VANTAA, Finland — Marilou Grenier stopped 14 shots as Canada defeated the United States 3-0 on Sunday to capture the gold medal at the world women’s under-18 hockey championship.
Dorothy Copetti and Stryker Zablocki had third-period goals to cement the Canadian win. Caileigh Tiller opened the scoring on the power play in the first as Canada outshot the U.S. 30-14, including by a 14-5 margin in the second.
Sydney Sawyer added two assists for the Canadians.
Earlier, Czechia defeated Sweden 2-1 in the bronze medal contest.
Canada advanced to the final with a 4-2 quarterfinal win over Czechia on Saturday. The Americans punched their ticket to the championship game by edging Sweden 2-1.