Re: 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
Last thought: I was impressed and even amazed at the pace of play in the game, pretty much from start to finish. It was obvious from the get-go how much the game meant to both sides. Apparently someone forgot to tell the players that it was only a preliminary game.
I can't imagine that they'll be able to skate any faster and try even harder when the Gold Medal game is played on Monday.
As I was watching the 3rd period I realized that neither Monique or Jocelyne had been called for a penalty the entire game, and wondered if they were able to make it through the rest of the game if they would set some kind of record. Naturally, they did not disappoint, as Jocelyne was called for interference shortly thereafter...
I was surprised that the referees called five penalties in a row (the first five) on the home team. All too often they will look for infractions to "even it out" a little but certainly last night that was not the case. When the crowd started to show their displeasure you knew that the streak couldn't last much longer. And sure enough the next one was on Keller, which even the Canadian announcers thought was a little soft.
Last thought: I was impressed and even amazed at the pace of play in the game, pretty much from start to finish. It was obvious from the get-go how much the game meant to both sides. Apparently someone forgot to tell the players that it was only a preliminary game.
I can't imagine that they'll be able to skate any faster and try even harder when the Gold Medal game is played on Monday.
