CALGARY, Alta. – Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team tied the game in the final minute of the third period before besting the United States in the seventh round of the shootout, securing a 6-5 win in its series opener, while Canada’s National Women’s Development Team also needed a shootout to capture a 4-3 win in the first game of its series against the U.S. Wednesday night. Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team
Full game stats are available at HockeyCanada.ca. Canada’s National Development Team
Full game stats are available at HockeyCanada.ca.
Next Games:
Under-18: Canada vs. United States – Thursday, August 18 (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT) Development: Canada vs. United States – Thursday, August 18 (9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT) Quotes: “We played super aggressive; our forecheck was fantastic all game and I think that’s what led to all of our opportunities. We had pretty much every kind of situation thrown [at us], which is great as a staff to work through. We need to bring the same energy we brought today and play 60-minute games moving forward.”
- Under-18 head coach Courtney Kessel (Mississauga, Ont./Princeton University, ECAC) on the series opener “Our team really stuck together and that really helped us. We kept the energy high on the bench and I think all of our hard work translated to that goal. We were all really excited when we saw it go in, there was a dog pile on the ice which was fun. We are just going to keep getting better from here; our pressure was insane throughout the game, so we are climbing the ladder.”
- Amos on scoring the game-tying goal with 40 seconds to go “It was really exciting. I’ve never played in that high-level of a game before, so it felt great [to tie the game]. Hannah Clark was telling me to just make my move, so I listened to my goalie and it helped me. We need to keep working hard in practice, in cooldown, in warmup, whatever it is and that will help us moving forward.”
- Lunney on her team tying the game late in the third and her success in the shootout
“We showed growth in that first game; we didn’t have the best start but we had some important conversations during the television timeouts that turned the tides for us. This group takes ownership for their play and the second half of the game was unreal. I felt pretty passionate during the game, the girls were doing everything they could to help us win. It is always special getting a win.”
- Development head coach Kori Cheverie (New Glasgow, N.S.) on getting the first win of the series “I liked the resiliency of our group, even with the late goal [against] at the end, we never stopped believing in ourselves which is what got us the win at the end. We have some great leaders in our group, I’m learning from them every day. We need to keep the same game plan, focus on our habits with our penalties and power plays and I think we will be good.”
- Gosling on what it took to get the win
“It is always a good, competitive game playing the U.S. We didn’t get down after that first goal and that was important for us. We need to bring a lot of energy, both teams will be tired as it is a competitive series. Being supportive with teammates and lifting each other up will be huge [moving forward].”
- Serdachny on the win and what is needed tomorrow
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