US blanks Czechs, Canada tops Swiss at women's hockey worlds

US blanks the Czechs and Canada beats the Swiss at women’s ice hockey worlds

CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — The United States proved its favorite status by shutting out host the Czech Republic 4-0 at the women’s ice hockey world championship on Friday.

US blanks Czechs, Canada tops Swiss at women's hockey worlds

CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic — The United States proved its favorite status by shutting out host the Czech Republic 4-0 at the women's ice hockey world championship on Friday.

IIHF - Murphy double downs Czechs

Abbey Murphy scored twice to lift Team USA past a spirited Czechia in front of another capacity crowd in Ceske Budejovice. The University of Minnesota hotshot supplied the cutting edge to slice through a resolute Czech defence and build a lead before third period power play goals from Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter completed a 4-0 victory. The Americans recorded their second win of the competition, joining Canada in a perfect start ahead of S…

Abbey Murphy Powers USA to 4-0 Victory Over Czechia

Anyone who has watched Abbey Murphy play hockey knows she is a buzzsaw on the ice. From her speed to her scoring touch to her pesky nature, she’s the kind of player you love if she’s on your team but hate to play against. The U.S. saw some of the drawbacks of Murphy’s style on Monday when Finland scored on a penalty she took for an illegal hit. However, to the delight of Team USA, she brought her A-game to their 4-0 win over Czechia today at a r…

České Budějovice - Goalkeeper Michaela Hesová stopped 44 shots in the match against the favored United States of America at the World Championship in České Budějovice and, after the 0:4 defeat, praised the Czech hockey players in an interview with journalists that they had a quality performance. The 19-year-old Dartmouth College player replaced number one Klára Peslarová in the NCAA and made her debut at a major international event. It was the m…

The next match in Group A awaits coach Carly MacLeod's team on Saturday at 7:00 PM against Finland. "We played our best match against America. Tactically, it was very well-managed, even though we lost. It was a great match, we played against a great opponent, and in the five-on-five game we lost 0:1. We still have to improve in certain details, we are working on that. In addition, we saved enough energy for the next match," assistant head coach …