Madison, Wis. — Mari Pietersen stopped 29 shots and Canada hung on to win its sixth under-18 women’s hockey world championship, beating the defending champion United States 3-2 on Monday night at LaBahn Arena.
The high-scoring Americans, who entered the game with a tournament-leading 21 goals, scored just twice on 31 shots. Finley McCarthy and Claire Enright scored seven seconds apart in the second period after Canada jumped to a 3-0 lead.
The closest the U.S. came to tying the game came with 2:50 remaining when Tessa Janecke got her stick on a loose puck only to have the shot go off the left post.