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Good start for Sweden. Hilda Svensson scored four points and Anna Brenkle scored the third-period winner as Sweden defeated Slovakia 6-3 at the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship on Monday. With 8: 52 left, 17-year-old Brynas IF forward Brenkle caught a loose puck on the rush and shot it high. ” I think that we can do better, but it’s good we found a way to win even if we didn’t play our best,” Svensson. Wednesday will conclude Group B with the unbeaten Swedes playing the U. S. for first place. Slovakia faces host Switzerland that day, still seeking its first win. Hilda Svensson, who led Sweden with 11 points at the 2023 Women’s Worlds in Brampton, Ontario, scored two goals and two assists. Captain Ebba Hedqvist had three assists and Mira Hallin contributed two power play goals. The Swedes outshot Slovakia 57-18. Nela Lopusanova, Lenka Karkoskova, and Ema Tothova scored for Slovakia in 2023. For the second straight game, the Slovaks scored first and tied after 40 minutes but couldn’t score. ” It feels amazing that we tied the game and we had a chance to win,” Tothova. ” But the third period was bad for us because we did a couple of mistakes and that cost us the game. ” Slovak starting goalie Livia Debnarova, who was pulled in the third period against the Americans, kept her team in it. Their openers were very different. Coach Andreas Karlsson’s Swedes beat the Swiss 6-1 on Day One to set the tone. Coach Gabriela Sabolova’s Slovaks fought the U. S. for two periods before losing 7-1 after six unanswered goals. ” Maybe it’s a problem for our girls to keep it going for 60 minutes,” Sabolova. ” We hope we can improve this during the tournament. ” Lopusanova, a 14-year-old IIHF rookie, won MVP with 12 points. Multiple highlight-reel goals, including the first IIHF “Michigan” goal, were scored. After scoring nothing in her first 2024 game, the Zilina-born sniper wanted to score here. After Sweden’s Linnea Natt och Dag was sent off for tripping Tothova, Lopusanova scored at 1: 14 in the power play. The Bishop Kearney Selects sniper in the right faceoff circle took a Lilien Benakova shot off Swedish goalie Lovisa Lundstrom’s pad. Lopusanova joyfully launched the puck into the net. ” I’m glad to be here,” said Lopusanova. This is a huge chance for me. Think I’m stronger. And I want to lead our team and bring great energy. ” Sweden retaliated immediately. Hedqvist waltzed in on Debnarova, forcing a nice right pad save. Slovak captain Tatania Blichkova was twice stopped by Lundstrom on solo dashes. Sweden led after two similar power play goals. Hedqvist finished a tic-tac-toe passing play at 14: 23 by finding Hallin unguarded at Debnarova’s crease. With 30 seconds left, Hallin scored again with her captain’s help. They play MoDo Hockey together. “They play really well together,” Hilda Svensson said. ” They may have played together since childhood. Enjoyable to watch. ” Blichkova was helped off after sliding into the end boards after a rush scoring chance early in the second period. She would return. With Sweden applying pressure, Hilda Svensson scored at 7: 36 with a quick release from the right faceoff circle set up by Isabelle Leijonhielm. ” I enjoy performing like that,” Svensson said. ” I feel more confident. My teammates helped. I think we play well. ” The Slovaks refused to surrender. A Swedish defensive-zone turnover by Rebecka Hollstrom allowed Slovakia to cut the deficit to 3-2 at 10: 05, and Blichkova looked fine. Karkoskova backhanded the puck past Lundstrom from close range after Blichkova pivoted left. ” It’s very good for my performance to face these strong opponents with Slovakia,” Karkoskova. A spectacular shot by Tothova off right wing beat Lundstrom over the glove to make it 3-3 at 16: 09. Sweden led 21-5 in second-period shots, so the Slovaks were lucky to be tied. While colliding with a Slovak defender, Hilda Svensson hit the post early in the third period. Wincing, she went to the bench. Brenkle’s winner came after the Swedes kept pressing. Liana Tomastikova’s skate deflected Svensson’s shot into the net at 12: 50, making it 5-3. Last-minute Ella Hellman scored an empty net. ” I think we have a chance against Switzerland,” Tothova said. Our game and team improve daily. I think we win. ” Sweden hopes to repeat its surprising silver medal from last year in Ostersund. Silver was won by Sweden in 2018. Slovakia lost both WW18 matches with Sweden, 4-2 on 26 December 2019 and 6-1 on 12 January 2023. Sweden National Ice Hockey Navy CUSTOM Hoodie, Shirt

