Abbotsford’s Hailey MacLeod and Team Canada are heading to the semifinals after a dominant 7-0 win over Slovakia today (Friday) at the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship.
Canada out shot Slovakia 65-3 and scored two goals in the first, two in the second and three in the third.
An impressive 63 shots to 5, @HockeyCanada blanks Slovakia and heads to the semifinals vs. @leijonat #U18Worlds
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) June 10, 2022
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The game also featured the Hockey Canada debut of Jade Iginla, the daughter of Calgary Flames legend Jarome Iginla. She recorded one assist and one penalty in her first appearance.
MacLeod dressed as the team’s back-up goaltender.
GAME OVER! A convincing 🇨🇦 win to head to the semifinals.
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) June 10, 2022
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The win comes off a disappointing team performance on Thursday (June 9) against the United States. Canada lost 7-0 and MacLeod allowed five goals in the loss. That setback put Canada at 1-2 to close out the preliminary round.
They had previously beat Sweden 3-1 on Tuesday (June 7) and lost 2-0 to Finland on Monday (June 6).
GAME OVER! Not our night...on to the quarterfinals.
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) June 10, 2022
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Canada moves onto the semifinals, which occur on Sunday (June 12) but it is not yet known which team they will be facing off against. A win on Sunday advances them to the gold medal game on Monday (June 13), a loss means Canada will play for the bronze.
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