The United States women's hockey team's decades-long rivalry with Canada will have a new chapter written Wednesday night when the teams face off in the gold-medal game of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The U.S. and Canada were on a collision course for the championship match since the bracket was released prior to the start of the Beijing Games.
In the group stage, Canada gained the upper hand on the United States by way of a 4-2 victory. That result placed the North American rivals on opposite ends of the knockout-round bracket.
Canada reeled off 21 goals in its past two games to prepare for its second matchup with the Americans.