2014-15 National Women's Under-18 Team

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2015 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship
Game #22
Final (OT)
January 12, 2015 7:00 pm EST
HarborCenter - Rink 1
Buffalo, N.Y.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
OT
Final
Teams
1
2
3
OT
F
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
3

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
OT
Final
1
2
3
OT
F
11
2
5
0
18
5
20
15
1
41

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 2
16
0 / 7
6

Game Story

CANADA FALLS IN OT, SETTLES FOR SILVER AT U18 WORLDS

MORGAN BELL

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Marlène Boissonnault (Dundee, N.B./Rothesay Netherwood School, CAHS) stood tall, finishing with 38 saves, but Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team was left with the silver medal at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship after a 3-2 overtime loss to the United States in Monday’s gold medal game.

The loss ends Canada’s three-year run as world champions; it’s the fourth time in eight years the Canadians have finished as silver medallists at the world championship, along with four gold medals.

Shae Labbe (Calgary, Alta./Warner School, JWHL) and Samantha Cogan (Ottawa, Ont./Nepean, PWHL) netted the goals for Canada, which was outshot 41-18, including 35-7 in the final 40 minutes of regulation time.

The Canadians jumped out to the early lead, with Labbe taking a pass from Élizabeth Giguère (Quebec City, Que./Limoilou, CEGEP) and beating American goaltender Kaitlin Burt on a breakaway just 3:14 in.

Canada held the edge in the first period, but the U.S. pulled even with only 33 seconds left in the opening frame, with American captain Jincy Dunne roofing a backhand over Boissonnault.

The U.S. took its first lead at the five-minute mark of the second period off the stick of Alyssa Gorecki, and the Americans pounded Boissonnault with shots in the middle stanza, outshooting Canada 20-2.

But Cogan made one of those two shots count, driving hard to the net and beating Burt to tie the game at 8:23.

The Canadian penalty-killing unit stepped into the spotlight in the third period, killing off four American power plays in the final 20 minutes, and Boissonnault stopped all 15 shots he faced in the third to get the game to an extra period.

Unfortunately for the Canadians, Dunne needed just 51 seconds of overtime to convert on an American man advantage, giving the U.S. its fourth world title, and first since 2011.

Canadian forward Sarah Potomak (Aldergrove, B,C,/Pursuit of Excellence, Midget AAA) earned a pair of end-of-tournament awards; Potomak, who led the tournament in scoring with nine points (five goals, four assists), was named Top Forward by the IIHF Directorate, and Most Valuable Player by the media.

Potomak and Canadian captain Micah Hart (Saanichton, B.C./Okanagan Hockey Academy, JWHL) both earned spots on the media all-star team.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Shae Labbe

Assists: Élizabeth Giguère, Rhyen McGill
03:14
PENALTY
Penalty: Rebecca Gilmore
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
05:54
PENALTY
Penalty: Élizabeth Giguère
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
15:48
GOAL
Goal: Jincy Dunne

Assists: Abby Roque, Patricia Marshall
19:27
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Jaycee Gebhard
Tripping minor (2:00)
01:29
GOAL
Goal: Alyssa Gorecki

Assists: Presley Norby, Alex Woken
05:00
GOAL
Goal: Samantha Cogan

Assists: Lindsay Agnew, Jaycee Gebhard
08:23
PENALTY
Penalty: Rebecca Gilmore
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
16:59
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Élizabeth Giguère
(auto) Delay of Game minor (2:00)
03:10
PENALTY
Penalty: Kristin O’Neill
Roughing minor (2:00)
04:15
PENALTY
Penalty: Melissa Samoskevich
Roughing minor (2:00)
04:15
PENALTY
Penalty: Lindsay Eastwood
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
09:01
PENALTY
Penalty: Samantha Cogan
(auto) Body Checking minor (2:00)
12:47
PENALTY
Penalty: Alyson Matteau
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
15:14
PENALTY
Penalty: Josiane Pozzebon
Tripping minor (2:00)
19:32
Overtime
GOAL
Goal: Jincy Dunne

Assists: Rebecca Gilmore
00:11

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Marlène Boissonnault CAN 64 41 38 3 0.927
Kaitlin Burt USA 64 18 16 2 0.889

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1

Previous Games

2 - 3 L @ United StatesUSA
Jan 12, 2015
3 - 2 W vs. CanadaCAN
Jan 12, 2015
3 - 1 W vs. RussiaRUS
Jan 11, 2015
5 - 0 W vs. Czech RepublicCZE
Jan 11, 2015
7 - 1 W @ Czech RepublicCZE
Jan 8, 2015
7 - 1 W vs. RussiaRUS
Jan 8, 2015
Videos
Photos
TELUS: REG 6 – STR 3 (Bronze Medal)
Miller and Woods had three points apiece to lead the Pat Canadians over the Bisons for bronze.
TELUS: TOR - CHA (Gold Medal)
Bonsteel scored twice and Ewing made 35 saves, leading the Young Nationals to their first TELUS Cup title.
TELUS: TOR 3 – REG 1 (Semifinal)
Regan got the winner seven minutes into the third period to send the Young Nationals to the final.
TELUS: CHA 7 – STR 1 (Semifinal)
The Grenadiers scored the game’s final seven goals to beat the Bisons and return to the gold medal game.
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