MUST SEE: U.S. women’s hockey team defeats Canada to win gold!

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Third time is the charm!

The U.S. women’s hockey team defeated Canada in their third consecutive Olympic gold medal game, winning 3-2 in a shootout thriller in Pyeongchang. With the victory, the U.S. claims gold in women’s hockey for the first time since 1998 in Nagano.

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Hilary Knight opened the scoring for the U.S., beating Canada goalie Shannon Szabados for the 1-0 lead. Haley Irwin and Marie-Philip Poulin would respond, giving Canada a one goal lead. 

Monique Lamoureux would tie the game in the third period, and the contest would require overtime. Still no winner after the extra session, it was on to the shootout. Jocelyne Lamoureux’s deke gave the U.S. the lead, and goaltender Maddie Rooney made the final save to clinch the victory.

 

BONUS CONTENT: KEN HOLLAND EXPLAINS MRAZEK TRADE

In the aftermath of the Detroit Red Wings trading goaltender Petr Mrazek to the Philadlephia Flyers in exchange for conditional draft picks, fans are learning that one of their two goaltenders was definitely going to be wearing a new uniform.

It was just a matter of time until when and who it was, and now we’re finding out why it was ultimately Mrazek on the move.

With his contract set to expire this summer, Holland wasn’t going to be giving him an extension at his current salary, or even a raise. With Jimmy Howard on the books for another season at a nearly $5.3 million cap hit, the team wasn’t going to be carrying nearly $10 million worth of goaltending on the roster.

“(Mrazek) is not the goalie I’m keeping because we have to qualify him at $4 million this summer,” Holland said. “All I can do is watch games and makes assessments based upon what I see.”

With the Flyers in need of help in the crease following injuries to both Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth, Holland decided to make the move late Monday night rather than wait until the following week’s deadline.

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