรฉlodie Daoust, Jessie Eldridge, Sarah Fillier, Brianne Jenner, Rebecca Johnston, Emma Maltais, Marie-Philip Poulin (C), Jillian Saulnier, Laura Stacey, Blayre Turnbull (A).
๐ซ๐ฎ Goaltenders: Meeri Rรคisรคnen, Eveliina Suonpรครค. Defence: Jenni Hiirikoski (C), Aino Karppinen, Oona Koukkula, Nelli Laitinen, Sanni Rantala, Minnamari Tuominen, Ella Viitasuo. Forwards: Sanni Hakala, Elisa Holopainen, Michelle Karvinen (A), Julia Liikala, Petra Nieminen (A), Tanja Niskanen, Jenna Pirttijรคrvi, Emmi Rakkolainen, Sofianna Sundelin, Susanna Tapani, Noora Tulus, Viivi Vainikka, Sanni Vanhanen, Kiira Yrjรคnen.
๐จ๐ฆ CANADA (C) |
vs. | FINLAND ๐ซ๐ฎ |
current champion (since 26 Aug 2021) |
Last Title | 09 Nov 2011 |
232 | All-Time Wins |
4 |
48 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 1 tie) |
0 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. FIN) ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 6-5 FINย ๐ซ๐ฎย โ 24 Mar 1990 โ WWC โ Ottawaย ๐จ๐ฆ |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. FIN) ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 4-1 FINย ๐ซ๐ฎย โ 13 Feb 2018 โ OG โ Gangneungย ๐ฐ๐ท |
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Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 3-2 USAย ๐บ๐ธย โ 25 Oct 2021 โ RS โ Hartfordย ๐บ๐ธ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆย CAN 8-0 FINย ๐ซ๐ฎย โ 13 Nov 2021 โ EX โ Turkuย ๐ซ๐ฎ |
Article Credit: TSN
Photo Credit: Hockey Canadaย – IIHF – HHOF – IOC