I'm sitting on one end of the rink behind the netting so ran to take a few quick pictures to make sure I had something to use and the US scored again. Jane Daley (Ohio State) #U18WWC
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USA goal - nice little snipe from Maddie Kimbrel (Wisconsin) makes it 1-0 17 seconds in #U18WWC
Notably for Slovakia in this first game is phenom Nela Lopušanová, #12 - a Wisconsin commit #U18WWC
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Team Slovakia left in white and Team USA right in navy warm up on the hockey rink
Good morning from Membertou, Nova Scotia where the 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championships get underway in about 20 minutes. USA and Slovakia face off in the 1st game #U18WWC
USA U18s played a pretournament warm up game agianst Czechia tonight in Halifax and won 4-2. Goal scorers were Jillian McLaughlin (Cornell), Lindsay Stepnowski (Harvard), Pohl (Wisconsin) and Jane Daley (Ohio State)
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Nicole is in Sydney, Cape Breton, No a Scotia for the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships and will cover every game of the tournament on our site. Get started with this guide
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The IIHF U18 Women's World championship starts Saturday. I'm already in Nova Scotia to provide start to finish coverage, but start here
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