St-Pierre, Ward help Canada give Espoo boys the blues

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St-Pierre, Ward help Canada give Espoo boys the blues

Published: 29 March 2009

ESPOO, Finland 鈥� McGill grad Kim St-Pierre of Ch芒teauguay, Que., made 24 saves for the shutout and Catherine Ward, a McGill rearguard from Town of Mt. Royal, Que., had an assist as the Canadian national women鈥檚 team skated to an 8-0 victory over the Espoo Blues boys team, Sunday. It was Canada鈥檚 second win in as many days over Midget AAA competition.

Gillian Apps of Unionville, Ont., and Jennifer Botterill of Winnipeg, Man.,听 each scored a pair of goals to lead Canada. Other markers were scored by Sudbury natives Tessa Bonhommeand Rebecca Johnston, plus Meghan Agosta of Ruthven, Ont., and Meaghan Mikkelson of St. Albert, Alta.

The Canucks will hit the ice next on Tuesday, when it faces Finland in the final tuneup game ahead of the 2009 IIHF world championship tournament, which kicks off on April 4, with Canada taking on China.

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Game Information/Reseignements sur le match
贰惫别苍迟/脡惫茅苍别尘别苍迟	2009 World Women's Champ.	Location/Emplacement	Espoo, FIN
Date	Sun. Mar. 29, 2009	础谤别苍补/础谤茅苍补	Laaksolahti Arena
Time/Heure	17:00	Attendance/Assistance	-,---
Round/Ronde	Exhibition	Game #	02

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Box Score/Compte	1	2	3	Final
CAN	4	1	3	8
ESP	0	0	0	0

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Goals/Penalties

First Period/Premi猫re p茅riode

Goals/Buts :
12:31 CAN Tessa Bonhomme (Gina Kingsbury, Carla MacLeod) PP
13:34 CAN Gillian Apps (Marie-Philip Poulin, Gillian Ferrari)
16:05 CAN Jennifer Botterill (Gillian Ferrari, Caroline Ouellette)
16:24 CAN Meghan Agosta (Colleen Sostorics, Sarah Vaillancourt)

Penalties/P茅nalit茅s :
04:34 CAN Haley Irwin (Hooking/Accrocher)
06:03 CAN Gillian Apps (Hooking/Accrocher)
10:34 ESP Asmo Meril盲inen (Interference/Obstruction)
17:27 CAN Carla MacLeod (Hooking/Accrocher)

Second Period/Deuxi猫me p茅riode

Goals/Buts :
10:52 CAN Gillian Apps (Tessa Bonhomme, Jayna Hefford)

Penalties/P茅nalit茅s :
03:22 CAN Tessa Bonhomme (Body-checking/Mise en 茅chec)
05:40 ESP Aleksi J盲rvinen (Slashing/Coup de b芒ton)
08:43 CAN Gillian Apps (Hooking/Accrocher)

Third Period/Troisi猫me p茅riode

Goals/Buts :
04:12 CAN Rebecca Johnston (Jennifer Botterill, Gillian Apps)
12:27 CAN Jennifer Botterill (Catherine Ward, Hayley Wickenheiser) PP
17:03 CAN Meaghan Mikkelson (Hayley Wickenheiser)

Penalties/P茅nalit茅s :
11:31 ESP Tommi Kujanp盲盲 (Tripping/Trebucher)
13:23 CAN Meghan Agosta (Slashing/Coup de b芒ton)

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Goaltenders	CAN	Kim St-Pierre
Gardiens de but	ESP	Nico Rasij盲rvi Tommi Hyyti盲nen (in 10:24/2nd)

Shots on Goal	Team	1 p	2 p	3 p	Ttl
Shots on Goal	CAN	15	13	10	38
Tirs au but	ESP	4	8	12	24

Referee/Arbitre	---
Linesmen/Juges des lignes	---