Friday, April 29, 2005
"Dump" The Shoot-Out In Medal Games!!
Canada's National Women's Hockey Team sure was burned this year at the 2005 IIHF World Women's Hockey Championship. Besides not losing a game before the stupid shoot-out in the Final, they went the whole tournament without being scored on in regulation time, and the one OT period. Therefore, get rid of the shoot-out and let them decide "Medal Games" only in "Sudden-Death" overtime!!!
2005 Women's World Championships
Linkoping and Norrkoping, Sweden April 2-9, 2005
Group A
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Canada 3 3 0 0 35 0 6
Sweden 3 2 1 0 8 12 4
Russia 3 0 2 1 3 17 1
Kazakhstan 3 0 2 1 3 20 1
Group B
USA 3 3 0 0 23 3 6
Finland 3 2 1 0 11 10 4
China 3 0 2 1 6 16 1
Germany 3 0 2 1 4 15 1
Semi-finals:
Canada 3, Finland 0
USA 4, Sweden 1
Bronze: Sweden 5, Finland 2
Gold: USA 1, Canada 0 (20 min OT, then Shoot-out)
Qualifying round;
China 3, Kazakhstan 0
Germany 2, Russia 1
5th place
Germany 3, China 0
7th place
Kazakhstan 2, Russia 1
2005 Women's World Championships
Linkoping and Norrkoping, Sweden April 2-9, 2005
Group A
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Canada 3 3 0 0 35 0 6
Sweden 3 2 1 0 8 12 4
Russia 3 0 2 1 3 17 1
Kazakhstan 3 0 2 1 3 20 1
Group B
USA 3 3 0 0 23 3 6
Finland 3 2 1 0 11 10 4
China 3 0 2 1 6 16 1
Germany 3 0 2 1 4 15 1
Semi-finals:
Canada 3, Finland 0
USA 4, Sweden 1
Bronze: Sweden 5, Finland 2
Gold: USA 1, Canada 0 (20 min OT, then Shoot-out)
Qualifying round;
China 3, Kazakhstan 0
Germany 2, Russia 1
5th place
Germany 3, China 0
7th place
Kazakhstan 2, Russia 1