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Sweden National Ice Hockey Navy CUSTOM Hoodie, Shirt. Swedes ruin Swiss home-ice party. Sweden defeated host Switzerland 6-1 in the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship opener with three first-period goals in 2: 26. Forwards On Saturday, Isabelle Leijonhielm and Hilda Svensson scored and assisted. Captain Ebba Hedqvist scored and assisted three times. Jenna Raunio and Mira Hallin each had two assistants. “It was very fun to start off like this with a win, and a big win,” said Leijonhielm. Elisa Dalessi scored Switzerland’s only goal. Swedish goalkeeper Maja Helge defeated Swiss goalkeeper Talia Benderer. The dominant blue-and-yellow team scored three power-play goals on 38-25 shots. The Swedish team that won a surprising silver medal in Ostersund last year has 11 returning players under coach Andreas Karlsson. That experience helped against the Swiss, who have never finished higher than sixth (2019). ” I think it very much helps that we have so many players from last year,” Leijonhielm. We love each other in our large group. A great team on and off the ice is great. ” “We’re so happy to have the tournament here and we were ready,” said Swiss coach Melanie Haefliger. But we know it’s new for the young girls. Three goals against in three minutes made it hard to maintain team momentum and energy. We had breakaways, penalty shots, and other chances to get back. ” Despite the cold and rain outside the Zug arena, the cowbell-ringing Swiss fans inside warmed the atmosphere. In 2015, this 30,000-person lakeside city co-hosted the IIHF men’s U18 Worlds with Lucerne. Both teams had first-period chances. Three-time U18 Women’s Worlds player Hedqvist sprang Hallin for a solo break that went over the crossbar. On the other end, Helge blocked Swiss captain Naemi Herzig’s slot shot. Switzerland paid after multiple minor penalties. Sweden scored first on the power play at 15: 34. Hedqvist was stop by Benderer’s right pad, but Leijonhielm scored the rebound. Hedqvist tipped Hallin’s low shot at 17: 00 for 2-0. A minute later, HV71’s 2023 SDHL rookie of the year Hilda Svensson found Leijonhielm for Sweden’s third goal. Sweden led 12-5 in the first period. Swiss improved in the middle frame. After Ella Hellman was sent off for tripping, defender Nellie Svensson was caught closing her hand on the puck during a flurry around Helge’s net, resulting in a penalty shot. Helge blocked Ivana Wey’s forehand. That was Switzerland’s last chance to rejoin. Hallin scored 4-0 at 7: 45. MoDo Hockey forward stole the puck inside the offensive blue line, dipsy-doodled past Swiss blueliner Miriani Bottoni, and knifed a backhander past Benderer. Herzig was stopped on a first-minute breakaway in the third. Later, her frustration continued as she rang one inside the post. Leijonhielm praised her netminder: ” Maja’s great. Maja’s calmness makes the ice players feel safe. ” Hilda Svensson’s power-play shot at 4: 47 put Sweden up 5-0 after Benderer got a piece but not enough. A run-in with Linnea Natt och Dag left Switzerland’s Leoni Balzer shaken with under seven minutes to play. The Djurgarden blueliner was penalized for roughing after a review, and Dalessi scored a power play goal with 3: 18 left to finally delight the crowd. ” That was really good because at least when you are losing 5-0 you just try to score at least one or two goals,” said Dalessi. ” It was exciting because being at home, all the people here were for us so they cheered. ” With 1: 08 left, Hilda Svensson restored Sweden’s five-goal power play lead. Sunday is off for both teams. Switzerland will try to beat the 2023 bronze medalists U. S. on Monday, while Sweden plays Slovakia. ” We know that the Americans are a big wall for us, but we’ll take this chance,” Haefliger. Switzerland may play the U. S. for the first time in a while. We know that will be a big game for our girls. We want to take the game slowly and learn. ” Sweden and Switzerland never mix at the U18 Women’s Worlds. Sweden dominates this rivalry. This was their seventh straight win since the 2008 Calgary tournament. Sweden leads in goals (23-4), but the Swiss have closed the gap. The 2019 and 2020 tournaments ended 2-0 and 2-1. IIHF Council Member Marta Zawadzka and local organizing committee head Kathrin Lehmann opened the tournament in a pre-game ceremony. Current Zug hockey vibe is strong. Longtime national team captain Lara Stalder returned after six years to help EVZ Zug’s new women’s team win promotion and go 12-0 this season. The Zug men’s team is third in the Swiss NL. The U18 Women’s Worlds continue through January 14, giving fans more to cheer about. Sweden National Ice Hockey Navy CUSTOM Hoodie, Shirt