Things started to heat up at the Women’s Worlds on Thursday, with teams already jockeying for positioning in the elimination...
The Japanese national women’s hockey team might just be one of the most underrated programs on the world stage.
Team Japan is a member of Group A at the IIHF Women’s World Championship for the second consecutive year. They more than looked the part on Thursday en route to an extremely close 2–1 overtime loss to Team Czechia. Of course, the Czechs are not to be trifled with. Even without star goaltender Klara Peslarova, they’re one of the most formidable teams in this year’s Worlds and stand a strong chance of repeating as bronze medallists.
But … Japan gave it a good shot. After Daniela Pejsova, who led the Czechs in scoring at the 2022 Worlds, made it 1–0 for her team late in the first period, Japan successfully held Czechia off the board in the final 40 minutes of regulation. The third period saw the two teams tie 6–6 in shots. But it was Haruka Toko and Rui Ukita, a pair of longtime national team standbys, who combined for the only goal of the final frame to force overtime in Brampton.
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