Team Canada won their second straight game on Sunday at the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Hockey Championship in Herning, Denmark. In a dominant performance, Canada clobbered Japan by a score of 9-0. The win over Japan came after Canada beat Sweden 5-1 on Friday.
University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs goaltender Eve Gascon of Terrebonne, Quebec made 14 saves for the shutout. She made four saves in the first period, seven saves in the second period and three saves in the third period.
Four Canadians had a multi-point game. Canadian Olympic gold medalist and Las Vegas defender Erin Ambrose of Keswick, Ontario, Detroit forward Daryl Watts of Toronto, Ontario and Las Vegas defender Kendall Cooper of Oakville, Ontario all had one goal and one assist for two points, while San Jose forward Kristin O’Neill of Oakville had two assists for two points. The other six Canadian goal scorers were Vancouver Goldeneyes defender Sophie Jaques of Toronto, Bulldogs forward Caitlin Kraemer of Waterloo, Ontario, Canadian Olympic gold medalist and Montreal Victoire forward Emma Maltais of Burlington, Ontario, Minnesota Golden Gophers defender Chloe Primerano of Vancouver, British Columbia; University of Wisconsin Badgers forward Rosalie Tremblay of Sherbrooke, Quebec and Ottawa Charge forward Sarah Wozniewicz of Cochrane, Alberta. Ambrose and Maltais won a gold medal for Canada in women’s hockey at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.
