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CANADA 1 - UNITED STATES 2
GOLD MEDAL | SUN. SEP. 6

Meghan Agosta scored Canada’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to the United States in the final of the Hockey Canada Cup on Sunday at GM Place in Vancouver. Natalie Darwitz scored early in the third period to give the US its second-straight win over Canada at the event.

 

FINLAND 1 - SWEDEN 0
BRONZE MEDAL | SUN. SEP. 6

Team Finland has claimed bronze at the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup after defeating Sweden 1-0 on Sunday at GM Place. Finland outshot Sweden 40-23, with the lone goal of the game coming off the stick of Jenni Hiirikoski in the second period.

 

CANADA 7 - SWEDEN 2 
SEMI FINAL | SAT. SEP. 5

Canada’s National Women’s Team will face the United States in the final of the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup. Sarah Vaillancourt and Hayley Wickenheiser each had a pair of goals as Canada beat Sweden 7-2 in a semi final on Saturday night at GM Place.

 

UNITED STATES 4 - FINLAND 0
SEMI FINAL | SAT. SEP. 5

Meghan Duggan had a hat trick to lead the United States to a 4-0 win over Finland on Saturday at the Hockey Canada Cup. With the win, the Americans advance to Sunday’s gold medal game at Vancouver’s GM Place. The game will be shown on TSN.

 

JOHNSTON TWEAKS HER GAME
AND HITS HER STRIDE

Scoring five goals in two games, including her first career hat trick, is thrilling enough for Rebecca Johnston. Catching a glimpse of actor Robert Pattinson, star of the “Twilight” movies, is a close second. » more

 

CANADA 2 – UNITED STATES 4
PRELIMINARY | THU. SEP. 3

Meghan Agosta and Brianne Jenner scored goals, but the Canadians fell behind 3-0 in the third period en route to their first loss of the tournament. Canada will now face Sweden in Saturday’s late semifinal.

 

CANADA AND UNITED STATES
IN OLYMPIC STATE OF MIND

The 2010 Vancouver Olympics may be six months away, but Canada’s National Women’s Team knows the Hockey Canada Cup is an opportunity to stamp GM Place as their home ice and create confidence in it. » more

 

SWEDEN 3 – FINLAND 1
PRELIMINARY | THUR. SEPT. 3

Team Sweden was outscored 14-0 in consecutive losses to Canada and the United States but the team bounced back on Thursday, defeating Finland 3-1. The win put Sweden into a tie with the Finns, as both teams are 1-2. Semi final play is set for Saturday.

 

CANADA 10 - FINLAND 2 | PRELIMINARY | TUE. SEP. 1
Caroline Ouellette and Rebecca Johnston each scored hat tricks and Hayley Wickenheiser picked up her 300th international point with a first-period assist as Canada remained perfect with a rout of the Finns.

SWEDEN 0 - UNITED STATES 7 | PRELIMINARY | TUES. SEPT. 1
Kelli Stack, Natalie Darwitz and Caitlin Cahow each had a goal and two assists to lead the United States to a 7-0 victory over Sweden on Tuesday afternoon at the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup in Vancouver, B.C.

CANADA 7 - SWEDEN 0 | PRELIMINARY | MON. AUG. 31
Rebecca Johnston and Hayley Wickenheiser scored two goals apiece and Shannon Szabados needed to make just six saves for the shutout as Canada blanked the Swedes in its tournament opener. 

UNITED STATES 2 – FINLAND 3 | PRELIMINARY | MON. AUG. 31
Noora Raty made 49 saves and the Finns overcame a two-goal first-period deficit to upset the Americans in the tournament’s opening game. Emma Laaksonen had the winner early in the third period.

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HOCKEY CANADA CUP
Preliminary
Aug. 31 USA 2 - FIN 3
Aug. 31 CAN 7 - SWE 0
Sept. 1 USA 7 - SWE 0
Sept. 1 FIN 2 - CAN 10
Sept. 3 SWE 3 - FIN 1
Sept. 3 CAN 2 - USA 4
Semi-Final
Sept. 5 USA 4 - FIN 0
Sept. 5 CAN 7 - SWE 2
Bronze Medal
Sept. 6 FIN 1 - SWE 0
Gold Medal
Sept. 6 USA 2 - CAN 1

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