DMITROV, Russia – Makenna Webster (St. Louis, Mo.) netted the game-winner 2:47 into overtime as the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team topped Sweden, 2-1, here tonight in its first game at the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Women’s World Championship.
“This was a great hockey game and I thought Sweden did a great job of keeping us to the perimeter,” said Joel Johnson, head coach of the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team. “We’re excited that we found a way to win and overcome some adversity. That will only help us get through two more tough games in the preliminary round.”
The U.S. returns to action tomorrow (Jan. 7) against host Russia. Puck drop is slated for 7:30 a.m. ET and will be live streamed at TeamUSA.USAHockey.com.
For the complete game recap, click here.
2018 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship • Team USA Schedule
Jan. 6-13 – Ice Palace – Dmitrov, Russia
Date Opponent/Round Time (Local/ET)
Result Live Stream
Sat., Jan. 6 Sweden
W(OT), 2-1
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Sun., Jan. 7 Russia 3:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. TeamUSA.USAHockey.com
Tues., Jan. 9 Canada 3:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. TeamUSA.USAHockey.com
Wed., Jan. 10 Quarterfinals TBD TeamUSA.USAHockey.com
Fri., Jan. 12 Semifinals TBD TeamUSA.USAHockey.com
Sat., Jan. 13 Bronze-Medal Game 3:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. TeamUSA.USAHockey.com
Gold-Medal Game 7:30 p.m./11:30 a.m. TeamUSA.USAHockey.com
NOTES: Makenna Webster was named U.S. Player of the Game… Team USA outshot Sweden, 59-13, finished 0-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. For full game statistics, click here … Reagan Carey (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Hockey’s director of women’s hockey, is the general manager of the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team … Joining Johnson as an associate coach is Maura Crowell (Mansfield, Mass.), head women’s ice hockey coach at the University of Minnesota Duluth, while Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass.), associate head women’s ice hockey coach at Boston College, is serving as an assistant coach … Team USA has played in the gold-medal game in all 10 of the previous IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships, capturing the event’s top prize six times (2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017). The U.S. holds an all-time record of 41-5-3-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in 51 games at the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship … USA Hockey’s international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potsdam, N.Y.), vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. teams that compete internationally.
