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Canada fries Finns, will meet USA in Saturday's gold medal game at IIHF world championship

Published: 13 April 2012

BURLINGTON, VT -- Catherine Ward, a McGill graduate from TMR, Que., set up the opening goal at 3:32 of the first period as Canada skated to a 5-1 win over Finland in a semifinal at the IIHF women's world hockey championship at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday. Canada, which had a 43-15 edge in shots on net, will play the United States for the gold medal on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

Shannon Szabados earned the victory between the pipes for Canada, while Noora Räty took the loss for Finland.

It was the second helper of the tourney for Ward, the former all-Canadian rearguard for McGill. She also set up Canada's second marker in a 14-1 blitzkrieg over the Russians on April 10. In that game, McGill netminder Charline Labonté needed only six saves to collect the win as Canada held a lopsided 41-7 margin in shots. Labonté, a native of Boisbriand, Que., improved to 1-1 in her two starts.

Canada has a 3-1 overall record in the tourney, opening with a 9-2 loss to the USA on April 7, followed by a 3-2 win over Finland the next night.

Game Information
Game Number	6	Round	Preliminary
Arena	Gutterson Fieldhouse	City, Country	Burlington, VT
Month / Day / Year	04/08/2012	Time	03:00 PM ET
Attendance		Game Status	Final

Box Score	1	2	3	Total
Canada (CAN)	1	1	1	3
Finland (FIN)	0	1	1	2

Goals/Penalties

First Period

Goals:
14:12 CAN 8 Laura Fortino (6 Rebecca Johnston, 22 Hayley Wickenheiser)

Penalties:
02:19 FIN 27 Anne Helin (Hooking)
03:19 FIN 7 Mira Jalosuo (Hooking)
04:17 CAN 2 Meghan Agosta (Holding Opp. Stick)
09:49 CAN 20 Jennifer Wakefield (Slashing)
10:24 CAN 13 Caroline Ouellette (Hooking)
17:32 FIN 11 Annina Rajahuhta (Tripping)

Second Period

Goals:
00:13 CAN 13 Caroline Ouellette (16 Jayna Hefford, 29 Marie-Philip Poulin)
13:50 FIN 9 Venla Hovi (21 Michelle Karvinen) SH

Penalties:
02:36 FIN 21 Michelle Karvinen (Slashing)
13:22 FIN 20 Saija Tarkki (Bodychecking)
18:54 CAN 2 Meghan Agosta (Hooking)

Third Period

Goals:
09:14 CAN 10 Gillian Apps (12 Meaghan Mikkelson, 2 Meghan Agosta)
10:28 FIN 29 Karoliina Rantamäki (21 Michelle Karvinen, 6 Jenni Hiirikoski) PP

Penalties:
03:47 CAN 11 Courtney Birchard (Interference)
09:35 CAN 18 Catherine Ward (Tripping)
13:47 FIN 4 Rosa Lindstedt (Tripping)
19:33 CAN 22 Hayley Wickenheiser (Hooking)

Goaltenders

Canada

1 Shannon Szabados

On 1/00:00

Off 3/20:00

Finland

41 Noora Räty

On 1/00:00

Off 3/19:20