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💍 Congrats to Hilary Knight and Brittany Bowe! 🇺🇸
They met at the Olympics in 2022 and they just got engaged at the Olympics 4 years later. This is so cute, I am so happy for them 🥹
Medal game schedule
Game | Date | Time EST | Time PST |
|---|---|---|---|
Bronze medal Sweden vs Switzerland | Thursday, Feb 19 | 8:40 AM | 5:40 AM |
Gold medal USA vs Canada | Thursday, Feb 19 | 1:10 PM | 10:10 AM |
🔮 Game Preview: USA vs Canada
USA track record
Shutout streak of over 331 minutes over 5 games. The last time they got scored on was literally before the opening ceremony
What makes this USA squad so good?
insane raw forward talent/skill: ex: Abbey Murphy
lots of team chemistry
forward depth
elite offense from defenders ex: Caroline Harvey
goaltending
How do I know they won’t pull an Ilia Malinin?
this is Hilary Knight’s 5th Olympics and she’s lost to the Canadians 3 times… she won’t let this group become overconfident
Canada track record
has not been as dominant as US
defeated other countries handily but lost to US 5-0 in group stage
allowed a goal from Germany, only defeated Switzerland 2-1
What makes Team Canada so good
Marie-Philip Poulin AKA Captain Clutch
Scored game-winning goal in 2010, 2014, 2022
Was literally injured earlier in the tournament but scored both goals in the 2-1 semifinal win vs Switzerland, despite being escorted to the game on a golf cart
insanely skilled and her compete level is off the charts. She is built different fr
Team Canada staff has been criticized for not bringing enough youth to the tournament, and not trusting the youth that they brought with ice time ex: fourth line of Gardiner, O’Neill, Gosling. But I think they could have a great impact on this game
Head to head
USA won 5-0 in group stage
this was not a fluke; USA also won all 4 Rivalry series games (pre-Olympic tournament), won last world championship
Team Canada coaching staff has not changed strategy since rivalry series or group stage
Poulin was not available for group stage game
USA keys to the game
Neutralize MPP. This has never been done successfully in the Olympics but it has been done in PWHL playoffs so it should theoretically be possible
mental fortitude: just play your game
Canada keys to the game
don’t let Abbey Murphy get in your head
Ann-Renee Desbiens could be a game changer. We haven’t seen her fully show up to this tournament, but she made 38/40 saves in the 2022 gold medal game.
My prediction
USA wins 2-1. They have to get it done for Hilary Knight.
watch my game preview 👇
🛺 Golf cart MPP
Golf cart MPP was injured but she still scored both of Canada’s goals in their 2-1 semifinal win against Switzerland, including this amazing diving goal:
golf cart MPP
Coming Soon!
bronze medal and gold medal game tomorrow ahhhhhhh
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