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Sweden Crushes Denmark 10-0 at Women’s Ice Hockey Worlds, Finland, Germany and Switzerland Also Win
Nicole Hall and Ebba Hedquist each scored twice as Sweden improved to 2-0 and held Denmark without a goal.
On Tuesday in Herning, Sweden routed Denmark 10-0 at the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship, with Nicole Hall and Ebba Hedquist each scoring twice and goaltender Emma Soderberg securing a shutout with four saves.
Sweden moved to second in Group B with six points, trailing leader Canada by three, while Finland holds third place ahead of Wednesday's preliminary phase finale.
In Group A, Germany edged the Czech Republic 2-1 after a shootout while Switzerland topped newcomer Austria 4-2, leaving the United States atop the group with nine points.
The Czech team condemned derogatory remarks about women's hockey made by Foreign Minister Petr Macinka on Sunday, when he claimed hockey was a "men's sport" and added "our great feminists" would be disappointed.
Forward Kristyna Kaltounkova defended the sport, asserting "women have the same right to play hockey as men," while Macinka has since apologized following widespread denouncement from athletes and politicians.
The women's crowns did not want to be inferior to the superpower Canada. Sweden crushed Denmark with a whopping 10–0 in the Ice Hockey World Championship.
The women's crowns did not want to be inferior to the superpower Canada. Sweden crushed Denmark with a whopping 10–0 in the Ice Hockey World Championship and LHC player Michelle Löwenhielm was one of the scorers.
The women's crowns did not want to be inferior to the superpower Canada. Sweden crushed Denmark with a whopping 10–0 in the Ice Hockey World Championship.