WC: 2022 Women's World Championships

[Summer Rose]

Final score: USA 12, Hungary 1.

 

[jj cale]

The game's well decided, so I'm legitimately just happy for Hungary on that goal. Well done!



@Czechboy has Czech Republic vs. Finland on. I'm watching the tail end of USA vs. Hungary. USA is up 11-1 with six and a half minutes left. Hungary just got their first goal ever against the USA in international play.

USA makes it 12-1.

Hungary scored ? hey, that is a victory in itself for them really.

 

[Czechboy]

Little irony here... 16 year old Sapovalova 'hit' a Finn and hurt her... no penalty call. My understanding of the rules is it was a foul. 1 minute later she draws a penalty.lol Czech PP and a great chance to start... Finn goalie is a standup positonal goalie and doing very well.

 

[jj cale]

If you watch TSN online, it's on a bonus channel online! Nice competitve match.. obviously a big step down from US vs Canada.

I wish i could watch it, there is a place I can usually stream most any game but there is only a single Czech fee for the game but this one asks me to allow them to use cookies and I'm leery of that, maybe I shouldn't be.

 

[Czechboy]

FTR.. the Oil have ruined my understanding of a PP. They essenitally play one unit all the time. I'm not used to 2 units coming out and splitting it.lol

 

[Summer Rose]

Hungary scored ? hey, that is a victory in itself for them really.

Yep. First quarterfinal, first goal in the quarterfinal, first goal against us ever. The talent and skill disparity was on full display, no doubt, but they have every reason to be proud today, and there's more hockey to be played for them. The rise of women's hockey in Hungary has been very, very impressive, and I wish them well.

 

[jj cale]

Little irony here... 16 year old Sapovalova 'hit' a Finn and hurt her... no penalty call. My understanding of the rules is it was a foul. 1 minute later she draws a penalty.lol Czech PP and a great chance to start... Finn goalie is a standup positonal goalie and doing very well.

They seem to let plenty of hits go in the U.S-Canada games.

I don't see why checking isn't allowed anyway in the womens game.

FTR.. the Oil have ruined my understanding of a PP. They essenitally play one unit all the time. I'm not used to 2 units coming out and splitting it.lol

That's how they roll in oil country!!

And I don't blame them.

 

[Summer Rose]

They seem to let plenty of hits go in the U.S-Canada games.

I don't see why checking isn't allowed anyway in the womens game.


That's how they roll in oil country!!

And I don't blame them.

You can say what you want about why it wasn't allowed originally, but the players overwhelmingly don't want body checking to be introduced, and that's that as far as I'm concerned. It's a very physical game without the actual hitting anyway.

 

[Czechboy]

HUGE Peslarova save!

Finn's attack is the opposite of the Czech attack.. they tend to gain position and work it up high (eg. this one was a trailer wide open who came down broadway)

Czech ladies try to gain possession and work down low.

I'd prefer a point shot or two at this point from the Czech ladies, this looks to be a 1 goal game and it could be a shit bounce or rebound.

 

[Czechboy]

You can say what you want about why it wasn't allowed originally, but the players overwhelmingly don't want body checking to be introduced, and that's that as far as I'm concerned. It's a very physical game without the actual hitting anyway.

It was orignally because China was very physical wasn't it?

 

[Czechboy]

Not sure what happened but Finn powerplay and within 4 seconds a hell of a point shot... Finn's love their point pressure. Very good at it.

 

[Czechboy]

Another Finn bomb from 16. Neimenen (mispelt for sure)... it's a sound strategy.. bomb it, get the rebound down low. Or a tip goal coming in. Very active PP from the Finn's.

 

[Summer Rose]

It was orignally because China was very physical wasn't it?

I looked it up. It was actually allowed at exactly one tournament: the 1990 IIHF world championships, and disallowed afterwards in international hockey.

 

[Czechboy]

And I'll say it now ... this is a very even match. Finn's may be better but I don't buy that Swiss,Japan and Finn's are on another level from us. I'm positive we are very close to them and would like to start playing them and the North American's a lot more.

 

[Czechboy]

Blown 2 on 1 chance for Czechs.. nice D from Finn

 

[jj cale]

You can say what you want about why it wasn't allowed originally, but the players overwhelmingly don't want body checking to be introduced, and that's that as far as I'm concerned. It's a very physical game without the actual hitting anyway.

I wonder why they don't want it in their game? but you're right, they do play physical despite the rule.

 

[Czechboy]

I think the ladies are channelling Ales Hemsky.lol Skate, skate, skate, pass, pass and pass.

 

[Czechboy]

I wonder why they don't want it in their game? but you're right, they do play physical despite the rule.

I could be wrong but I seem to recall Team China being huge and they were bowling people over and they took out hitting so the skills of the game could develop. Not a hill I'd die on but that is how I remember it from the 1990s.

 

[Czechboy]

Another great setup from Czechs.. Finn goalie with another good save. More point shots in 2nd period too...

As I type that... Finn's with a glorious chance... thought it was buried for sure!

 

[Czechboy]

Turns it we hit the post.

I have noticed Czechs are taking more point shots and creating more traffic...

I'll call it now, the winning goal won't be pretty or a masterpiece. It'll be an ugly shot with eyes.

 

[Summer Rose]

On a side note, if you want my opinion as a woman, I don't care to see body checking in the women's game. I played without it (save for two seasons of high school hockey where it was mixed-gender -- and I was tall and lanky those two seasons, my grade 11 and 12 years, who preyed on destroying opponents in grades 9-10, so it didn't affect me much, but was mildly amusing), enjoy the women's game just fine without it, and if the players don't want it, so be it. It's not really worth the trouble to try and introduce it to the girl's/women's game in practice, so it just is what it is.

 

[Czechboy]

On a side note, if you want my opinion as a woman, I don't care to see body checking in the women's game. I played without it (save for two seasons of high school hockey where it was mixed-gender -- and I was tall and lanky those two seasons, my grade 11 and 12 years, who preyed on destroying opponents in grades 9-10, so it didn't affect me much, but was mildly amusing), enjoy the women's game just fine without it, and if the players don't want it, so be it. It's not really worth the trouble to try and introduce it to the girl's/women's game in practice, so it just is what it is.

I'm fine without it personally.

Oh wait.. GOAL!!!! Spin and fire in the slot. Sweet 'hockey shot'... near post and above pad.. 12 inches of the ground. Hope Czechs are ready for a lot of Finn pressure because their men tend to score right away when this happens to them.

 

[Summer Rose]

I'm fine without it personally.

Oh wait.. GOAL!!!! Spin and fire in the slot. Sweet 'hockey shot'... near post and above pad.. 12 inches of the ground. Hope Czechs are ready for a lot of Finn pressure because their men tend to score right away when this happens to them.

Awesome! Let's go Czechs!

Edit: I put on CSKA vs. Metallurg to kill time, because hockey. I have to do something while my nails dry.

 

[Czechboy]

And a very good Finn chance within the minute.lol Peslarova is going to be busy.

Silly Czech penalty (200 feet from net) and Finn's get a powerplay to end period. And crossbar after a point shot. Finn's point setup is beautiful.

 

[Czechboy]

1-0 Czechs
Shots are about even
Finn's on PP to start third
Posts are 1-1 too!