Germany is no stranger to the top division of the IIHF Women's World Championship, or even to having success at that level. Back in 2017, the Germans took the World Championship by surprise, advancing past Russia in the quarterfinals by a score of 2-1 and playing in the semifinal round for the first time. They … Continue reading Team Germany head coach Christian Künast implementing a more aggressive style
International Hockey
Finland National Team Roundtable with Venla Hovi, Emma Nuutinen, and Minttu Tuominen
This week, the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship will start up in Espoo, Finland. It's the first World Championship being held in Finland since 2009. To give some insider perspective on the tournament, the country of Finland, and Finnish women's hockey, At Even Strength sat down with three members of the Finnish women's national team: … Continue reading Finland National Team Roundtable with Venla Hovi, Emma Nuutinen, and Minttu Tuominen
Chloé Aurard and Team France set to debut in the top division at Women’s Worlds
If you've watched Chloé Aurard take a shift, you've already seen that she knows her way around a hockey rink. She is always hunting down the puck, always looking to dish a pass through a seam, always thinking of what the next play should be. She's got a great feel for the game. So it … Continue reading Chloé Aurard and Team France set to debut in the top division at Women’s Worlds
Game Day Skate: 2018 4 Nations Cup Edition
The 2018 4 Nations Cup comes to a close this afternoon in Saskatoon, Sask., with Finland and Sweden playing for third place at 3 p.m. CST and the United States and Canada facing off for gold at 8 p.m. CST. No big surprises there, as that's the way this tournament nearly always shakes out, but … Continue reading Game Day Skate: 2018 4 Nations Cup Edition
4 Nations Cup Preview: Players to Watch
This week's 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon marks the beginning of a new Olympic quad. It's a time when we typically see teams make adjustments (three of the four competing teams have new head coaches) and gear up for the future. It's also a good time to key in on player development, and assess the … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Players to Watch
4 Nations Cup Preview: Team USA Roster Breakdown
The United States has won every women's hockey gold medal in 4 Nations, World Championship and Olympic play since April 2015, and they'll look to keep that streak going this week in Saskatoon. The U.S. women's national team is going through a bit of a transition, however. After a short tenure for Robb Stauber, Bob … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Team USA Roster Breakdown
4 Nations Cup Preview: Team Canada Roster Breakdown
Team Canada is playing host to this week's 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon, Sask. Canada has never lost a 4 Nations Cup gold medal when playing on home soil, and that's a trend the team would like to see continue, particularly this year. It's been exactly four years since the Canadians won gold at any … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Team Canada Roster Breakdown
4 Nations Cup Preview: Finland looking to win the right game
Back in 2017, Finland earned a historic win, beating Team Canada at the IIHF Women's World Championship for the first time in 21 tries. It was a sign of how far Finland's women's hockey program has come; they'd proven to be a consistently tough out for both North American squads, and now they'd gotten a … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Finland looking to win the right game
4 Nations Cup Preview: Sweden hopes to “dare to play”
At the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, Sweden's women's hockey team finished in seventh place - a sizable step back from the 2014 Olympics, when they played in the bronze medal game, and a far cry from their finish in 2006, when the Swedes' monumental semifinal upset over the United States led them to win silver. … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Sweden hopes to “dare to play”
Olympic Women’s Hockey Notebook: Medal Game Previews
Bronze Medal Game: Finland vs. OAR We didn't learn a ton about either of these teams in their respective semifinals. The Finns lost 5-0 to the United States, a pretty surprising margin considering how they played Team USA to within one goal earlier in the tournament - and competently, too, not just in general upset … Continue reading Olympic Women’s Hockey Notebook: Medal Game Previews
At Even Strength 