2008-09 National Women's Under-22 Team

Game Summary

Sweden 2 - Canada 1 (Final)
 

CANADA SETTLES FOR SILVER AFTER LOSS

RAVENSBURG, GERMANY – For the first time in seven years, Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team will bring home silver from the MLP Cup.

After winning gold for the first six years of the tournament (it was known as the Air Canada Cup until this year), Canada settled for silver in 2009, falling 2-1 to Sweden in Tuesday’s gold medal game. Canada had won 21 of 22 games all-time at the tournament heading into the game.

Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, ON/Mercyhurst College, CHA) scored the lone goal for the Canadians, who was held to just a single goal after scoring 17 in its first three games of the tournament.

After a scoreless opening 20 minutes, Agosta got Canada on the board first just 2:13 into the second period, finishing off a set-up from Jennifer Wakefield (Pickering, ON/University of New Hampshire, HE) and Lauriane Rougeau (Beaconsfield, QC/Dawson College, Collégial AA) for her tournament-leading fourth goal of the tournament.

But the Swedes would tie the game before the end of the frame as Erica Uden-Johansson beat Canadian netminder Liz Knox (Stouffville, ON/Wilfrid Laurier University, CIS), the first goal allowed by Canada in the tournament.

Sweden took the lead just 36 seconds into the third period when Uden-Johansson set up Frida Svedin Thunström on a power play for the go-ahead goal.

Despite outshooting the Swedes 15-6 in the third period, Canada could not beat Swedish goaltender Sara Grahn. The Canadians held a 35-24 advantage in shots on goal in the game.

The loss also ended Canada’s 11-game winning streak at the tournament – it had not lost since falling 6-4 to Germany in the final game of the 2006 tournament, a game that also took place at the Eissporthalle Ravensburg.

Game Information/Reseignements sur le match
Event/Événement MLP Nations Cup Location/Emplacement Ravensburg, GER
Date Tue. Jan. 6, 2009 Arena/Aréna Eissporthalle Ravensburg
Time/Heure 20:00 Local Attendance/Assistance 800
Round/Ronde Gold Medal Game # 11

 

Box Score/Compte
1
2
3
Final
SWE
0
1
1
2
CAN
0
1
0
1

 

Goals/Penalties
First Period/Première période

Goals/Buts :
NO SCORING

Penalties/Pénalités :
11:21 CAN Vicki Bendus (Holding/Retenir)
16:26 SWE Erika Holst (Holding/Retenir)
18:22 CAN Rebecca Johnston (High-Sticking/Bâton-élever)

Second Period/Deuxième période

Goals/Buts :
02:13 CAN Meghan Agosta (Jennifer Wakefield, Lauriane Rougeau)
13:56 SWE Erica Uden-Johansson (Katarina Timglas)

Penalties/Pénalités :
04:22 CAN Vicki Bendus (Holding/Retenir)
08:20 SWE Gizela Blom (Holding/Retenir)
11:04 CAN Mallory Deluce (Hooking/Accrocher)
15:42 CAN Bailey Bram (Hooking/Accrocher)
18:48 CAN Courtney Birchard (Roughing/Rudesse)

Third Period/Troisième période

Goals/Buts :
00:36 SWE Frida Svedin Thunström (Erica Uden-Johansson, Maria Rooth) PP/AN

Penalties/Pénalités :
11:59 CAN Vicki Bendus (Roughing/Rudesse)
11:59 SWE Jenni Asserholt (Roughing/Rudesse)
15:08 SWE Jenni Asserholt (Interference/Obstruction)

 

Goaltenders SWE Sara Grahn
Gardiens de but CAN Liz Knox

Shots on Goal Team 1 p 2 p 3 p Ttl
Shots on Goal SWE 10 8 6 24
Tirs au but CAN 11 9 15 35

Referee/Arbitre Nicole Hertrich
Linesmen/Juges des lignes Veronika Stenzel, Tina Kirschner