2009-10 National Women's Under-22 Team

Game Summary

White 4 - Sweden 0
 
KESSLER BLANKS SWEDEN AS WHITE EARNS U22 WIN

CALGARY, Alta. – It wasn’t an offensive showcase like the camp opener one night earlier, but Canada White has joined Canada Red in the win column at the National Women’s Under-22 Team selection camp.

Twenty-four hours after Red used a high-powered offense to hand Sweden a 6-4 loss, White did it with defense, getting 25 saves from Christina Kessler in a 4-0 blanking of the Swedes.

Courtney Birchard opened the scoring three minutes in for White, which protected its one-goal lead for close to 30 minutes before third-period goals from Bailey Bram, Chelsea Karpenko and Natalie Spooner gave the Canadian side a little breathing room.

Hoping to jump to an early lead, just as Red had on Sunday night, White got on the board at the 3:01 mark when Birchard redirected a perfect pass from Stefanie McKeough past 16-year-old Swedish goaltender Josephin Lennström.

The game was a defensive struggle through the first two periods, with both goaltenders coming up big to keep it a one-goal game.

Kessler made her best save of the night just shy of the midway point of the second period, robbing Erika Holst with a glove save after the Swedish captain teed up a one-timer from the slot.

Sweden, playing its second game in as many nights just five days after a cross-Atlantic flight and an eight-hour time change, tired in the third period and White was there to pounce, as Bram doubled the lead 1:43 into the frame with an individual effort.

Karpenko and Spooner combined to again double the Canadian lead later in the frame – first it was Karpenko cashing in a rebound off a Spooner shot to make it 3-0 before Spooner finished off a Karpenko set up just 2:45 later for the game’s final goal.

The Swedes enjoy a night off Tuesday, while Red and White will meet in an all-Canadian battle of unbeatens, with puck drop at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena set for 7 p.m. MT.

Game Information/Reseignements sur le match
Event/Événement NWTU22 Selection Camp Location/Emplacement Calgary, Alta.
Date Mon. Aug. 10, 2009 Arena/Aréna Father David Bauer Olympic Arena
Time/Heure 19:00 MT Attendance/Assistance -,---
Round/Ronde Exhibition Game #/No. match -

 

Box Score/Compte
1
2
3
Final
WHT
1
0
3
4
SWE
0
0
0
0

 

Goals/Penalties
First Period/Première période
Goals/Buts:
03:01 WHT Courtney Birchard (Stefanie McKeough, Laura Fridfinnson)

Penalties/Punitions:
00:35 SWE Frida Svedin Thunström (Slashing/Coup de bâton)
16:24 WHT Saige Pacholok (Hooking/Accrocher)
16:51 SWE Danijela Rundqvist (Interference/Obstruction)
Second Period/Deuxième période
Goals/Buts:
none/aucun

Penalties/Buts:
05:04 SWE Danijela Rundqvist (Holding/Retenir)
19:10 WHT Alley Bero (Delay of Game/Retarder le match)
Third Period/Troisième période
Goals/Buts:
01:43 WHT Bailey Bram
10:07 WHT Chelsea Karpenko (Natalie Spooner, Laura Fridfinnson)
12:52 WHT Natalie Spooner (Chelsea Karpenko)

Penalties/Punitions:
05:35 WHT Bailey Bram (Tripping/Faire trébucher)

 

Goaltenders WHT Christina Kessler
Gardiens de but SWE Josephin Lennström
Shots on Goal Team 1 p 2 p 3 p Ttl
Shots on Goal WHT 8 9 17 34
Tirs au but SWE 6 11 8 25
 
Referee/Arbitre ---
Linesmen/Juges des lignes ---
For more information:
Kalli Quinn Director, Female National Teams | Équipes nationales féminines