The group stage is finished for Finland and now the World Cup quarter-finals await. On Monday evening, Finland beat Hungary 5–0, which means a spotless blue-white balance.
In the Women’s Ice Hockey World Cup, Finland is the first team to have completed its group stage. Finland ended the group stage as expected with a 5–0 victory over Hungary. This means that the victory in the B group is complete and the group victory means that Finland avoids Canada and the USA in the quarter-finals.
| Lag | Matcher | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Finland | 4 | 12 |
| 2. Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 3. Sweden | 3 | 3 |
| 4. Hungary | 3 | 3 |
| 5. France | 3 | 0 |
Finland took the lead 2–0 at the beginning of the second period. In the span of six seconds at the end of the second period, Finland went from 2–0 to 4–0. With 13 seconds left in the match, Ronja Savolainen made the final score 5–0.
Besides Savolainen, Nelli Laitinen, Jenni Hiirikoski, Jenniina Nylund and Emilia Vesa also scored goals.
Finnish players have taken care of the first four positions in the points league. Two strong contributing factors are that Finland plays in the lighter B group and that Finland is the only team to have played four matches.
| Player | Point |
|---|---|
| 1. Petra Nieminen, FIN | 3+5=8 |
| 2. Viivi Vainikka, FIN | 4+3=7 |
| 3. Noora Tulus, FIN | 1+6=7 |
| 4. Ronja Savolainen, FIN | 4+2=6 |
| 5. Hilda Svensson, SWE | 3+3=6 |
In the quarter-finals, the group winner Finland faces the third in group A, which ends on the night of Wednesday Finnish time. It is already clear that Canada and the USA will settle for victory in Group A, where the Czech Republic, Japan and Switzerland are playing for positions 3-5.
The quarterfinals begin on Thursday evening Finnish time.
The article is being updated…
Results
Hungary–Finland 0–5 (0–1, 0–3, 0–1)
