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US rout Switzerland, Canada beat Sweden at Women's Ice Hockey World Championship

US rout Switzerland, Canada beat Sweden at Women's Ice Hockey World Championship
World Sports · 13:03:29 - Monday, 9 November 2026

At the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship in Denmark on Friday, November 6, 2026, the United States routed Switzerland in a Group A match in Esbjerg, while Canada eased past Sweden in a Group B game in Herning. In the US victory, Casey O'Brien scored the team's second goal and Hilary Knight also found the net, with goaltender Aerin Frankel stopping Switzerland's Alina Muller. Canada's opening goal came from Jessie Eldridge, with Caitlin Kraemer and Emma Maltais pressing for rebounds against Swedish netminders Ebba Traff and Tilde Grillfors.

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