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Olympic Gophers Update: Feb. 13
2/13/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
2018 Gopher Olympians Central | Olympic Hockey Schedule | Know Your GWH Olympians
Eight current and former Gopher women's hockey players are currently representing their countries at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea as six players with Gopher ties are on the 2018 U.S. Women's Olympic Team and two Minnesota alumnae are representing Finland.
Senior Kelly Pannek and Gopher alumnae Hannah Brandt ('16), Dani Cameranesi ('17), Amanda Kessel ('16), Gigi Marvin ('09), and Lee Stecklein ('17) are representing the Red, White, and Blue with Team USA. Fellow Gopher alumnae Mira Jalosuo and Noora Raty are playing for their native Finland.
MINNEAPOLIS - Preliminary round group play continued early Tuesday morning with Finland falling to Canada, 4-1, before the United States defeated the Olympic Athletes from Russia, 5-0.
Group A Game 3: Canada 4, Finland 1
Despite a 28-save effort from Noora Raty, Finland fell 4-1 to Canada in preliminary round play.
#Gameday 🦁🇫🇮! pic.twitter.com/Oe8g7Id6ve
-- Noora Räty (@Nooraty41) February 13, 2018
Noora Räty luisteli maalille ja peli voi alkaa: Kanada - Suomi, naisten olympiajääkiekkoa Nyt!
#PyeongChangFi #olympicteamfi pic.twitter.com/BYtrv30JqQ-- Olympic Team Finland (@OlympicTeamFI) February 13, 2018
#GWH alum @Nooraty41 stopping that 2-on-0 for Canada. 👀🇫🇮
-- Minnesota W Hockey (@GopherWHockey) February 13, 2018
That'll do it. #GopherOlympians @Nooraty41 (28 saves), @MiraJalosuo and @OlympicTeamFI fall to Canada, 4-1.
-- Minnesota W Hockey (@GopherWHockey) February 13, 2018
Jääkiekko, N, Suomi-Kanada 1-4 (0-2, 0-2, 1-0).
Suomen maalintekijä Riikka Välilä (Susanna Tapani, Michelle Karvinen).
Alkulohkon päätösottelussa vastassa torstaina (16:40 Korean aikaa) venäläiset olympiaurheilijat.#PyeongChangFi #olympicteamfi pic.twitter.com/b6mgS612a4-- Olympic Team Finland (@OlympicTeamFI) February 13, 2018
Group A Game 4: USA 5, Russia 0
Gigi Marvin (1g-1a) and Hannah Brandt (1g) scored Team USA's fourth and fifth goals, and Dani Cameranesi (1a) set up Brandt's goal with an incredible pass as the United States secured one of the top two seeds in Group A and a bye to the semifinal round with its second win of the Games.
Game Day!!!! Game two against the athletes of Russia at 21:10 or 7:10 am ET. #PyengChang2018 #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/xmX7lApc3z
-- Amanda Kessel (@AmandaKessel8) February 13, 2018
#TeamUSA is rolling! 🚨🚨🚨🚨@GigiMarvin pokes home a rebound to make it 4-0 with 5:22 to play in the 2nd. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/e1D5dRcQal
-- USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 13, 2018
"University of Minnesota obviously well-represented." 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/NLAoPoRkew
-- Minnesota W Hockey (@GopherWHockey) February 13, 2018
"They've been together a lot. @hannahbrandt16, @DaniCam9, and @AmandaKessel8, three Minnesota Golden #Gophers who played together when they were in college, too. Incredible chemistry." @AJMleczko knows. 〽️👊
-- Minnesota W Hockey (@GopherWHockey) February 13, 2018
🚨 @hannahbrandt16 makes it 5-0 with just 1:37 left to play! #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/JWaVpm28z5
-- USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 13, 2018
Hannah Brandt gets credit for this goal but Cameranesi should get one too because she sets this whole thing up. VICIOUS cut to the middle before she gets tripped up. pic.twitter.com/qC55ThL3sd
-- Hannah Bevis (@Hannah_Bevis1) February 13, 2018
#TEAMUSA WINS, 5-0! pic.twitter.com/UNwSTjOQZl
-- Olympic Hockey on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) February 13, 2018
Olympic Women's Hockey Preliminary Round Results
Group A Game 1: USA 3, Finland 1
Group A Game 2: Canada 5, Russia 0
Group A Game 3: Canada 4, Finland 1
Group A Game 4: USA 5, Russia 0
Group B Game 1: Sweden 2, Japan 1
Group B Game 2: Switzerland 8, Korea 0
Group B Game 3: Switzerland 3, Japan 1
Group B Game 4: Sweden 8, Korea 0
Gopher Olympians' Preliminary Round Upcoming Schedule (TV)
Wednesday, Feb. 14: USA vs. Canada, 9:10 p.m. CT (NBCSN)
Thursday, Feb. 15: Finland vs. Russia, 1:40 a.m. CT (USA Network)
Quarterfinal, classification, and semifinal round games are scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16 through Tuesday, Feb. 20. The medal-round games are set for Wednesday, Feb. 21 with the bronze medal game at 1:40 a.m. CT and the gold medal game at 10:10 p.m. CT.
Be sure to follow the Gopher Olympians' individual accounts on Twitter and Instagram to stay up to date on their activities in PyeongChang, and follow #GopherOlympians on social media for updates on all of the Olympians with ties to the University of Minnesota.
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