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All Qualification games have been set and the men start their single elimination tournament Tuesday! Teams USA, Sweden, Finland, and Canada all secured byes into the Quarterfinals and wait to see which of the remaining eight teams they will face. Sweden will take on the winner of Slovenia and Austria....
After two days off the Women’s US Hockey Team faced Sweden as their Semifinal match-up. It was clear that Team USA would have the upper hand when Alex Carpenter scored at 6:10 of the first period. It was a power play goal, which Sweden had previously given up zero goals...
Patrice Bergeron and Tuukka Rask squared off to wrap up their Group B games. Canada defeated Finland 2-1 in overtime on a Drew Doughty goal. Bergeron was held without a point and managed only one shot on goal. Tuukaa made 25 saves on 27 shots for a 0.926 save percentage....
