{"id":27370,"date":"2023-04-17T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/team-usa-defeats-team-canada-in-womens-world-championship-final\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T04:00:00","slug":"team-usa-defeats-team-canada-in-womens-world-championship-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/team-usa-defeats-team-canada-in-womens-world-championship-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA defeats Team Canada in Women\u2019s World championship final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The GIST: <\/strong>Turn up <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futujhd-jdlljdidhr-q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Styles<\/a><strong> <\/strong>because Team USA is <em>finally <\/em>golden once again after defeating their archrival Team Canada 6\u20133 in last night\u2019s Women\u2019s World championship final. Balance is restored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it happened:<\/strong> It was a back-and-forth nail-biter from start to finish. While the Canadians started out strong, holding the lead after the first two periods, the Americans continued to put pucks on net, never falling behind by more than one goal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Then, tied 3\u20133 with five minutes remaining in the third period, captain Hilary Knight capitalized on sweet <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futujhd-jdlljdidhr-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five-on-three<\/a> and subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futujhd-jdlljdidhr-f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five-on-four<\/a> power play opportunities to net the game-winning hat trick (and her 101st career Worlds point), before a last-minute empty-netter sealed the deal for the Americans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zooming out:<\/strong> Ending their three-year drought feels pretty darn good, and it\u2019s even more promising that they did it with an up-and-coming roster. While vets like Knight impressed as per usual, the young guns, including <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futujhd-jdlljdidhr-z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caroline Harvey<\/a>, dazzled on the big stage.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Just when we thought it couldn\u2019t get better than this, the future is looking bright for women\u2019s hockey in general, too. The PWHPA is reportedly set to <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futujhd-jdlljdidhr-v\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch an official league<\/a> later this year <em>*knocks on wood*<\/em>, and the PHF <a href=\"https:\/\/thegist.createsend1.com\/t\/t-l-futujhd-jdlljdidhr-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continues to grow<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n  n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n  document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1716705275141133'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n      <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/82f576bc-2216-414f-9e4b-8de5efcf3644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GIST: Turn up Harry Styles because Team USA is finally golden once again after defeating their archrival Team Canada 6\u20133 in last night\u2019s Women\u2019s World championship final. 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