Canada’s women’s hockey team cruised into the semifinals with ease on Friday after crushing Sweden 11-0 at the Beijing Olympics.
The team’s red-hot offence was on full display in the quarterfinal game after forward Brianne Jenner kicked off the scoring just three minutes into the first period.
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin found Jenner at the front of the Swedish goal; Jenner fanned on the first shot but tucked in the second underneath the goalie’s pad to give Canada the go-ahead goal.
Canada’s Brianne Jenner (19) scores past Sweden goalkeeper Emma Soderberg (30) during a women’s quarterfinal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 11 in Beijing.
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The offensive onslaught did not stop throughout the game, and when the final whistle blew Canada had 11 goals on 56 shots. The women’s team has now scored 44 goals in five games on 250 shots, while only conceding five goals on 120 shots.
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Canada’s semifinal opponent has yet to be announced. Its archrival, the United States, won its quarterfinal game against the Czech Republic 4-1.
Canada remains undefeated in Beijing as it seeks to reclaim the gold medal, which it lost to the U.S. at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.
Team Canada players (left to right), Claire Thompson (42) Sarah Nurse (20), Natalie Spooner (24) Jamie Lee Rattray (47) and Jocelyne Larocque (3) celebrate a goal against Sweden during second period women’s quarterfinal round hockey action at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11.
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