Canada’s road to women’s hockey gold goes through upset-hungry Finns
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — An improved Finland team has made Canada’s path to the gold-medal game at women’s world hockey championship steeper and bumpier than it once was.
The Finns posted their first ever win over the Canadians with a 4-3 upset in the preliminary round. The stakes will be higher when the teams meet again in the semifinals on Thursday.
Another upset and Canada will not play for gold for the first time in the 18-year history of the women’s championship.
“We have something to prove now,” Canadian head coach Laura Schuler said Wednesday.