Mélodie Daoust hopes initial ladies’ globe hockey championship last of her profession yields silver for Canada.
The 29-year-old from Valleyfield, Que., scored twice to lead the host country in a 4-0 semifinal win over Switzerland on Monday in Calgary.
Canada fulfills defending champ usa for the gold medal Tuesday.
The Americans are chasing a sixth right world name and their ninth in the last 10 globe championships.
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Canada final won some sort of name in 2012 in Burlington, Vt.
“We’ve been waiting for this moment for way too long,” Daoust stated.
Canada returns to your gold-medal game after dropping to host Finland in a 2019 semifinal and using bronze in Espoo.
It was the first time within the history of the competition the Canadians don’t reach the ultimate.
‘It had been a long road’
Daoust is just a two-time Olympian, but donned the Maple Leaf in some sort of championship just for the next time after her first in Espoo.
“It was a long road, lots of ups and downs with injuries and really glad to be here as surrounded by this team,” Daoust stated.
She leads the championship in scoring with six goals and six assists in six games ahead of linemate Natalie Spooner with four goals and five assists.
Renata Fast had a goal plus an help, Rebecca Johnston scored and Marie-Philip Poulin had two assists for host Canada, which stayed unbeaten in the tournament.
Ann-Renee Desbiens posted a 10-save shutout. Andrea Braendli was a workhorse in Switzerland’s net stopping 61-of-65 shots.
“She’s a huge part [of] why it’s only four-nothing today,” Swiss captain Lara Stalder stated.
The 2020 ladies’ championship ended up being terminated as a result of COVID-19. The 2021 tournament ended up being rescheduled to Calgary in August whenever Nova Scotia called it well in might.
Following the last buzzer, Daoust skated to your cup to wave to her three-year-old son Matheo. Daoust has not held her son since July when she and her teammates found its way to Calgary.
“Way too long. It’s been 40 days-plus that we’ve been here in Calgary,” Daoust said. “It’s been a challenge without a doubt, but i am actually pleased that I’m surrounded by all my friends here to pick me up every single day.
“I guess it really helps when you have a goal in mind. He’s the reason why I’m here. And I want to prove [to] him that if you have a dream in mind, you want to go till the end for it. I hope he’s going to be proud of me.”
Canadian dominance
Canada overcome the U.S. 5-1 to cap the preliminary-round and post a 4-0 record in Pool A. Canada blanked Germany 7-0 in a quarter-final.
The Swiss completed at the end of Pool A at 0-4.
A 3-2 overtime make an impression on Russia in Saturday’s quarter-final had been Switzerland’s first victory of the tournament, and vaulted the Swiss in to the last the very first time since 2012 when they won bronze.
Switzerland mustered the casual foray into Canada’s zone Monday, but spent a majority of their time and energy in their own personal zone wanting to keep consitently the puck out of their own web.
Johnston wired a go to the far corner for the power-play goal at 16:58 associated with third duration.
Canada made Switzerland pay for Sarah Forster’s glove to Emily Clark’s face after having a whistle with Daoust’s power-play objective into the 2nd duration.
Poulin’s shot deflected down Daoust to the air and over Braendli at 5:20.
Daoust scored her first by having a long re-direct of a Fast shot at 6:52 of the opening duration.
Fast had a lot of net to do business with from the slot when Brianne Jenner fed her from the wing at 5:14.
Canada blanked Switzerland 5-0 into the preliminary round and it has yet to quit a goal to your Swiss in eight globe championship conferences.
Finland and Switzerland will play for bronze, and Russia and Japan will satisfy in the fifth-place game Tuesday.
Golden Dreams 