UTICA — Two veterans of Clarkson-St. Lawrence hockey rivalries prevailed in a rivalry on the world stage Sunday as the Canadian national team defeated the United States squad in overtime in the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Hockey gold medal game at Adirondack Bank Center.
Current St. Lawrence University forward Julia Gosling and former Clarkson University defensive standout Erin Ambrose each scored for Canada in the finale. Danielle Serdachny, of Colgate University, scored the winning goal 5 minutes, 16 seconds into the overtime period to decide the second overtime game between the two foes in the tournament. The United States won the first contest April 8 in a preliminary round, but settled for the silver medal this time.
Marie-Philip Poulin added two more goals for Canada, which won its 13th overall gold medal in the tournament and its first since 2022. Sunday’s victory avenged a 6-3 loss in the world final to the United States last year in Brampton, Ontario.
The two countries have faced off in the world gold medal game 22 of 23 times. They’ve played to overtime in six of those games.
“Every single game is so spirited with these women,” said U.S. coach John Wroblewski. “Canada was unbelievable in the trenches tonight. The sports world is lucky to have these types of games.”
Ambrose, a member of Clarkson’s national championship women’s hockey team in 2014, scored the game’s first goal at 6:32 of the first period, shooting from the point past a screen by Poulin to beat U.S. goaltender Aerin Frankel.
The U.S. equaled the score less than two minute later on a two-on-one rush on a shot by Laila Edwards that beat Canada goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens.
With the score tied 1-1 early in the second period, Gosling, who just completed her senior year for the Saints, put Canada ahead again, receiving a feed from Jamie Bourbonnais and scoring on a low shot 3:08 into the period.
The Americans answered again at 10:10 in the period as Megan Keller supplied the tying goal.
Alex Carpenter than put the U.S. ahead shortly after the team came off the power play. Wide-open, she took a feed from Kendall Cloyne Schofield behind the net, and delivered the team’s third goal with 3:32 left in the second. But Canada responded this time as Poulin sent a shot off the crossbar and past Frankel with 1:02 remaining.
Hilary Knight re-established the U.S. lead on the power play, redirecting a shot by Harvey off the backboards past Desbiens for a 4-3 edge. Canada then tied it up nearly two minutes later when Emily Clark scored when her shot toward the net deflected off the skate of the U.S.’s Caroline Harvey and into the goal.
Poulin scored her second goal of the game with 7:41 left in the third to give Canada a 5-4 lead. The play was started by former Clarkson player Ranata Fast’s shot from the point. Frankel made the stop but gave up the rebound to Poulin.
The Americans responded once again with 5:02 left when Harvey scored on a feed from Lacey Eden when Desbiens was caught out of position to tie the game and eventually send it to overtime.
Canada took control early in the three-on-three overtime, producing several chances, then went on the power play after the U.S. was called for too many players on the ice. Serdachny scored just as the power play expired, gathering in the puck after a blocked shot and sending the shot in net for the 6-5 victory.
Frankel made 24 saves for the U.S. and Desbiens stopped 19 for Canada, which outshot the U.S. 30-24.
Edwards was named the United States’ Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Other players with Clarkson connections on the Canadian squad were Nicole Gosling, Ella Shelton and Jamie Lee Rattray. Current Clarkson player Haley Winn played for the U.S. as did former Golden Knight Savannah Harmon.
The gold medal game started about 20 minutes late after the bronze medal match between Czechia and Finland went to a shootout. Finland won the bronze with a 3-2 victory.
The 2025 worlds are scheduled for April 9-20 in Czechia.
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