HERNING — For Canada to defend its women’s world hockey title, it needs to put finishing touches on what’s been a work in progress throughout the tournament.
Archrival United States has been a scoring machine in Denmark, while Canada’s tinkered with forward lines in an effort to find chemistry.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
The U.S. will attempt the same, so in addition to the usual goaltending and special teams factors, the final will be won or lost in the box between and below the faceoff dots at both ends of the ice. “I thought we showed more depth today. More lines contributed in some capacity,” Ryan said. “We got away from just relying on our high offence. We went low, we went middle and went high. That’s just a lot better way for us to play.
Heise said she and her teammates worked hard on offensive net-front play and tips and deflections during their pre-tournament camp in Buffalo. Canada edged the U.S. 3-2 in overtime a year ago in Calgary to claim gold and halt its rival’s run of titles at five straight.
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