Alanna Mah scored the only goal when Canada fell 7-1 to the United States to win money in the opening Women’s Hockey World Championship for ICE hockey on Sunday.
Kelsey Diclaudio, who was named MVP of the tournament, had four goals for the United States, which only awarded a goal during the six team tournament.
Catherine Faherty, Jamie Benassi and Kaden Herchenroether added the others for Americans.
Just taking a 1-0 advantage in the second period, the tides turned when Faherty and Benassi scored less than a minute at the beginning of the frame before closing it with a 5-0 advantage. Mah’s goal made him a 5-1 game with 10:47 remaining in the contest.
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Kelsey Diclaudio scored four times to bring the Americans to a 7-1 gold medal victory over Canada at the opening World for Ice Hockey World Championship.
Both teams were undefeated on Sunday, after dominating their semifinal clashes to meet in the final of the gold medal.
Canada defeated Norway 7-0, while the United States beat Great Britain 10-0 on Saturday.
